PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's golf is set for the postseason as it competes at the 2022 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships from Friday through Sunday in Pittsburgh. The three-day, three-round tournament takes place at the Fox Chapel Golf Club, a par 71, 6,045-yard venue. First tee is set for Friday at 8:30 a.m. off holes one and nine.
The Field (14)
No. 26 Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, No. 18 Michigan, No. 34 Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, No. 43 Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Friday's Schedule
Rounds 1: 8:30 a.m. ET
Saturday's Schedule
Round 2: 8:30 a.m. ET
Sunday's Schedule
Round 3: 8 a.m. ET
The Lineup
Jr.
Anna-Maria Diederichs
So.
Rikke Nordvik
Jr.
Leigha Devine
Sr.
Maeve Rossi
Fr.
Lucrezia Rossettin
Jr.
Nicole Ewing
Last Time Out
Sophomore
Rikke Nordvik produced an even scorecard to finish inside the top 20 as Rutgers women's golf closed out action at the Lady Buckeye Invitational last Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Nordvik rolled in four birdies to finish with one of the lowest individual 18-hole scores (72) of the final round.
The Scarlet Knights secured their best team scorecard (306) of the tournament to finish ninth in the 10-team field. Host Ohio State won the team title with its 33-over-par 897 (298-307-292), followed by No. 43 Kent State (+48) and No. 23 Illinois (+49). Kent State's Emily Price captured individual honors with her one-under-par 215 (72-75-68).
Last Year at Big Tens
With four of its six starters either sophomores of freshman last spring, the Scarlet Knights finished 12th in the 13-team field at the Big Ten Championships with their final 907 (298-302-307) scorecard.
Maeve Rossi was the top individual finisher for Rutgers with her nine-over-par 225 (73-76-76), followed by
Anna-Maria Diederichs (226 (76-74-76), who tied for 41st.
Rikke Nordvik tied for 52nd with a 229 (74-78-77), while
Leigha Devine and
Manon Tounalom rounded the team scorecard tied for 56th and 68th, respectively.
About Fox Chapel Golf Club
The restoration of our Seth Raynor 18-Hole golf course was completed in 2020. The restoration included building 97 new bunkers to shapes as seen on the original 1923 course; sand lines, mowing lines, green shapes, fairway widths were restored to Mr. Raynor's original design; signature greens were restored; 12 new forward tees added; several back tees were pushed further back to lengthen the course. The golf course is consistently ranked among the Top 100 Best Classic Courses in by Golfweek Magazine, Top 10 Courses in Pennsylvania by LINKSmagazine, Golfweek's Best 2020 Private Courses State by State, The Best Golf Courses in Pennsylvania by Golf Digest, The Top 10 Seth Raynor Courses by LINKSmagazine.com, and in The 100 Most Prestigious Golf Clubs in the world by Links Magazine. The course offers a challenging layout at 6,696 yards, and its distinctive elevated, multi-tiered greens require golfers of all levels to play unique and imaginative shots. The championship layout served as host of the 2002 Curtis Cup and the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Senior Players Championships.
