Fresh off record-setting performances at the season-opening Green Wave Classic in New Orleans, the Nebraska women’s golf team makes a short stop in Lincoln before heading to the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin (Sept. 18-20).
Kelli Ann Strand made a momentous collegiate debut by rolling to the Green Wave Classic individual title while tying 2021 All-American and Big Ten Champion Kate Smith’s school record with a 54-hole total of 202 (-14). Strand’s performance included a school freshman record 65 (-7) in the second round. The true freshman from Challis, Idaho, fired a 29 (-7) over the back nine in the second round before opening the third round with a 31 (-5) on the front nine, carding a 60 (-12) over those consecutive 18 holes splitting two rounds. The NCAA record for best round of women’s golf is 61. Strand also was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week (Sept. 15).
While Strand set the tone, fifth-year Husker Megan Whittaker added a career effort of her own with a 207 (-9) to take sixth, and junior Lindsey Thiele tied for eighth with a career-best 209 (-7). The trio of top-10 individual finishes powered Nebraska to a school-record three-round team score of 835 (-29), shattering the previous school record of 843, set at the 2018 Westbrook Spring Invitational (hosted by Wisconsin) in Peoria, Ariz. (Feb. 25-26, 2018).
The Huskers, who finished second to LSU in a 14-team field in New Orleans, hope to build more momentum off their season-opening effort by challenging a 13-team field in Wisconsin. The Badger Invitational features a strong Big Ten flavor, including Indiana, Iowa and Rutgers, along with Nebraska and the hosts from Wisconsin. The field also includes Colorado State, Delaware, East Carolina, North Florida, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, UC Davis and Washington State.
The three-day tournament at the University Ridge Golf Club in Madison will begin with tee times at 9 a.m. (CT) on Sunday, Sept. 18, after the teams participate in Saturday’s practice round. The tournament continues with the second round on Monday with tee times again at 9 a.m. (CT), before concluding with Tuesday morning’s final round with a shotgun start at 9.
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