Scoreboard/Leaderboard
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Illinois women's golf opened the 2025-26 season with a tie for fifth-place finish at the Wolverine Invitational, carding a 54-hole team total of 880 (+28). The Illini posted a third-round score of 293 (+9) on day two from the University of Michigan Golf Course. Three Illini recorded top-15 individual finishes at the outing.
As a team, Illinois racked up 29 birdies along with an eagle while posting par on 173 holes. Illinois carded team rounds of 295 (+11), 292 (+8), and 293 (+9) across the Wolverine Invitational.
Anna Ritter carded her second even-par round finishing with a 71 (E) on the final 18 holes. Ritter led the Illini, tying for seventh on the individual leaderboard - her third-best finish as an Illini and the fifth top-10 mark of her career. Ritter shot a 217 (+4) on the tournament.
Alexis Myers concluded her debut tournament with the Orange and Blue by posting a 72 (+1) third-round score. She finished the tournament tied for 11th after shooting a 219 (+6).
Brielle Mapanao shot a 75 (+4) for her third and final round, finishing tied for 14th with a score of 220 (+7). Mapanao joined Ritter with the Illini's third even-par round of the event. Mapanao's t-14th individual finish was her second best as an Illini before last season's t-12th showing at the Spring Break Shootout.
Erica Lee and Victoria Zheng closed the tournament tied for 48th with a 249 (+16), Lee tallied a final round score of 80 (+9) and Zheng a score of 75 (+4).Â
Tavia Burgess, competing individually, had a final round of 78 (+7), finishing 70th with an overall reading of 236 (+23).
Kent State took home the team title at +17 (869), while Iowa State's Pimkwan Chookaew earned individual medalist honors at 5-under (208).
The Fighting Illini will be back in action on Sept. 14, when they head to Madison, Wis., to compete in the Badger Invitational.
