WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary women's golf hits the road for the Elon Invitational, Sept. 19-20. The Tribe is the defending champion at the event.
Tournament Details
The Tribe will play in the Elon Invitational for the second-straight season. The Alamance Country Club will play at par-71 and 6,065 yards. The teams will play 36 holes Monday followed by 18 on Tuesday. Tee times for both days begin at 8:30 a.m. In addition to W&M and the host Phoenix, the tournament includes teams from Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Presbyterian, Queens University, Radford and UNCG.
The Tribe will take six players to the Elon Invitational, including graduate student
Sarah Houle, seniors
Mikah McDonnell and
Cindy Zhou and freshmen
Grace Lu,
Simone Senk and
Avery Thompson.
Live Scoring
Tribe News and Notes
- Houle led the Tribe at the William & Mary Fall Invitational, finishing in a share of fifth with a 1-over 217. It marked her fifth career top five and ninth career top-10 finish, which ranks among the Tribe's all-time top 10 in both categories. Houle was fourth over the three rounds in par 3 scoring at even par and fifth with 10 birdies.
- Lu closed out her first collegiate tournament in a share of 28th thanks to a 232 (+16), recording all three rounds in the 70s.
- In winning the Elon Invitational last season, the Tribe rallied from a four-shot deficit on the final day, outpacing the host Phoenix by three strokes. Houle won the individual title with a 2-under 211, while McDonnell earned a top-five as well, shooting a 219 (+6).
- Houle's career scoring average of 75.75 current ranks as the best in W&M history. Zhou and McDonnell both rank among the top 12 in program history in career scoring average. Zhou is ninth at 78.41 strokes per round, while McDonnell is 12th at 79.0.
