WESTWORTH VILLAGE, Texas – While teeing up for the first time this spring semester, the Concordia University Women’s Golf team navigated 36 holes at Hawks Creek Golf Club in Westworth Village, Texas, on Monday (March 8). The Bulldogs made their way south for the two-day, three-round Texas Intercollegiate featuring eight institutions and a total of 45 individuals.
Concordia shot a two-round score of 365-352–717 while just barely finishing before darkness set in. Two of the eight teams in the field will complete the second round on Tuesday morning.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s women’s squad last competed back on Oct. 5-6 when the GPAC Championships were held in Dakota Dunes, S.D. The Bulldogs enter the spring with a current standing of fourth place in the GPAC.
Seward High School product Kendra Placke tore it up in the fall when she claimed two tournament championships. Placke carded a score of 86-80–166 (+8) on Monday in narrowly edging Mia Martin (82-85–167) for the top spot on the team. A native of Brisbane, Australia, Martin is a transfer from the now closed Concordia University, Portland. This tournament marks the Bulldog debut of Martin, who could help push Concordia up the GPAC standings this spring.
Placke and Martin are joined in Texas by teammates Andrea Peterson (100-90–190), Lauren Havlat (98-97–195), Emily Jensen (101-95–196) and Logan Eschliman (99-100–199). Peterson played at the No. 2 position in the fall while averaging an 18-hole score of 89.0. Placke, Havlat, Eschliman and Jensen competed in all eight rounds during the fall, contributing to an average team score of 352.4.
The first tee time will be at 8 a.m. CT on Tuesday as the field of competitors finish off the 54-hole event. Concordia first arrived in the Dallas area on Saturday and played a practice round on Sunday. There is no live scoring for the event, but final results will be updated promptly via Golf Stat.