EAST LANSING, Mich. – The University of Notre Dame women’s golf team wrapped up the Mary Fossum Invitational with a memorable Round 3, including a hole-in-one by Montgomery Ferreira and the team finishing with the third lowest score on the final 18. Overall, the team shot a 894 (+30) for ninth place while shooting a 290 in the final round, a tournament low for the Irish.
“The Mary Fossum Invitational was a good step forward for our team,” head coach Caroline Powers Ellis said. “Our preparation last week really helped us on this course and our players excelled at committing to the game plan. To finish the tournament with a great final round, the third best in the field, gives our players an extra boost of confidence that we can compete amongst the great teams of college golf.”
With an eagle on hole 7 (par 3), Ferreira recorded the first hole-in-one for the program this season. The senior was also the only hole-in-one performance of the whole tournament, and one of just four eagles.
Maddy Bante led the Irish with 25th-place finish and hit par on the final round for a final score of 222 (+6) while Faustine Errecade took 31st individually with a score of 224 (+8).
Alex Lapple recorded a 71 (-1) score in the final round, recording the lowest round score for the team at the tournament, and tied for 47th overall with Ferreira and Bridget Wilkie who all finished at 228 (+12).
“There is always more work to be done and we are committed to the process of getting a little better each day,” Powers Ellis ended.
The team will have a weekend off before returning to the course Oct. 4-6 for the Evie Odom Invitational in Virginia Beach, Virginia.