MADISON, Wis. – Rutgers women's golf finished play at the Badger Invitational on Tuesday in Madison, Wisconsin. Sophomore
Rikke Nordvik carded a one-under-par 71 during the final round to highlight play for the Scarlet Knights in the highly-competitive field. Nordvik improved in each of her three rounds to lead RU with a tied-for-20th finish.
"Rikke posted another good round for us," said head coach
Kari Williams. "Her long game was on again today and she rolled in some great putts. This golf course was a good test for us and each player has things to work on this week before we head out to Colorado for our next event."
Rutgers finished 11th with its three-round score of 322. SMU captured the team title with its 11-over-par 875, followed by Notre Dame (+13) and Old Dominion (+17). Old Dominion's Federica Torre captured individual honors with her three-under-par 213 (72-69-72).
Nordvik rolled in four birdies to move up nine spots on the leaderboard, as she closed play with a six-over-par 222 (77-74-71). Nordvik was just one of 10 individuals in the 70-player field to come in under par during Tuesday's final round.
"My putter finally started working today and I was able to hole a few birdie putts," Nordvik said. "It was another steady round which allowed me to play freely and confidently out there."
Juniors
Leigha Devine and
Sun Hwang finished 43rd and 48th, respectively. Senior
Maeve Rossi tied for 59th, while rookie
Lucrezia Rossettin carded a five-over-par 77 in the final round. After she was unable to compete in the first two rounds, junior
Nicole Ewing played as an individual on Tuesday.
Rutgers competes at the Golfweek Conference Challenge from Sept. 27-29 in Wolcott, Colorado.
Final Results
| Place |
Player |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Total |
| T20 |
Rikke Nordvik (3) |
77 (+5) |
74 (+2) |
71 (-1) |
222 |
| 43 |
Leigha Devine (2) |
79 (+7) |
74 (+2) |
78 (+6) |
231 |
| T48 |
Sun Hwang (5) |
78 (+6) |
77 (+5) |
79 (+7) |
234 |
| T59 |
Maeve Rossi (1) |
83 (+11) |
79 (+7) |
75 (+3) |
237 |
| T70 |
Lucrezia Rossettin (4) |
N/A |
80 (+8) |
77 (+5) |
157 |
| T70 |
Nicole Ewing (Ind.) |
N/A |
N/A |
85 (+13) |
85 |
| 11 |
Rutgers |
317 (+29) |
304 (+16) |
301 (+13) |
922 (+58) |
