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Women’s Golf Heads to Las Vegas to Play in The Show at Spanish Trail
The course at Spanish Trail Country Club features a par of 72 and a total yardage of 6,507.
“UNLV and Spanish Trail will be hosting an NCAA Regional next spring, so they have attracted a strong field to a championship golf course,” said head coach Mallory Kane. “We are lucky to have the opportunity to compete and look forward to the challenge. Hopefully we will continue to build on the experiences from previous tournaments and gain momentum as we get further into our spring season.”
The 15-team field will feature a total of 87 golfers, to include 12 individuals. In addition to the Monarchs and host Rebels, the other teams include Charlotte, Denver, Furman, Kent State, No. 6 Mississippi State, Nevada, New Mexico, North Florida, Pepperdine, Purdue, South Florida, Texas State and Washington State.
Both days will begin with 11 a.m. EST shotgun start. The Monarchs are scheduled to tee off from holes 7-9 for Monday’s opening round and fans can along with live stats at GolfStat.com.
The Course
Spanish Trail Country Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,507
ODU Lineup
Leah Onosato
Federica Torre
Lucia Gonzalez
Klara Wildhaber
Minami Kudo
Pilar Muguruza*
*Competing as an individual
Tournament Field
Charlotte
Denver
Furman
Kent State
No. 6 Mississippi State
Nevada
New Mexico
North Florida
Old Dominion
Pepperdine
Purdue
South Florida
Texas State
UNLV
Washington State
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Pilar Muguruza
- 5′ 10″
- Sophomore
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Leah Onosato
- 5′ 4″
- Junior
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Federica Torre
- Graduate Student
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Lucia Gonzalez
- 5′ 8″
- Freshman
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Minami Kudo
- 5′ 2″
- Junior
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Klara Wildhaber
- 5′ 5″
- Junior
Men’s Golf Finishes Ninth at ODU/OBX Intercollegiate
By: Old Dominion University
“We were hoping to be in contention for the title in our own tournament at Kilmarlic this week,” said head coach Murray Rudisill. “We did not play well, and our youth and inexperience showed up, especially in the second round. Hopefully our team will be able to get some great practice in before the spring season starts in February.”
The Monarchs were tied for third at 10-over par 294 following Sunday’s opening round that saw the 16-team field battle rain and wind throughout the day. While the conditions improved on Monday, a round of 302 saw the team fall to 11th. A final round of 289 was enough for the Monarchs to make a slight jump up into ninth with a 54-hole total of 33-over 885.
North Dakota State led the Intercollegiate from wire-to-wire as the Bison ended up at 14-under with an 838. Additionally, NDSU’s Nate Adams was the tournament champion at 10-under 203. A 10-under 274 on Monday and an 11-under 273 on Tuesday helped SIU Edwardsville grab runner-up accolades. The Cougars were seven strokes behind the Bison at 845 (-7). Drexel rounded out the top three with a one-under 851, and the Dragons’ Drue Nicholas came in second place at seven-under 206.
This was NDSU’s second victory in the past three iterations of the Intercollegiate after the Bison won the team title in 2019 with a final of 26-under par 826. The ODU/OBX Intercollegiate wasn’t played in 2020 due to COVID and Delaware won last year’s tournament. This was also the second year in a row that Nicholas received a trophy as he shot a 12-under 201 to win in 2021.
Kaijun Ma was the top finisher for ODU, tying for 14th at two-over 215. The freshman from Macau, China started off the tournament with a one-over 72 before posting a three-under 68 and four-over 75 in rounds two and three. Jakob Henriksson had his best round on Tuesday with a one-under 70. He carded a six-over 219 to tie for 27th. Philip Minnehan was one stroke behind Henriksson and tied for 33rd at seven-over 220.
Kazuki Yamauchi turned in scores of 77, 75 and 72 to tie for 48th at 224 (+11). Aleksander Bjorge was next as his three-round tally of 225 (+12) tied him for 51st. Jakob Chicoyne started off with an even 71 but couldn’t repeat the effort as he tied for 55th at 226 (+13). Jacob Gunther’s total of 231 (+18) tied for 65th. Competing in his first tournament after missing last year due to injury, Michael Minnehan fired a round of 83 for his first trip around the course, but was forced to withdraw after that.
The Intercollegiate marked the final tournament of the fall season for the Monarchs. ODU had three Top-10 finishes through four tournaments played.
Team Results
1. North Dakota State (282-278-278 – 838) -14
2. SIU Edwardsville (298-274-273 – 845) -7
3. Drexel (295-284-272 – 851) -1
4. Longwood (296-287-284 – 867) +15
5. Georgetown (294-284-292 – 870) +18
6. Navy (297-294-289 – 880) +28
7. Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) (302-285-294 – 881) +29
8. Radford (311-278-294 – 883) +31
9. Old Dominion (294-302-289 – 885) +33
T10. Omaha (306-295-285 – 886) +34
T10. Villanova (302-293-291 – 886) +34
12. North Dakota (311-284-293 – 888) +36
13. Drake (293-310-286 – 889) +37
14. St. Francis (Pa.) (304-293-296 – 893) +41
15. Hartford (295-304-300 – 899) +47
16. St. Bonaventure (312-299-301 – 912) +60
ODU Lineup
T14. Kaijun Ma* (72-68-75 – 215) +2
T27. Jakob Henriksson (77-72-70 – 219) +6
T33. Philip Minnehan (73-74-73 – 220) +7
T48. Kazuki Yamauchi (77-75-72 – 224 +11
T51. Aleksander Bjorge* (74-73-78 – 225) +12
T55. Jakob Chicoyne (71-81-74 – 226) +13
T65. Jacob Gunther (73-81-77 – 231) +18
83. Michael Minnehan* (83-WD-WD – 83) +12
*Competed as individuals
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Michael Minnehan
- 5′ 8″ Junior
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Kazuki Yamauchi
- 5′ 7″ Freshman
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Jakob Henriksson
- Freshman
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Jakob Chicoyne
- 5′ 7″ Junior
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Kaijun Ma
- Freshman
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Aleksander Bjorge
- Freshman
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Philip Minnehan
- Sophomore
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Jacob Gunther
- Sophomore
Men’s Golf Hosts ODU/OBX Intercollegiate to Round Out Fall Season
By: Old Dominion University
This is the 12th year that the Monarchs have hosted the Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic, which features a par of 71 and a total yardage of 6,587. In addition to ODU, the 17-team field includes lineups from Drake, Drexel, Georgetown, Hartford, Longwood, Navy, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Radford, St. Bonaventure, Saint Francis (Pa.), Saint Joseph’s, SIU Edwardsville and Villanova.
“I’m very excited to again be able to host our home event in the Outer Banks of North Carolina,” said head coach Murray Rudisill. “We have hosted a tournament here for many years and it’s great to be at Kilmarlic Golf Club again. We have 16 outstanding teams from all over the country. The teams enjoy coming to the ocean in October, which is usually the last tournament of the fall for those programs. We are looking forward to an exciting event.”
The opening round on Sunday will have teams teeing off from the first and 10th holes between 8:30-10:36 a.m., with each group going off in nine-minute intervals. ODU’s three individuals will start on the first hole from 8:48-9:06 a.m., while the remainder of the lineup will go off from the first tee between 10-10:36 a.m.
Delaware won last year’s ODU/OBX Intercollegiate with a 13-under par 839. Drexel shot a 10-under 842 to come in second place and Georgetown came in third with a six-under 846. Drexel’s Drue Nicholas shot a 12-under par 201 to earn individual medalist honors. Delaware’s Roberto Nieves was the runner-up with an eight-under 205 and Drake’s Tim Lim was one stroke behind Nieves and in third place with a seven-under 206.
As a team, ODU shot a four-under 280 in the final round to finish fifth with a combined four-under 848. Rasmus Konradsson was the top finisher for the Monarchs as he tied for seventh at 210 (-3) following back-to-back rounds of 69. Gustav Fransson and Jakob Henriksson both tied for 12th with one-under 212s. Jakob Chicoyne recorded a two-under 215 to tie for 28th, and Filip Wetterqvist rounded out ODU’s scoring five with a 227 to tie for 67th.
For ODU’s individuals, Kazuki Yamauchi tied for 47th at 221, Mason McCoy posted a 54-hole total of 224 to tie for 59th, and John Wang placed 85th with a tally of 236.
The Course
Kilmarlic Golf Club
Powells Point, N.C.
Par: 71
Yardage: 6,587
ODU Lineup
Jakob Chicoyne
Jakob Henriksson
Philip Minnehan
Jacob Gunther
Kazuki Yamauchi
Kaijun Ma*
Aleksander Bjorge*
Michael Minnehan*
*Competing as an individual
Tournament Field
Drake
Drexel
Georgetown
Hartford
Longwood
Navy
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Old Dominion
Omaha
Radford
St. Bonaventure
Saint Francis (Pa.)
Saint Joseph’s
SIUE
Villanova
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Gustav Fransson
- 6′ 1″
- Senior
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Rasmus Konradsson
- Senior
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Michael Minnehan
- 5′ 8″
- Junior
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Filip Wetterqvist
- 6′ 6″
- Sophomore
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Mason McCoy
- 6′ 3″
- Freshman
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Kazuki Yamauchi
- 5′ 7″
- 154 lbs
- Freshman
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Jakob Henriksson
- Freshman
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John Wang
- 6′ 0″
- Freshman
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Jakob Chicoyne
- 5′ 7″
- Junior
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Kaijun Ma
- Freshman
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Aleksander Bjorge
- Freshman
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Philip Minnehan
- Sophomore
Women’s Golf Takes Fifth Place at The Ally
By: Old Dominion University
“We played well this tournament,” said head coach Mallory Kane. “Old Waverly is a demanding course and the wind and colder temperatures made it very hard. We would have liked to have finished a little higher up on the leaderboard, but we definitely showed what are capable of doing.”
The Monarchs opened the tournament with a combined 298 on Monday morning, followed by a 16-over 304 on Monday afternoon. ODU’s 54-hole total of 900 (+34) was one stroke behind Alabama, who carded an 899 (+34) to grab fourth place. Ole Miss finished atop the team leaderboard with a three-over 867, Southern Miss came in second with a five-over 869, and the host Bulldogs were third at 22-over 886.
Ole Miss’ Andrea Lignell was the individual champion after shooting a three-under par 213. SMU’s Ellie Szeryk was the runner-up with a one-under 215, and JMU’s Kendall Turner and Ole Miss’ Ellen Hume tied for third with even scores of 216.
Lucia Gonzalez turned in ODU’s best round on Tuesday, a two-under 70 for her final trip around the course. The freshman from Monterrey, Mexico ended up tied for 13th and five-over par with a 221. Leah Onosato was next for the Monarchs as her nine-over 225 tied her for 20th. Federica Torre was two strokes behind her and tied for 27th at 227, Minami Kudo tied for 19th at 235, and Klara Wildaber posted a 238 to tie for 22nd.
Gonzalez finished tied for second in par-5 scoring with a 4.75 average and was also tied for fourth in par-3 scoring with an average of 2.92. Onosato led the team with 11 birdies, Wildhaber and Gonzalez both had eight, and Gonzalez made a team-high 35 putts for par.
“The last day of competition in the fall is always bittersweet,” continued Kane. “We are looking forward to some rest but will certainly miss tournament golf in the coming months. We showed a lot of promise this fall and we do feel like this is a special team. They are very capable of playing great golf and with some dedicated work this off season, we will be ready for a successful spring.”
Team Results
1. Ole Miss (292-287-288 – 867) +3
2. SMU (282-291-296 – 869) +5
3. Mississippi State (303-288-295 – 886) +22
4. Alabama (307-298-294 – 899) +35
5. Old Dominion (298-304-298 – 900) +36
6. Illinois (295-307-303 – 905) +41
7. Missouri (308-300-299 – 907) +43
8. James Madison (306-309-294 – 909) +45
9. Indiana (309-294-307 – 910) +46
10. Chattanooga (307-298-316 – 921) +57
11. Mercer (310-312-317 – 939) +75
ODU Lineup
T13. Lucia Gonzalez (74-77-70 – 221) +5
T20. Leah Onosato (75-73-77 – 225) +9
T27. Federica Torre (73-75-79 – 227) +11
T46. Minami Kudo (82-79-74 – 235) +19
T53. Klara Wildhaber (76-85-77 – 238) +22
PLAYERS MENTIONED
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Leah Onosato
- 5′ 4″
- Junior
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Federica Torre
- Graduate Student
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Lucia Gonzalez
- 5′ 8″
- Freshman
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Minami Kudo
- 5′ 2″
- Junior
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Klara Wildhaber
- 5′ 5″
- Junior
Melichova Begins NCAA Women’s Golf Championship on Friday
By: Old Dominion University
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Old Dominion senior golfer Jana Melichova will cap her magical career this weekend at the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Melichova is the first women’s golfer in ODU history to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Melichova begins play on Friday, May 20 at 4:20 p.m. EDT and continues through Sunday. The top-15 teams and top-nine individuals on non-advancing teams will advance to the final round on Monday, May 23.
A native of Pikovice, Czech Republic, Melichova tied for third at last week’s NCAA Ann Arbor Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship. She finished even par for the tournament and fired a 1-under 70 in the final round to secure her spot in Scottsdale.
Grayhawk Golf Club is a 6,384-yard par 72 course. The Tom Fazio-designed Raptor course offers thrilling challenges that commands a player’s respect through a high-stakes game of risk and reward.
Click here for more information on the NCAA Championship and click here to follow live results.