OWENSBORO, Ky. - This week, the Trevecca Nazarene University women's golf team competes in the 2024 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships - April 25-27. The 2024 G-MAC women's championships are at The Pearl Club and are the eleventh championships in league history.
The five Trojan qualifiers Jodie Taylor, Ava Pulley, Gabriela Mead, Sara Blake Coley, and Audrey Reese.
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The Pearl Club is setup for a par of 72 over 5,913 yards to challenge the 14 teams and 70 golfers during the 54-hole stroke play portion and the final medal match play round on Saturday.
The medal match play round features the two low teams from the 54-hole stroke play portion of the tournament.
Live coverage of the championships will be available on the Great Midwest Digital Network with live scoring updates through GolfStat.
Regionally-ranked Findlay (No. 1), Ohio Dominican (No. 8), Ashland (No. 10), Walsh (No. 15), and Tiffin (No. 16) headline a very talented field consisting of 11 full scoring lineups.
The Oilers have won the past five championships and are led by standouts Mary Kelly Mulcahy and Gabby Woods. Mulcahy is the No. 2 individual in Division II and averages 70.6 while totaling six individual wins this season. Woods is ranked No. 12 in the country with a 72.3 average through 30 total rounds.
THE GREAT MIDWEST FORMAT
The 2024 championship features a 54-hole stroke play event, with 36 holes played on Thursday and a final 18 holes on Friday.
A final head-to-head medal match play section is scheduled for Saturday between the top two teams to determine the team champion.
THE GREAT MIDWEST MEDALIST
The 2024 Great Midwest Individual Medalist will be the golfer with the lowest score over the 54-hole Stroke Play section.
GREAT MIDWEST ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
The all-conference team award is awarded to the low eight individual scores at the championships and ties. One week later, another eight golfers are added to the all-conference team as determined by a vote of the league's coaches.
DATES AND TEE TIMES
Women's Round One: Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Tee Times: 7:30 AM (1 & 10)
Women's Round Two: Thursday, April 25, 2024 – Immediately following completion of the first round.
Women's Round Two: Friday, April 26, 2024 – Tee Times: 8:00 AM (1 & 10)
Medal Match Play: Saturday, April 27, 2024 – Top Two Teams – Five Pairings – Approx. 1 – 8:30 AM (1st Tee)
ESSENTIALS
The Pearl Club, Owensboro, Ky. | Par 72 | 5,894 Yards | 36 Holes
11 Teams | 53 Individuals
Hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan College / Great Midwest Athletic Conference
TREVECCA RESULTS
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RD 3
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TOTAL
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JODIE TAYLOR
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AVA PULLEY
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GABRIELA MEAD
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SARA BLAKE COLEY
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AUDREY REESE
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TROJAN NOTES
Trevecca's low round of the year is a 310 in the second round of the Bearcat Invitational. The Bearcat is where the team played their only 54-hole event of the year. They shot a 334-310-324=968. Their low 36-hole total was a 321-317=638 in the season opening Champions of Women's Golf (Par 70).
JODIE TAYLOR
Season Best Scores
54-hole Low | 82-78-79=239 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
36-hole Low | 77-78=155 | King Invite | King Univ. (Par 71)
18-hole Low | 75 | Champions of Women's Golf | Ohio Dominican (Par 70)
AVA PULLEY
Season Best Scores
54-hole Low | 81-75-82=238 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
36-hole Low | 78-78=156 | Converse Invite | Converse College
18-hole Low | 75 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
GABRIELA MEAD
Season Best Scores
54-hole Low | 82-72-84=238 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
36-hole Low | 82-72=154 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
18-hole Low | 72 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
Her even-par 72 at the Bearcat is the only par-or-better round by a Trojan this year.
SARA BLAKE COLEY
Season Best Scores
54-hole Low | 89-85-88=262 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
36-hole Low | 79-81=160 | Music City Invite | Trevecca
18-hole Low | 78 | SVSU Invite | Saginaw Valley
AUDREY REESE
Season Best Scores
54-hole Low | 91-88-79=258 | Bearcat Invite | Landers
36-hole Low | 79-88=167 | Champions of Women's Golf | Ohio Dominican (Par 70)
18-hole Low | 79 | Champions of Women's Golf | Ohio Dominican (Par 70)
TREVECCA | GREAT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Trevecca captured the first five Great Midwest Women's Golf titles, while the University of Findlay has won the last five championships.
TREVECCA & INDIVIDUALS AT NCAA REGIONAL & NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
In 2017, Alexa Rippy became (NCAA Region Report) the first Trevecca and Great Midwest golfer to advance to the NCAA Division II National Championships.
In 2015 Alexa Rippy advanced to the NCAA East Region and finished eighth. She is the first Trojan to earn her way to an NCAA Regional.
The entire team reached the NCAA East Regional in 2016 (Kaylon King, Alexa Rippy, Mikayla Dodson, Marlee Stecker, Haley Smith).
Alexa Rippy (2017) and Rachael McMahan (2018) both advanced to the NCAA Division II East Super Region as individuals.
Emma McCloskey reached the region as an individual in 2022.
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