Notre Dame women’s golf recently traveled to North Carolina to compete in the Landfall Tradition, hosted by the University of North Carolina Wilmington from Oct. 24 to 26. The Irish shot a collective 33 over par through three rounds, finishing with a total score of 897 and placing 15th out of 18 teams.
In the first round of the tournament, the Irish carded an even 300(+12). In the following round, the team had a one-stroke improvement, this time tallying a total of 299(+11). They concluded the weekend with their best round of the event, at 10 over par.
Leading the Irish was junior Alexsandra Lapple, who was even with par after three rounds. To begin the tournament, she shot one under par, with a 71 in the first round. In the second, her score of 76 was four over par. She finished off the competition strong, as four birdies and an eagle fueled her best round at three strokes under par. Her total of 216 strokes secured her 13th place individually.
Notre Dame’s second-lowest score belonged to sophomore Maddy Bante. She opened the event at three over par in round one, then followed it up with her best round of the weekend as she finished one under par. Closing out the weekend in round three, she shot five strokes above par. Bante finished seven over par overall, ranking 41st on the leaderboard.
Notre Dame fielded a relatively young lineup, comprised primarily of sophomores and freshmen. Two freshmen would compete for the team: Taryn Cagle and Jordan Levitt. The two players would finish within two strokes of each other, with Cagle at 12 over par and Levitt at 14 over par. Cagle’s best round was her second, where she carded a 74. Overall, she finished with a score of 228, which slotted her in 64th place. As for Levitt, she had her best round to open out the event, shooting a 75 in the first round. By the end of the tournament, she sat in 74th with 230 strokes.
Closing out the lineup was sophomore Bridget Wilkie. Scoring a 247 through the three rounds, Wilkie would finish 95th on the player leaderboard.
On the team leaderboard, No. 24 North Carolina claimed first place, led by top-three finishes from senior Megan Streicher and sophomore Marie Prats-Rigual. Individually, Kent State junior Veronika Kedroňová captured the title, winning by seven strokes.
As the Irish rounded off their fall season, their next event will come during the spring when they travel to Boca Raton, Florida, for the FAU Paradise Invitational in February.