SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Elizabeth Powell led as one of this weekend's top 20 players, and the Oglethorpe women's golf team landed 20th overall amidst several nationally ranked competitors at the King and Prince Golf Course. Powell (78-71-79) finished 20th overall, a mere five strokes out of the top 10. She posted her best round on Saturday, ending the second day's action with a 1 … [Read more...]
King and Prince Resort Welcomes Petrels for 2025 Jekyll Island Invitational
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Oglethorpe women's golf team is set to host the 21st annual Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational at a new venue this spring. The Indian Mound Course hosted this tournament for the first 20 years, but is currently undergoing renovations. The Stormy Petrels have moved this year's home event to St. Simon's King and Prince Resort. Five of the Clippd Scoreboard … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf Starts Spring at South Georgia Invitational
STATESBORO, Ga. — Grace Daech and Abrianna Carstens each snagged a spot in the top 50, and the Oglethorpe women's golf team finished 14th overall on Tuesday at The Georgia Southern University Golf Course. The event served as the spring opener for the Stormy Petrels. Daech (82-72) finished 43rd overall and Carstens (92-80) finished 50th. Elizabeth Powell in 57th, Katie Sulko … [Read more...]
Morettini Capping off Splendid Career
ATLANTA, Ga. — Oglethorpe senior, captain and leader of the 2024-25 edition of the Stormy Petrel women's golf team had a good fall individually, and has her Petrels squad poised to break into the nation's top 40 teams this spring. Sophia Morettini hails from Alpharetta, Georgia, and graduated from Woodward Academy where she was a standout golfer on four great teams. Morettini … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf 2024 Fall Recap
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrel women's squad had a fall best fifth place finish in Memphis, Tennessee, in the season's first tournament. Rounds of 305, the low round of the fall, was followed by a 28 over par 316 for a two-day total of 621 for fifth at Mirimichi. The women finished 10th in Montgomery at Huntingdon's MCC Classic and 11th at the Chick-fil-A … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf Wraps Fall With Top-10 Finish
ROME, Ga. — Elizabeth Powell and Abrianna Carstens finished in the top 30, and the Oglethorpe women's golf program nabbed a top-10 finish at the Chick-fil-A Invitational Tuesday at Stonebridge Golf Club. The event marked the end to the Stormy Petrels' fall campaign. Powell landed one spot out of the top 25 at 26th overall, moving up two spots after Monday's opening round. … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf Lands 24th in Golfweek National Field
SANDESTIN, Fla. — Sophia Morettini finished T81 and Elizabeth Powell finished T87 to lead the Oglethorpe women's golf team to 24th place overall at the Golfweek Fall Invitational. The event took place Monday and Tuesday at The Links Course and featured a field heavy with the nation's top programs. Morettini and Powell both had strong finishes to move up four and eight spots, … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf Wraps MCC Intercollegiate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Elizabeth Powell led the way individually in 23rd, and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels finished 10th in the MCC Women's Intercollegiate on Monday. As a team, Oglethorpe finished with rounds of 325-320, nearly 25 strokes ahead of 11th place Transylvania. Southern Athletic Association opponent Sewanee finished two spots ahead in eighth. Powell finished round … [Read more...]
Powell Earns Top Spot as Petrels Open Season On High Note
MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Elizabeth Powell earned a co-win with back-to-back 1 under par 71's in leading the Oglethorpe women's golf team to a top-five finish in the team's fall opener Monday and Tuesday at the Joe and Lee Duncan Invitational. The win marked the first of Powell's career, and her 36-hole score of 142 was only three strokes off the Oglethorpe all-time record. She went … [Read more...]