STATESBORO, Ga – Ansley Bowman sank a 2-foot putt on the first playoff hole to win medalist honors, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team won the team title at the inaugural Strutter Gus Invitational at Georgia Southern University Golf Course Monday. Bowman is the first Eagle to earn medalist honors in the history of the program, which is in its fourth season. The team … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State Overtakes Georgia as State’s Highest Ranked Women’s Team
Earlier this week, Kennesaw State was the first women’s college golf team in the state to begin its Spring season, with the Owls closing the Fall as the highest ranked team among the state’s six Division 1 programs. Kennesaw was ranked 37th nationally by Golfstat at the end of 2018, with Georgia 41 and Augusta 47. Mercer enters the Spring at 73 and will need to move up to … [Read more...]
GS Women’s Golf: Ofstedahl Ties for Eighth at Hennsler Intercollegiate
KENNESAW, Ga. – Ella Ofstedahl fired a 73 in the final round of the Hennsler Intercollegiate Tuesday and tied for eighth, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team placed ninth in the event at Pinetree Country Club. Ofstedahl (+5) finished a stroke behind Julia Johnson of Ole Miss in seventh and two shots behind a tie for fifth. It was the sophomore’s second top-10 and … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Ties for Ninth at Kiawah Spring Classic
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Ansley Bowman and Ella Ofstedahl each shot 76, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team tied for ninth of 42 teams at the Edwin Watts Kiawah Island Classic Tuesday. Georgia Southern (+36) finished 11 shots out of fifth, held by Western Kentucky (+25), and College of Charleston (+8) won the tournament in tough final round conditions. No team shot … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Takes Fifth at Texas State Invitational
KYLE, Texas – Ella Ofstedahl finished fourth on the individual leaderboard, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team took fifth at the Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Club Tuesday. Ofstedahl’s second-round 69, tied for the second-lowest in school history, helped the Eagles post a 294 team score. That mark tied for the third-lowest team score at Georgia … [Read more...]
Women’s College Preview: Georgia Looks To Rebound After Tough Fall
Georgia has been the state’s dominant women’s college golf team for decades, but after a difficult fall season, the Bulldogs begin the spring ranked behind two teams from the state by Golfstat. After a fall in which they finished last or close to last in three of their four tournaments and placed fourth in their fall finale against a relatively weak field, the Bulldogs are … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Takes 12th at Jax Classic
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Freshman Natalie Petersen backed up yesterday’s 74 with a 75 today and tied for 18th, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team placed 12th at the Jacksonville Classic at Marsh Landing Country Club. Ansley Bowman shot 78 today and tied for 34th. Ella Ofstedahl posted a 78, Ashlynn Joyner shot an 80 and Sarah Noonan carded an 82. Georgia … [Read more...]
Georgia Southern Women’s Golf Finishes 16th at Lady Paladin Intercollegiate
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Ella Ofstedahl shot a 75 to lead the Georgia Southern women’s golf team in the final round of the Lady Paladin Intercollegiate, and the Eagles finished 16th at Furman University Golf Course Sunday. Ashlynn Joyner carded a 79, while Sarah Noonan, Ansley Bowman and Natalie Petersen all carded an 80. Furman (-7) fired an 8-under 280 to win its home … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Places Ninth at Marilynn Smith Invite
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Natalie Petersen led the Georgia Southern women’s golf team for the second straight day and shot a 79 in the final round of the Marilynn Smith Invitational Tuesday at Colbert Hills. Petersen tied for 34th in her first collegiate tournament, and Ansley Bowman shot an 82 today to finish 33rd. Tournament host Kansas State (+17) won the event, … [Read more...]