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Women’s Golf Fifth at MIAA Tournament and Fifth in Final MIAA Standings
BATTLE CREEK – The Calvin women’s golf team concluded a solid 2009 MIAA fall campaign with a fifth place finish at the MIAA Tournament on Saturday, held at the Bedford Valley Golf Club. The tournament was originally scheduled for 36 holes but the 18 holes scheduled for Friday were wiped out because of rain, condensing the tournament into a one-day 18-hole event.
Calvin posted a fifth place team score of 386 strokes on Saturday to finish fifth in the final overall team standings, an improvement of four places from 2008 when the Knights placed ninth.
Women’s Golf Fifth at MIAA Jamboree #5 - Solidifies Fifth Place in Overall League Standings
SOUTH BEND, IN – The Calvin women’s golf team solidified its spot for fifth place in the MIAA standings with a fifth place team score of 358 strokes at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Saint Mary’s on Saturday at the Blackthorn Golf Club.
The team score by the Knights is the second-best at an 18-hole league event in Calvin women’s golf history, surpassed only by a team score of 356 recorded at 2004 MIAA Jamboree held at Trine’s Zollner Golf Club.
Calvin has now posted two of the top three team scores in school history (at a league event) this year. Two weeks ago, Calvin recorded a team score of 362 at a league outing hosted by Hope at the Macatawa Legends Golf Club.
Women’s Golf Moves Into 5th Place In Overall MIAA Standings After 4th Place Finish at MIAA Jamboree
KALAMAZOO—With three 18-hole rounds left to play, the Calvin women’s golf team has moved into fifth place in the MIAA standings. The Knights moved past Albion and into fifth place in the overall league standings with a fourth place team score of 372 strokes at an MIAA Jamboree hosted by Kalamazoo Thursday afternoon at the Milham Park Golf Club. Calvin currently holds a 13-stroke lead over Albion for fifth place and trails fourth place Trine by 35 strokes. Faced with a course filled with sand traps and slick putting greens, the Knights were still able to place four golfers under 100 led by seniors Emily Tuuk (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Kelli Visser (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) with rounds of 91.
