The women’s golf team opened its season last weekend, edging out Bates in a two-day, dual-match at the Brunswick Golf Club. The Polar Bears finished with a team score of 746, 40 shots better than the Bobcats’ 786—a score calculated from an aggregate of the four best scores on each time.
Captain Kendall Kyritz ’15 led the charge for Bowdoin, shooting an 84 on Saturday and an 89 on Sunday, totaling a score of 173—earning her a comfortable five-stroke victory. Senior captain Ursula Munger finished second with a two-day total of 178 (87-91) and Meredith Sullivan ’17 finished in fourth carding a 96-98 for a weekend total of 194. Haley Friesch ’18 finished in sixth place and rounded out the Polar Bear’s scoring contributors with a combined 195 (101-94).
Rachel Kaye ’18 and Maddy Fulton ’16 finished with a total of 231 and 252 respectively, though their scores did not factor into the final team score.
Bates’ Kelly Wassarman led the way for the Bobcats, finishing in sole possession of third place, shooting a 95-91 for a weekend total of 186.
The Polar Bears hope to finish on top of their competition once again when they travel to South Hadley, Mass. this weekend where they will compete in the two-day Mt. Holyoke Invitational at the Orchards Golf Club.