Women’s golf breaks school record in Hawaii

finished in the top 10 in singles for the fourth time this season, while five players posted career-low scores in 54 holes to help the Eastern Michigan University women’s golf team break the program’s low tournament score and the Eagles to provide a strong finish at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational. The three-day tournament took place October 23-25 ​​at Kapolei Golf Course in Kapolei, Hawaii. The Eagles finished 11th overall in the 15-team field on the 6,231-yard, par-72 course.

How it happened

Eastern continued to improve over the course of the three rounds, posting scores of 300, 290 and 289, scoring 15 overs, 879 and finishing 11th overall. Colorado State University (-23) and Kansas State University (-20) took the top two spots in the team standings, while Grand Canyon University and the University of California, Irvine tied for third at 9 under.

As a team, the Eagles broke the school record of 880 set on September 21-22, 2015 at the Cardinal Classic with a team score of 879. To achieve the record, the team scored 289 points in the third round, the fourth-lowest total in program history, while the 290 points scored in the second round were the fifth-lowest total. All told, those two frames marked just the second time this year that the Eagles posted two rounds of 299 or better in the same tournament, and the first since the season-opening Leadership and Golf Invitational tournament on Sept. 16 and 17 in Washington.

Individually, de Bock (Ecaussinnes-d’enghien, Belgium/Institut de l’Enfant-Jésus-Lycée/Georgia) was once again the Eagles’ best player as she became the 53rd player in the NCAA to finish seventh with a score of 5-under 211 (72-71-68). This was the fourth consecutive event she has competed in this year where she finished in the top eight individually at the NCAA Championships. After playing at or under par all three rounds, de Bock finished with a score of 211, second best in program history Anna Watsonwho set the then school record at the Shirley Spork Invitational at EMU October 2-3, 2023. De Bock holds the school record after shooting a 204 at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic Sept. 23-25.

Two other Eagles landed in the top 50 Mariana Vega (Barranquilla, Colombia/Colegio Karl C. Parrish) He shot 3-for-219 (76-71-72) to earn 32nd place Riley Kim (Aldie, Virginia/Lightridge) Her 6-over 222 score (79-72-71) tied her for 42nd place. Amaya Melendez (Ann Arbor, Michigan/Pioneer) Tied for 71st at 15-over, 231 (74-79-78) during Julianna Go (San Juan, Philippines/St. Jude Catholic School/King) Tied for 75th at 16-over, 232 (78-76-78). Maddysun Beeching (Camberley, Surrey, England/Millfield School)who played as a singles player, took part in her first collegiate competition, worsening her scores in each round and finishing 90th with 27 overs (84-82-77=242).

Historical notes

» The 879 points recorded by the team are a school record, surpassing the 880 points recorded by the team at the Cardinal Classic on September 21-22, 2015.
» EMU shot 289 in the final round, which is its second-worst round this year, bested only by the 285 in the third round of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic on Sept. 25. It is also the fourth-worst round this year in program history. Additionally, the team scored 290 points in the second round, tied for the fifth-lowest score in program history.
» The scores in the final two rounds (290 and 289) mark only the second time this year that the Eagles have had two rounds of 299 or lower in the same tournament. The first came at the Leadership and Golf Invitational, where scores of 296 and 297 were scored in rounds one and two on September 16th.
“SAvannah de Bock made it to four consecutive tournaments this year where she finished below average and four consecutive tournaments where she placed in the top eight. She has now shot par or better in 11 of 12 rounds in 2024.
» Savannah de BockThe score of 211 is the second best in program history Anna Watsonwho set the score at the 2023 Shirley Spork Invitational at EMU on October 2-3, 2023. Watson’s 211 was the school record until de Bock shot 204 at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic Sept. 23-25.
» Mariana Vega She placed 32nd, her best collegiate finish, while her 219th rank is considered her best career finish. For only the second and third time this year she managed two rounds at or under par.
» Riley Kim fired a career-low 222 after shooting two shots at or under par for the first time this year. Her previous career low was 223, which she achieved last year at the Shirley Spork Invitational.
» Amaya Melendez achieved her best result of the season with 231 strokes. That total lowered her career low by eight strokes after she shot 239 at the season-opening Leadership and Golf Invitational.
» Julianna Go She matched her season high of 232 after posting the same score at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic.
» Maddysun Beeching made her collegiate debut and played as a singles player. She lowered her score in each round and finished the third round with a top score of 77.

Next

The final fall event of the season awaits the Eagles next week when they travel to the Hurricane Invitational, hosted by the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, Oct. 28-29.

Results
Rainbow Wahine Invitational
Kapolei Golf Course • Kapolei, O’ahu, Hawaii
Monday, October 21st – Wednesday, October 23rd
Par 72 • 6,231 yards
Team ranking

1. Colorado State • 276-288-277=841 (-23)
2. Kansas State • 287-277-280=844 (-20)
3. Grand Canyon • 291-281-283=855 (-9)
3. UC Irvine • 284-285-286=855 (-9)
5. Santa Clara • 291-282-291=864 (E)
6. Sacramento State • 287-292-286=865 (+1)
7. North Dakota State • 295-288-286=869 (+5)
8. Nevada • 286-289-298=873 (+9)
9. Hawaii • 295-292-290=877 (+13)
10. Austin Peay • 286-306-286=878 (+14)
11. Eastern Michigan • 300-290-289=879 (+15)

12. Gonzaga • 287-310-286=883 (+19)
13. Osaka Gakuin (Japan) • 286-306-298=890 (+26)
14. Utah Tech • 308-295-292=895 (+31)
15. Wyoming • 305-308-310=923 (+59)

Individual results (Top 10 + EMU)

1. Lacey Uchida (ColoSt) • 64-71-69=204 (-12)
2. Carla Bernat (K-State) • 69-67-70=206 (-10)
3. Alyzzah Vakasiuola (GCU) • 71-67-71=209 (-7)
4. Gabby Kano (Nevada) • 71-67-72=210 (-6)
4. Kara Kaneshiro (ColoSt) • 69-72-69=210 (-6)
4. Jillian Breedlove (APU) • 68-72-70=210 (-6)
7. Savannah de Bock (EMU) • 72-71-68=211 (-5)

7. Anci Dy (GCU) • 72-68-71=211 (-5)
7. Sophie Bert (K-State) • 73-70-68=211 (-5)
7. Katelyn Kong (UCI) • 73-70-68=211 (-5)
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t32. Mariana Vega • 76-71-72=219 (+3)
t42. Riley Kim • 79-72-71=222 (+6)
t71. Amaya Melendez • 74-79-78=231 (+15)
t75. Julianna Go • 78-76-78=232 (+16)
*90. Maddysun Beeching • 84-82-77=243 (+27)
*participated as an individual