One of the objectives every season for the Big Green athletics teams is to compete in the Ivy Championship for their sport. Men’s and women’s golf were fit to be tied as both competed with the best the League had to offer this past weekend. Fifth-year senior Jason Liu finished tied for fourth, just three strokes behind the leader. On the women’s side, sophomore Katherine Sung led the Big Green to a fourth-place tie with Yale. Sung ended the tournament tied for third with a 6-over-222.
Their efforts are rewarded by being named The Richards Group Athletes of the week.
Each week, DartmouthSports.com will spotlight two outstanding student-athletes - one male, one female - as Athletes of the Week. Student-athletes may be chosen based upon their efforts both on and off the field of competition.
Katherine Sung, So., Palo Alto, Calif., Women’s Golf
The sophomore played like anything but a golfer in her first collegiate season, matching the best-ever finish by a Big Green women’s golfer at the Ivy League Championship this past weekend, tying for third with a 73-78-71—222 (+6). Sung had 35 pars and seven birdies during the three rounds, helping Dartmouth finish fourth but just 10 strokes behind the champion, the second closest the team has ever been to the top of the leaderboard at the event. For the season, Sung led the team in stroke average at 75.27 and finished in the top three five times.