CINCINNATI, Ohio – Freshman
Ashlyn Yorimoto continued to lead the way for Linfield women's golf in their final tournament of the Fall season, carding the lowest round in recorded history since 2013 on Tuesday. The Wildcats finished 12
th of 14 teams at the Clovernook Women's Intercollegiate hosted by Wittenburg University at Clovernook Country Club.
Yorimoto paced the 'Cats once again, carding an 80 in the opening round that was highlighted by a birdie on the par-five 16
th hole. She started on the back nine again on Tuesday, improving with four birdies on the outward nine to card an impressive two-under 34. She made par on five of the final nine holes, to shoot a two-over 74, moving into eighth place individually. Her 74 is believed to be the lowest 18-hole score in program history since 2013.
Sophia Hamilton began the tournament with a 90 on Monday before bounding back to shoot an 84 in Tuesday's round thanks to seven pars and no worse than one double bogey on her card. Hamilton jumped into 52
nd place for the tournament.
Breleigh Garcia shot the 'Cats second-best score in Monday's round with an 86. Although she completed the tournament with a 92 on Tuesday, she sank a birdie on the par-four 15
th, her sixth hole of the day, helping to open with a 44 on her first nine. Garcia closed out the tournament in 61
st place.
Freshman
Lucy Ugaldea also made birdie on 15 on Tuesday, rounding out the team's 350 in round one with a 94. Ugaldea placed 74
th individually with a 96 on Tuesday.
Kara Heater showed the most improvement amongst the team, recovering from an opening round 106 to shoot a 90 in round two to help the team improve by ten strokes for a 340 in round two.
Linfield placed 12
th of 14 teams in the strong field, shooting 690, making the trip from the West Coast to the Midwest for their final event of the Fall. Aurora and Centre tied atop the team standings with two-day totals of 633.Â
Kenyon's Sasha Belova claimed medalist honors with a 147 (+3) total.
The Wildcats completed their Fall portion of the 2026-27 season, look ahead to the Spring where they aim to jump in the conference standings with two Northwest Conference-sanctioned events to come.Â
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