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Women’s Golf Opens Season at Badger Invitational

Women’s Golf Opens Season at Badger Invitational


PISCATAWAY, N.J.  – The Rutgers women’s golf team opens the 2022-23 campaign on Sunday at the Badger Invitational in Verona, Wis. this weekend. 
 
Badger Invitational
Sept. 18-20
University Ridge Golf Course (Verona, Wis.): Par 72 | 6,248 yards
Field: Rutgers, Wisconsin, Washington State, Indiana, Notre Dame, East Carolina, UC Davis, North Florida, Nebraska, Colorado State, Old Dominion, Iowa, Delaware 

Event Schedule

  • Saturday: Practice Round
  • Sunday: Round 1  Tee times begin at 10 a.m. 
  • Monday: Round 2 – Tee times begin at 10 a.m.
  • Tuesday: Round 3 – 10 a.m. shotgun start

Rutgers Lineup 

The Scarlet Knights return to the Badger Invitational for the second straight season, where they finished in 11th place as a team. Rikke Nordvik shot a final-round 1-under 71 to lead Rutgers with a individual T-20 finish. 
 
Rutgers looks to continue making strides in 2022-23 under head coach Kari Williams, who led the program to the fourth-lowest scoring average in program history (302.72).

 

Lineup Notes
Leigha Devine recently wrapped up a strong Summer circuit that saw her finish t-18 in stroke play at the US Women’s Amateur, advance to the Round of 32 in match play and winning the Colorado Match Play Championship. 
 
Nicole Ewing boasts a pair of top-10 finishes in her career and has played in 12 tournaments as a Scarlet Knight.
 
Rikke Nordvik led Rutgers in the Badger Invitational with a t-20 finish last season and also led the team with a t-17 finish at Big Ten Championships. 
 
Lucrezia Rossettin competed in 11 tournaments as a true freshman in 2021-22, picking up a t-13 finish at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic in fall where she also recorded a career-best 3-under 69.
 
Maeve Rossi holds the third-lowest career scoring average in program history at 76.08. She has played over 100 rounds in her Rutgers career, posting two top-5, six top-10 and 11 top-20 finishes as a Scarlet Knight.

 
 
 

Rutgers University Women’s Golf /// Piscataway, N.J.  

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