A season's best round for Vany in the first 😇

She is tied for 5th in the field at -5 pic.twitter.com/cPi2osNzZJ

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) February 24, 2025

We have a 3-stroke lead heading to the final round!

The first round was our best round as a team this year! pic.twitter.com/BECRvOiug3

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) February 24, 2025

Teeing off at 9 AM for the third round at the Daniel Island Invitational!

Pack with the 3 shot lead 🫡 pic.twitter.com/a5rbTP9l2a

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) February 25, 2025

Was able to watch ⁦@PackWGolf⁩ play this morning on Daniel Island!
Congrats to the players on an excellent job in this event hosted by ⁦@CofCWomensGolf⁩ pic.twitter.com/IdmquZwqFd

— Debbie Antonelli (@debbieantonelli) February 25, 2025

FINISHED STRONG!! pic.twitter.com/Ddd0ayNs9C

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) February 25, 2025

DANIEL ISLAND INVITATIONAL CHAMPS 🏆

This is the first tournament win for the Pack since 2017! pic.twitter.com/2f1CAFomSl

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) February 25, 2025

This freshman means business 🤝 pic.twitter.com/rS9gF03WeO

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 4, 2025

The NC State women's golf team is back in action this week after winning its first tournament since 2017. The Pack will play at the Briars Creek Invitational at the Golf Cub at Briars Creek in John's Island, South Carolina. Due to weather, the Pack will begin play on Sunday, March 9 and resume for the final round on Tuesday, March 11.

This tournament will feature two rounds for 36 holes on Sunday and the final round on Tuesday. The teams will have a 10 a.m. shotgun start on a course that is a par 72, 6,152 yards. NC State is one of 17 teams in the field, which features six top 50 teams, including NC State and three other ACC teams in Florida State, Miami and SMU.

Marie Eline Madsen is in the No. 1 spot, leading the Pack with a 70.58 scoring average with seven rounds in the 60s and 12 rounds at par or better. She has finished in the top 20 in all six tournaments as a freshman with five top 10 showings. Madsen is coming off her best showing with a runner-up showing at the Daniel Island Invitational with an 11-under 205 (67-66-72). She is No. 40 in the Scoreboard by Clippd Ranking.

Lauren Olivares Leon is in the No. 2 spot. She has the second lowest scoring average at 72.28 and has 10 rounds at par or under and two rounds in the 60s. She is coming off an 11th place finish at the Daniel Island Invitational with a 2-under 214 (72-72-70). Olivares Leon is No. 77 in the Scoreboard by Clippd Ranking and No. 52 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Vania Simont is playing in her seventh tournament, one of three on the team to play in all tournaments this season. She is registering a 74.67 scoring average with four rounds at par or better and one round in the 60s. Simont is coming off one of the best performances in her career at the Daniel Island Invitational, in which she logged a 6-under 210 (69-70-71).

Jaclyn Kenzel is making her fourth tournament appearance this season. She is logging a 76.89 scoring average with two rounds at par or better. The graduate is coming off one of the best performances of her career with a 2-over 218 (72-74-72) to tie for 15th, a career best, at the Daniel Island Invitational.

Caitlin Whitehead wraps up the lineup and is making her fifth tournament appearance, second straight. The senior has a 76.00 scoring average. She is coming off a tie for 52nd with a 15-over 231 (74-80-77) at the Daniel Island Invitational.

Ellise Rymer will play as the team's individual. She has played in four tournaments and has a 75.08 scoring average with two rounds at par or better. Her best performance of the season came at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, in which she had a 7-over 217 (76-71-70) to tie for 19th.
COMPETING TEAMS (SCOREBOARD BY CLIPPD RANKINGS)
1. Campbell (49)
2. College of Charleston (44)
3. East Carolina (93)
4. Florida State (6)
5. Furman (74)
6. Kent State (64)
7. Iowa (122)
8. Maryland (61)
9. Miami (55)
10. Minnesota (54)
11. NC State (39)
12. Old Dominion (104)
13. Penn State (105)
14. Purdue (37)
15. Rutgers (115)
16. SMU (38)
17. Tulsa (77)
ROUND 1 SHOTGUN START - 10 AM
1A - Vania Simont
1B - Marie Eline Madsen
2 - Lauren Olivares Leon
3 - Jaclyn Kenzel
4B - Caitlin Whitehead
18A - Ellise Rymer

https://gopack.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-golf-womens-golf-to-play-at-briars-creek-invitational

Marie is a beast!

The freshman picked up her 8th round (out of 19) in the 60s + is tied for 5th! pic.twitter.com/RDEhLqnhof

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 9, 2025

Tied for 3rd after 1 📈

Due to weather, the tournament has turned into a 36-hole event. The final round is set for Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/2N8ASDohEn

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 9, 2025

The NC State women's golf team finished seventh place out of 17 teams at the Briars Creek Invitational played at the Golf Club at John's Island. In a 36-hole format, shortened due to weather, the Pack finished with a 13-over 589 (291-298)

The Pack had two players finish in the top 20, highlighted by Marie Eline Madsen and Lauren Olivares Leon who tied for 13th place out of 100 golfers with an even-par 144. Madsen finished the first round with a 3-under 69, her eighth round in the 60s as a freshman behind four birdies, 13 pars and one bogey. In the second round, Madsen finished with a 3-over 75 with two birdies, three bogeys. 12 pars and one double bogey. She had the fifth best par 5s average (4.56) in the field.

Olivares Leon picked up her fifth top 20 finish this season after carding a 1-over 73 in the first round behind two birdies, 13 pars and three bogeys. She finished the tournament with a 1-under 71 with four birdies, 11 pars and three bogeys, including a birdie at hole 17 to finish at under par for the ninth time this season.

Ellise Rymer competed as an individual, finishing with a 4-over 148 (74-74) to tie for 32nd. She logged six birdies, 21 pars, eight bogeys and one double bogey across the two rounds.

Caitlin Whitehead finished the tournament with a 9-over 153 (76-77). She finished in a tie for 54th, logging seven birdies, 17 pars, eight bogeys and four double bogeys across the 36 holes. Whitehead had the second best par 3s average in the field (2.75).

Jaclyn Kenzel logged a tie for 65th behind a 10-over 154 (79-75). She wrapped up the tournament with a solid finish with a 3-over 75 with two birdies, 13 pars, one bogey and two bogeys, including a birdie at hole 18.

Vania Simont finished with a 14-over 158 (73-85). She had a solid day in the first round with five birdies, nine pars, three bogeys and one double bogey. Simont logged a tie for 80th.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 - No. 6 Florida State - 280-287=567 (-9)
T2 - No. 37 Purdue - 291-289=580 (+5)
T2 - No. 38 SMU - 293-290=580 (+5)
4 - No. 49 Campbell - 297-288=585 (+9)
T5 - East Carolina - 293-293=586 (+10)
T5 - Tulsa - 306-280=586 (+10)
7 - No. 39 NC State - 291-298=589 (+13)
T8 - Kent State - 289-301=590 (+14)
T8 - No. 44 College of Charleston - 293-297=590 (+14)
T8 - Iowa - 297-293=590 (+14)
T11 - Maryland - 293-299=592 (+16)
T11 - Miami - 295-297=592 (+16)
13 - Old Dominion - 303-306=609 (+33)
T14 - Minnesota - 308-303=611 (+35)
T14 - Penn State - 310-301=611 (+35)
16 - Furman - 312-312 (+48)
17 - Rutgers - 315-311=626 (+50)

PLAYER LEADERBOARD
T13 - Marie Eline Madsen - 69-75=144 (E)
T13 - Lauren Olivares Leon - 73-71=144 (E)
T32 - Ellise Rymer* - 74-74=148 (+2)
T54 - Caitlin Whitehead - 76-77=153 (+9)
T65 - Jaclyn Kenzel - 79-75=154 (+10)
T80 - Vania Simont - 73-85=158 (+14)

*- Competed as an individual

UPCOMING
The Pack will host the City of Oaks Collegiate at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course from Friday, March 21 to Saturday, March 22.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/3/11/womens-golf-womens-golf-finishes-seventh-at-briars-creek-invitational

Great weekend for some golf in Raleigh!

We will see y'all at Lonnie Poole this weekend 👋 pic.twitter.com/yCDEx8eB1h

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 19, 2025

Home Sweet Home ⛳️

Join @PackWGolf for a beautiful weekend at Lonnie Poole Golf Course as it competes in the City of Oaks Collegiate.

➡️ Friday, March 21 | Shotgun start at 8:30 AM
➡️ Saturday, March 22 | Double tee off at 8 AM#GoPack pic.twitter.com/5lcZhFmMuh

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) March 20, 2025

Shotgun start at 8:30 🏡 pic.twitter.com/Ani88QK9m2

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 21, 2025

Two players in the top 10 📈

Finishing up the final round in Raleigh tomorrow pic.twitter.com/fAe3mYdaws

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 22, 2025

Third place finish for the Pack 🤩 pic.twitter.com/KhGQ8YKqAr

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 22, 2025

Last stroke play tournament of the regular season takes place tomorrow and Monday!

Shotgun start set for 8:45 AM pic.twitter.com/w9iz1JV87P

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 30, 2025

Let’s get it 💪

📊 Scoreboard Powered by Clippd pic.twitter.com/BdkVlC3rPc

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 31, 2025

Round 1 done ☑️

The second round is underway now! pic.twitter.com/0zqr23ReEC

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) March 31, 2025

Through 2 rounds in Greenville! pic.twitter.com/Pl3p5INTzb

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 1, 2025

First career win for Marie 🏆

Marie is the first Wolfpack freshman since 2015 to win a tournament! pic.twitter.com/WB71tPDpGh

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 1, 2025

5 top 5 finishes for the Pack in the regular season 🫡 pic.twitter.com/cnXiOATYdo

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 1, 2025

Come on out Monday for Wolfpack Matchplay 🐺 pic.twitter.com/7ojciDDvrF

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 4, 2025

The 2025 Wolfpack Matchplay Invitational, which was scheduled on Monday, April 7, has been cancelled due to weather.

NC State, North Carolina and Virginia will still be exhibition matches on Sunday starting at 1 p.m.

UPCOMING
The Pack will play at the ACC Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. from April 16-19.

https://gopack.com/news/2025/4/6/womens-golf-wolfpack-matchplay-is-cancelled-due-to-weather

Time to play 36!

📊 Golfstat pic.twitter.com/c4XnKAFx9e

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 16, 2025

Thru 1 in Greensboro! pic.twitter.com/TPCpBr9i1H

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 16, 2025

Scores from ACC Championships ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/4hRXMLZKVu

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 17, 2025

TIME TO DANCE 💃

Pack is heading to Charlottesville for NCAA Regionals! pic.twitter.com/AYJAxiURBX

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 23, 2025

Seeing NC State on the screen never gets old 🤗

REGIONALS, HERE WE COME! pic.twitter.com/9uqdgrbwfS

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) April 23, 2025

What a superstar 💫

Marie becomes the first Wolfpack freshman since 2012 and second in school history to earn All-ACC honors!

📰 https://t.co/xdJ4uDj6pB pic.twitter.com/SwYkLUANuT

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) May 2, 2025

📍 On Site

NCAA Regionals 🔜 pic.twitter.com/V52az0DVQF

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) May 3, 2025

Getting the lay of the land for practice round 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Lbpe9ZnmXs

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) May 4, 2025

Time to shine ✨

📊 https://t.co/CHzZQEOh1z
📺 https://t.co/8ippCPYRUt pic.twitter.com/NYyfNDlnEQ

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) May 5, 2025

Teeing off for regionals ⛳️

Good luck to @PackWGolf as they begin their NCAA tournament run in Charlottesville! pic.twitter.com/Y63TYuBM8O

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) May 5, 2025

Solid start 📈

Just 3 shots back from the cutline! pic.twitter.com/4cUy6etR7T

— NC State Women’s Golf (@PackWGolf) May 5, 2025