2026 W&L Women's Golf Spring Preview

3/6/2026 12:00:00 PM

LEXINGTON, Va. - The 10th-ranked Washington and Lee University women's golf team returns to action on Monday, March 9, at the Savannah Invitational to kick off the spring portion of their 2025-26 season.

The Blue and White completed the fall with a 296.6 scoring average over eight rounds played while posting a 33-16 record. They opened up the fall schedule with a eighth-place finish at the NCAA Preview in Palm Desert, Calif., before placing second at the Montgomery Women's Intercollegiate at the Montgomery Country Club in Montgomery, Ala. They followed that up with a program 36-hole record 588 at the Tartan Invitational where they took fifth, before rounding out the fall slate in fifth place at the Historic Triangle Invitational in Williamsburg, Va.

Led by third-year head coach Jane Hopkinson-Wood, the Generals are holding in 10th in the current Scoreboard by Clippd rankings heading into their spring opener in Savannah.

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Sophomore Berkeley Bundy is the top-ranked General entering spring competition at No. 37 in the individual rankings. Bundy finished Top 20 in all four of the team's fall tournaments, including a 10th-place showing at the home Historic Triangle Invitational. Bundy fired a 73.3 scoring average in her eight rounds with a record of 235-54-9, with her best round including a 3-under 69 in the first round of the Tartan Invitational, on her way to a 1-under 143 and a 15th-place finish.

Two more Generals are featured in the Top 100 in first-years Toral Bhatt (78) and Mackenzie Cline (82). Both players started and played all eight rounds during the fall schedule, with Bhatt posting a scoring average of 75.1 and Cline close behind at 75.2. Bhatt's top finish on an individual leaderboard was 11th at the MCC Women's Intercollegiate thanks to a 9-over 153, while her top scoring output was a 4-over 148 at the Tartan Invitational. Cline mirrored Bhatt's results at both tournaments, with her best round coming in Round 1 at the Tartan Invitational (+1 - 73).

W&L Women's Golf Individuals Ranked

37th: Berkeley Bundy
78th: Toral Bhatt
82nd: Mackenzie Cline
146th: Alex Crews
147th: Julia Haetzel

2026 SPRING SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

The Generals spring schedule features three tournaments ahead of the 2026 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships from April 26-28 at Williamsburg National (Jamestown Course).

They open the spring at the Savannah Invitational at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Ga., March 9-10, which will feature seven teams (including W&L) ranked inside the Top 20. The tournament will consist of two 18-hole rounds.

After a one weekend off, the Generals will head back south to Jekyll Island, Ga., for the Jekyll Invitational at Great Dunes Golf Course from March 20-22, their first 54-hole tournament of the season, before they head to Glen Allen, Va., for the Stith Invitational at The Dominion Club. The Stith Invitational will run March 30-31, but will feature a 36-hole first day and 18 holes on the second.

The ODAC Championship spans 54 holes across three days in Williamsburg, Va., with the champion earning the leagues' automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. The National Championships will take place at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, Calif., on May 19-22.

ALL-ODAC RETURNERS

FIRST TEAM
Julia Haetzel

2025 Rounds Played: 19 | Stroke Average: 76.6
Low Round: 73 (+1) | Max and Susan Stith Invitational, Rd. 1

THIRD TEAM
Berkeley Bundy

2025 Rounds Played: 14 | Stroke Average: 76.1
Low Round: 72 (E) | ODAC Championship, Rd. 2

This past fall season, we really focused on the process and defining who we are as a program. Our captain, Julia, has been instrumental in that growth, leading with consistency, accountability, and grit. As we move into the spring we will continue to stay committed to the process and to living out our core values by focusing on the good, never counting ourselves out, being intentional in our preparation, and representing the blue and white with honor.

This is one of the best teams I’ve coached, not just because of their dedication to the program, but because of the way they are committed to each another. They understand how special it is to be part of this program, and I’m excited to see how we continue to grow and who we become this spring season.

Head Coach Jane Hopkinson-Wood (Third Season)

FALL REVIEW

PALM DESERT, Calif. – The 13th-ranked Washington and Lee women's golf team wrapped up at the NCAA Preview by shooting a 15-over 303 to place eighth in the 15-team field.
Sophomore Berkeley Bundy shot 2-over for the second day in a row, including an even par on the front nine, and she sank three birdies. First-year Toral Bhatt also matched her own day one performance with another 3-over 75 to take 28th overall. Bhatt had one birdie on the day but just four bogeys and went 1-over par on the back nine.
As a team, the Generals produced the third-best 36-hole team score (596) in program history. They shot a 293 on Saturday before a score of 303 on Sunday. It was three strokes short of tying the program's 36-hole scoring record, which was last accomplished at the 2023-24 MCC Women's Intercollegiate. W&L ended the NCAA Preview ranking third in total pars with 116 and fifth in par-5 scoring.
Round 1 Recap | Round 2 Recap
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 13th-ranked Washington and Lee women's golf team showed a four-stroke improvement in Round 2 and placed four golfers inside the Top 15 to finish in second place at the 2025 MCC Women's Intercollegiate.
First-years Mackenzie Cline and Toral Bhatt tied for 11th at 9-over 153. Cline went 3-over in round two with a pair of birdies and 13 pars to lead all players in the field with 25 pars over the two rounds. Bhatt shot a 5-over 77 in Round 2 and made three birdies. Sophomore Berkeley Bundy had the strongest second round among Generals shooting just 1-over par, an 11-stroke improvement from Round 1. She sank three birdies and made par 12 times to tie with Bhatt for the fifth-most pars across the two days (22) to take 15th overall.
The Generals topped the field as a team in par-3 scoring (3.13) and were second in both par-4 scoring (4.48) and par-5 scoring (4.97). They also logged the third-most birdies (21) and the most pars (100) for the tournament, with four players on the Top 10 par leaderboard.
Round 1 Recap | Round 2 Recap
FARMINGTON, Pa. – The 11th-ranked Washington and Lee women's golf team fired a program-record for 36-hole total (588) with a 10-over 298 to take fifth place at the Tartan Invitational.
Sophomore Berkeley Bundy shot a 2-over 74 for the day after tying the program's 18-hole record in round one (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.
Helped by a first-round 2-over 290 in round one, 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).
Round 1 Recap | Round 2 Recap
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The eighth-ranked Washington and Lee women's golf team closed out its fall season at the Historic Triangle Invitational, improving by nine strokes from round one to take fifth at the Historic Triangle Invitational.
Sophomore Berkeley Bundy led the way for the Generals with a 10th-place finish at 6-over. Bundy shot a 4-over 76 on Tuesday with two birdies and 10 pars. Bundy was 2-over par on both the front and back nines.
The Generals finished fifth outright in par-4 scoring (4.34), while tying for fifth in both par-3 scoring (3.27) and par-5 average (5.28). W&L had the most pars in the field (110), topping the Tartans by two, and also had the third-fewest bogeys (47).
Round 1 Recap | Round 2 Recap

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