Women’s Golf Finishes Fourth at Williams

This weekend the Middlebury women’s golf team placed fourth in the pouring rain and wind at the Williams Invitational, their final tournament of the fall. Weather conditions have not been easy on the Panthers.

“Saturday’s conditions were really challenging. There was a lot of wind and a down-pour that left us soaking wet for the majority of the round,” said Caroline Kenter ’14. “Getting on the green in regulation was tough.”

Williams won at home, dominating the field by 19 strokes. The Ephs completed the two rounds with 641 strokes, followed by Ithaca College (660) and SUNY Cortland (666). Middlebury rounded out the top four with 669 strokes.

On Sunday the Panther women turned the course of the weekend around, posting 25 fewer strokes than Saturday’s scores.

Kenter was a major contributor, improving her personal score by 12 shots.

“I think we were all pretty happy with the improvement we saw from Saturday to Sunday,” said Kenter. “I still can’t believe the 12-stroke difference between my two days.”

Captain Keely Levins ’13 led the Panthers for the fifth straight tournament, finishing in fifth place with 161 strokes. Kenter and Monica Chow ’16, who both saw large improvements on Sunday, tied for 17th with 171 strokes. Jordan Glatt ’15 placed 23rd (172) followed by Michelle Peng ’15 in 27th (174).

“Our team had a fall season that we’re all proud of,” said Levins. “Each member of the team had rounds that stand out for her individually, and we had a few days where we were able to post impressive team scores.”

Levins and the rest of the women’s golf team concluded their fall season positively, and now look ahead to their spring season when they hope to compete for an NCAA Championship.

“Though we have a lot to be excited about, we know where work needs to be done,” said Levins.  “We struggled to put two good days of team scores together, and at times that landed us with results we know we are better than.  We are a talented and competitive team, and we look forward to the opportunity to prove that we are more than capable of putting two good days of team scores together.”

Levins will clip into her skis as captain of the Middlebury women’s nordic ski team this winter.