MELBOURNE, Fl. – The Notre Dame women’s golf team finished in fifth place at the Columbia Classic at the Duran Golf Club, hosted by Columbia University and Moon Golf. Notre Dame shot 589 (+13).
“It was a very solid first tournament of our spring season and I am happy with how our team competed in the windy conditions. Chloe and Montgomery were so steady and were really locked in all weekend. We have a few things to continue to work on but each player continues to get better and we are proud of the progress that we are making as a team,” said Head Coach Caroline Powers-Ellis.
The first day of the tournament featured the Irish tied for fourth place out of fourteen teams. Duran Golf Club is “located near the Atlantic Ocean, the coastal breezes can add great variety and toughness to the game here,” which it did. Despite the windy conditions throughout the day Chloe Schiavone and Montgomery Ferreira led the team with even par rounds (72).
Lauren Beaudreau wasn’t far behind as she finished the first round with a 74. Madelyn Jones finished the first day with a 77, Caroline Curtis 80, and Caroline Wrigley finished 83.
Round two of the tournament saw the Irish hold strong and maintain their top five finish. Ferreira and Schiavone again finished with even par rounds (72) to land them both in sixth place with a 144. Beaudreau finished +4 after shooting a 74-76 for a 150. Jones finished the tournament shooting 77-76 for a 153, while teammate Wrigley was right behind her shooting a 157 (83-74). Curtis finished with a 161 (80-81) on the weekend.
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