Women's Golf Wins Spring Invitational

The Hope College women's golf team shot a final-round 336 at Clearbrook Golf Course in Saugatuck on Saturday to secure a six-stroke victory at its Spring Invitational.

The Flying Dutch finished the 36-hole, two-day event at 98-over (338-336). Friday's opening round was held at The Ravines in Saugatuck.

Hope placed six strokes ahead of runner-up Adrian College (342-338). Lake Forest College (347-339) took third and was followed by Hope's B team (360-345), Calvin University (358-351), and Alma College (358-368).

Junior Jaiden Winters of New Carlisle, Ind. (New Prairie) shot a 12-over-par 84 placed fourth individually to lead the Flying Dutch at 22-over.

Lake Forest's Amanda Adley earned medalist honors at 14-over following a final-round 78.

Three Hope golfers tied for fifth, three strokes behind Winters: junior Rachael Jones of Grove City, Ohio (Grove City), junior Kylie Gernaat at Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kalamazoo Christian), and freshman Gabby Hanover of Mason, Mich. (Mason).

Hanover recorded on Saturday. Gernaat shot an 82, Jones an 86.

Senior Sara Muir (Ada, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian) and junior Allyson Zuidema (Northville, Mich. / Northville) tied for 11th at 29-over. Muir chipped in 84 on Saturday, Zuidema an 87.

Hope next tees off on Friday, April 17, at noon at the 36-hole, two-day Trine University Invitational.

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Players Mentioned

Kylie Gernaat: Junior; Business

Rachael Jones: Junior; Mechanical Engineering

Sara Muir: Senior; Public Accounting and Business

Jaiden Winters: Junior; Nursing

Allyson Zuidema: Junior; Accounting and English

Gabby Hanover: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kylie Gernaat
: Junior; Business

Rachael Jones
: Junior; Mechanical Engineering

Sara Muir
: Senior; Public Accounting and Business

Jaiden Winters
: Junior; Nursing

Allyson Zuidema
: Junior; Accounting and English

Gabby Hanover
: Freshman