BGSU Women’s Golf Wins Dolores Black Falcon Invitational
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green women's golf team won the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational on Sunday afternoon shooting a 586(+18) over two rounds of play. The Orange and Brown collected their first win at the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational since the 2021-22 season when BGSU shot a 595(+19) over two rounds. This marks Bowling Green's first win since the 2023-24 season at the Tennessee Tech's Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on March 19th, when the Falcons came in first out of 11 teams.
Notables
- BGSU recorded their first tournament win of the season and fifth top five finish as a team
- The Orange and Brown had three golfers finish in the top 10: Sammie Dolce (2nd), Ava O'Sullivan (4th), Macie Elzinga (6th)
- Dolce jumped six spots in the final round to finish second and record a 69(-2), which was the tournaments lowest round score
- The Falcons lead all teams in birdies and pars with 22 and 109, respectively
- Elzinga tied for the tournament lead in pars with 26
- Bowling Green recorded the two lowest team round scores with a +8 and +10 in the first and second rounds
Bowling Green Team Results
2. Sammie Dolce – 75-69-144(+2)
T4. Ava O'Sullivan – 74-74-148(+6)
T6. Macie Elzinga – 72-77-149(+7)
T11. Addison Kartusch – 71-80-151(+9)
T11.Makenna Jones – 77-74-151(+9)
15. Clare Yeazell – 76-78-154(+12)
T23. Olivia Steen – 77-80-157(+15)
T27. Mallory Swartz – 79-80-159(+17)
41. McKenzie Miller -83-84-167(+25)
Team Results
1. Bowling Green – 292-294-586(+18)
2. Central Michigan – 303-300-603(+35)
3. Loyola-Chicago – 306-303-609(+41)
3. Oakland – 299-310-609(+41)
5. Western Michigan – 304-310-614(+46)
6. Bowling Green – 315-322-634(+69)
7. Niagara – 326-317-643(+75)
Up Next
The Falcons will be in action next Saturday April 12th for match play against the University of Toledo in the Battle of I-75.
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