SEASON STARTS TOMORROW!!!!! pic.twitter.com/yf8COU1q09

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 8, 2024

- The NC State women's golf team will commence the 2024-25 season by playing at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, South Carolina. NC State will play three rounds of stroke play on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 9-10, in the tournament hosted by the College of Charleston. The team will have an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start and play 36 holes on Monday.

This year marks the fourth straight time the Pack will open up the season at the Cougar Classic. The Pack is one of 17 teams in the field, which includes four other ACC schools (Boston College, Miami, SMU and Virginia Tech). Yeamans Club is a 71-par, 6,269-yard course.

In last year's Cougar Classic, NC State started the year by placing 13th, led by Lauren Olivares Leon, who broke the NCAA record for a single-round score with a 60 in the first round. Olivares' 13-under 200 (60-72-68) was good for third out of 96 golfer.


Olivares Leon, who is now a senior, is No. 1 in the lineup. She was tabbed to the All-ACC Women's Golf Team last season and broke the single season scoring average record at 72.18 with 13 rounds at par or better and six rounds in the 60s as a junior. Olivares Leon played in the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional and is ranked No. 66 in the WAGR.

Vania Simont is at the No. 2 spot and is coming into her junior year having played in 20 tournaments for 56 rounds. She logged a 74.80 scoring average with six rounds at par or better and two top 20 finishes as a sophomore. In her rookie season, Simont played in all 11 tournaments to compile a 73.55 scoring average, which is the eighth best in program history.

Lea Ludwig will play at the No. 3 spot, making her second lineup at NC State. As a freshman last season, Ludwig played in two tournaments to log a 77.83 scoring average and tally her best round of 74 in the third round of the Landfall Tradition. Ludwig won the 2022 Austrian Juniors Golf Tour event.

Marie Eline Madsen, playing at No. 4, is appearing in her first collegiate tournament and has enjoyed a stellar amateur career with two wins and 15 top 10 finishes. She is coming off making the semifinals of match play at the 2024 R&A Women's Amateur Championship and was the leading individual in stroke play at the European Ladies Team Championship with Denmark.

Jaclyn Kenzel is a graduate student and will wrap up the lineup at No. 5. She appeared in the lineup in five tournaments last season, logging a 76.27 scoring average with two rounds at par or better. Kenzel wrapped up last season on a high note with a career best 32nd place finish with a 4-over 220 (74-72-74) at the ACC Championship.


COMPETING TEAMS (Golf Channel Rankings)
1. Auburn (6)
2. Boston College
3. College of Charleston
4. Florida (18)
5. Furman
6. Georgetown
7. Georgia
8. Georgia Southern
9. LSU (17)
10. Maryland
11. Miami
12. NC State
13. Ole Miss (24)
14. Penn State
15. SMU (32)
16. Tennessee (33)
17. Virginia Tech

https://gopack.com/news/2024/9/8/womens-golf-womens-golf-opens-season-at-cougar-classic

GO TIME!!!!

📊 Scoreboard Powered by Clippd pic.twitter.com/mTCJQi4m4r

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 9, 2024

Thru 1 round!

We are making the turn in R2 👊 pic.twitter.com/BSNi4Y37bj

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 9, 2024

First tournament ✅ pic.twitter.com/X2b2vP6Xxx

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 10, 2024

Starting off the season at the Cougar Classic, @PackWGolf finished 14th in a field of 17, led by freshman Marie Madsen who placed tied for sixth, the second-lowest score among all freshmen.

https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-women-s-golf-opens-season-at-cougar-classic-madsen-places-top-10/article_199b0640-7044-11ef-8262-d38eb2e8bea7.html

Practice round at the Cavalier Regional Preview ⛳️

Playing 36 with an 8:30 AM shotgun start tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/CgzW9K3PUA

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 22, 2024

Sitting in the top 5 thru 1 round! pic.twitter.com/fALHqUTdon

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 23, 2024

Amazing 18 holes by the team to become the 7th lowest round in school history 📈 pic.twitter.com/NTBoE9M7be

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 23, 2024

Top 4 finish from the crew 🫡 pic.twitter.com/UVbDS2fSuB

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) September 24, 2024

Time to go!

📊 Golfstat pic.twitter.com/EINf98lrv9

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 11, 2024

Marie came here to cook 👩‍🍳

She finishes the day T2nd and 1 shot off the lead! pic.twitter.com/cJ5L9TfRz3

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 11, 2024

Right outside the top 5 after 1 round! pic.twitter.com/gzfhRZQtWf

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 11, 2024

A great day for some golf 🙌 pic.twitter.com/q24sfeTVxT

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 11, 2024

Round 2 🔜

Teeing off at 8:30 AM off 1 at Finley GC! pic.twitter.com/GvIPIZap4B

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 12, 2024

After 2!

We will have a 9:30 shotgun start for R3 tomorrow 🔜 pic.twitter.com/rK1p9643vu

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 12, 2024

- The NC State women's golf team finished in seventh place out of 17 teams at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, paced by Marie Eline Madsen's third place and Ellise Rymer's 19th place showings. NC State carded a 31-over 871 (292-287-292) across the three days at Finley Golf Course, as the team played in the first women's tournament at the course since the renovation.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T3 - Marie Eline Madsen - 68-73-69=140 (E)
T19 - Ellise Rymer - 76-71-70=217 (+7)
T37 - Lauren Olivares Leon - 73-72-76=221 (+11)
T48 - Vania Simont - 76-71-77=224 (+14)
T71 - Caitlin Whitehead - 75-81-77=233 (+23)
T81 - Jaclyn Kenzel - 80-77-81=238 (+28)

TEAM RESULTS

1 - Duke - 292-284-280=856 (+16)
T2 - Michigan State - 286-283-290=859 (+19)
T2 - Wake Forest - 286-289-284=859 (+19)
4 - North Carolina - 292-285-284=861 (+21)
5 - Tennessee - 290-282-293=865 (+25)
6 - Kentucky - 284-293-293=870 (+30)
7 - NC State - 292-287-292=871 (+31)
8 - Michigan - 292-289-291=872 (+32)
9 - Vanderbilt - 295-291-288=874 (+34)
10 - Virginia Tech - 299-290-286=875 (+35)
11 - Louisville - 287-287-304=878 (+38)
12 - UNCW - 294-299-294=887 (+47)
13 - FIU - 306-294-297=897 (+57)
14 - East Carolina - 301-295-305=901 (+61)
15 - Rollins - 312-297-306=915 (+75)
16 - UNCG - 310-299-311=920 (+80)
17 - Western Carolina - 306-305-316=927 (+87)

The Pack will close out the fall portion of the season at the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina from Friday, Oct. 25 to Sunday, Oct. 27.

https://gopack.com/news/2024/10/13/womens-golf-two-players-inside-top-20-at-ruths-chris-tar-heel-invitational

First ranking during this freshman's career and she is already inside the top 50! pic.twitter.com/j3clzsGloV

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) October 18, 2024