Monday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24, William and Mary women’s golf faced off in the Kingsmill Intercollegiate against 14 other teams from across the nation. The event took place at the Kingsmill River Course in Williamsburg, Va., and the Tribe finished eighth.
The Tribe’s first round commenced Monday, March 23, with a shotgun start across all 18 holes. The Green and Gold’s best combined performance of the tournament occurred in the first round, with a score of 306 (+18), the fourth-best team score in the first 18 holes. Junior Katie Suk finished 74 (+2), the best card for the Tribe that round, and a tied career best.
As the second round took place, the Tribe saw its leaderboard position fall. With a few holes remaining, the round was halted due to darkness, leaving the Tribe in seventh place with a 631 (+55) before the second day. Sophomore Jennifer Osborne finished with an 80 (+8), tying 29th individually through day one and the best score by the Green and Gold in round two. Junior Samantha Skinner, who placed 33rd, also finished in the top half of the field with a combined score of 158 (+14) in the first two rounds.
As round three began, the Tribe posted its worst combined score of the tournament: a 331 (+43). Freshman Reagan Garnsey carded her strongest round of the tournament — the Tribe’s round-best 79 (+7) — and finished 39th overall in the tournament with a 241 (+25). Suk finished 24th, posting a 236 (+20) total over all three rounds. Osborne recorded a 240 (+24) total to place 38th, and Skinner finished in 31st place with a 238 (+22). Overall, William and Mary finished eighth in the Kingsmill Intercollegiate with a 962 (+98) across the three rounds of play. The first-place trophy was awarded to Dartmouth, which finished with a 885 (+21).
Up next, the Tribe will participate in the Carolina Challenge Cup at North Carolina Chapel Hill’s Finley Golf Club Saturday, April 4, in Chapel Hill, N.C.
At the same time as the Kingsmill Intercollegiate, William and Mary men’s golf achieved first place in the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate with a score of 850 (-2), the second-best score to par in the history of the tournament and the best since the tournament changed to the Golden Horseshoe Gold Course in Williamsburg, Va., in 2019.
The first round saw the best score of any team during the tournament, as the Tribe finished 278 (-6), led by freshmen Eli Felty and Talon Dingledine, who both completed the round with a 68 (-3). Graduate student Matthew Monastero also finished below par with a 70 (-1). The second round saw further success for the Tribe, with a tournament-leading 286 (+2). Sophomore Grady Williams led the Tribe this round, securing a career-best 70 (-1) finish that included an eagle on the 498-yard, par-5 second hole. Junior Preston Burton finished 71 (E), which, when combined with similarly low scores from Monastero, Felty and Dingledine, solidified the Tribe’s lead going into day two.
The Green and Gold finished round three with another combined score of 286 (+2), earning the Tribe its second win of the season. Felty recorded another below-par round of 69 (-2), placing him fourth individually for the tournament with a score of 210 (-3). Dingledine and Williams both finished 214 (+1) individually, with Burton and Monastero following in a share of 13th with a total score of 215 (+2).
Following the win, Tribe men’s golf will head to Pawley’s Island, S.C., to participate in the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge at True Blue Golf Club from Monday, April 6, to Wednesday, April 8.
