FARMINGTON, Pa. – The 11th-ranked Washington and Lee women's golf team finished off a program-record for 36-hole total (588) on Tuesday with a 10-over 298 to take fifth place at the Tartan Invitational.
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL LEADERS THRU ROUND 2:
- No. 2 Emory claimed the team title in western Pennsylvania with a 15-under 273 to notch a two-day score of 557 (284-273). No. 5 New York University drew second at 11-under (284-281—565), No. 1 Carnegie Mellon placed third at 5-under (283-288—571) and Washington-St. Louis was fourth at 2-under (286-288—574).
- Sophomore Berkeley Bundy came in 13th overall to lead W&L. NYU's Jiayi Fu topped the field with an 8-under 136 (71-65), while Emory's Carys Code (-7, 71-66—137) and Zimo Li (-6, 72-66—138) followed in second and third.
W&L ROUND 2 PLAYER SUMMARIES:
- Bundy shot a 2-over 74 for the day after tying the program's 18-hole record on Monday (69). She had three birdies in round two and shot even par on the back nine.
- First-years Toral Bhatt and Mackenzie Cline were the next two Generals on the leaderboard at 4-over to tie for 21st overall. Bhatt matched Bundy's 2-over 74 for the day, adding three birdies to her card. Cline was 3-over in round two and also made three birdies.
- Junior Ella Wong came in 27th overall after shooting a 3-over 75 which included three birdies and nine pars. She was 1-over on the front nine and 2-over on the back.
- Senior Julia Haetzel was 6-over on Tuesday to finish at 10-over and 38th place overall, while sophomore Alex Crews placed 31st as an individual after going 5-over for the day and 7-over in the tournament.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Helped by a first-round 2-over 290 on Monday, the Generals' 36-hole score of 588 broke the program's 36-hole score record by five strokes. W&L shot consecutive 17-over 593's at the 2022 and 2023 MCC Women's Intercollegiate. W&L's 12-over par score at this year's Tartan Invitational was also a 36-hole record for the program.
- The Generals tied for the second-best par-5 scoring average (4.83) across the 36 holes, and also made the second-most pars in the field (112). W&L tied with the top-ranked Tartans for fourth-best par-4 scoring (4.17).
- Bundy and Cline finished among the leaders in par-5 scoring, as both averaged 4.63 strokes to tie for the sixth-best mark. Bhatt rounded out her tournament tied for the second-most pars (25) with Bundy tied for fourth (24).
UP NEXT:
The Generals will be back in action for one final tournament his fall when they compete in the Historic Triangle Invitational on October 20-21 at Kingmill Resort (River Course) in Williamsburg, Va.
Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.
