The University of Minnesota Crookston women’s golf team will compete at the SMSU Spring Invite Monday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 8 at Wigwam Resort Blue Course, commencing at 8:30 a.m. C.T. They will then compete Thursday, March 10, in the SMSU Challenge at Coldwater Golf Club in Avondale, Ariz.
The two tournaments in Arizona will open the spring season for the Golden Eagles.
The Golden Eagles women’s golf team is coming off a successful fall season. The Golden Eagles held a scoring average of 363.5 during the fall season, an improvement of over 17 strokes from the 2020-21 season. Minnesota Crookston has been guided by Clara Hanson (Fr., Grand Forks, N.D.), with an average of 86.1. Hanson and Abby Stender (Sr., Madison, Minn.) shot low rounds of 80 during the fall, the best rounds for the Golden Eagles since 2018. Minnesota Crookston also shot their best individual round since 2015 with a 350 at the EverSpring Inn & Suites Mustang Invite on September 26, 2021. Stender holds an average of 87.8 this season. Ellen Solem (So., Maple Grove, Minn.) is averaging 87.3 for the 2021-22 season. Tiffany Kozojed (So., Hillsboro, N.D.) comes in tallying a 97.4. Denali Johnson (Fr., Grand Rapids, Minn.) is averaging 102.6 on the year.
Minnesota Crookston will compete with Bemidji State University, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Minnesota State University, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Missouri Western State University, Northwest Missouri State University, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Stonehill College, Southwest Minnesota State University, Wayne State College, and Western New Mexico University at the SMSU Spring Invite.
SMSU Spring Invite
Live Scoring – https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=23448
SMSU Challenge
Live Scoring – https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=24856
