Women’s Golf Wins Rutgers Invitational

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women’s golf put together a performance to remember this weekend, with the team winning the Rutgers Invitational in dominant fashion and Rikke Nordvik winning the individual title by four strokes. 

It was the team’s second event victory in the last two seasons, with the Scarlet Knights winning the 2022 Rocket Classic last fall, an even in which Nordvik also won the individual title.

Hosting an event for the first time since 2017, RU posted a 24-over 876 during a weekend with challenging and windy conditions. The Scarlet Knights won the tournament by 26 strokes over runner-up Albany, who posted a 50-over 902. 

The team score of 24-over set a tournament record to par, beating the previous mark of +45 by 21 strokes, set by Rutgers in 2017. Additionally, the team’s 6-over par in the third round tied the tournament mark for low round to par, set by Seton Hall in the second round in 2016. 

Nordvik’s 1-over score to par also set a tournament record for low score, besting the mark of 3-over previously set by Georgetown’s Alexa Popowitz in 2017.

With the top six finishers being named to the All-Tournament Team, Nordvik, Lorena Rossettin, Leigha Devine and Emily James all received accolades for their performances. 

“We are excited to have earned the win at home,” head coach Kari Williams said. “The support we had on the course from friends, family and fans was amazing and energizing for our team. I’m happy with the consistency from the team; they played a lot of steady golf this weekend in difficult conditions. Our goal today was to stay in the moment and the team did a good job of that. This is a great moment for us to build on as we get ready for Ohio State next week.”

Round 3 – Sunday, April 7

Weather: Temps in mid-50s, Partly Cloudy, 5-15mph winds

Rikke Nordvik broke away from the field in the final round, after sitting in a tie for first following the first two rounds. Her even-par 71 kept her in the top spot all day, as she won the tournament by four strokes. In her final round, Nordvik had back-to-back birdies on No. 4 and 5 as well as No. 17. The victory for Nordvik was the second of her career after she won the Rocket Classic in 2022. 

“It was fun to play at home in front of family and friends,” Nordvik said. “My goal was to play smart this weekend and to rely on my experience out here. I tried to stay patient and calm, avoiding big mistakes after some missed shots. My irons were good and I hit a lot of greens,…