Third Straight Second-Place Finish for Women's Golf

Tuesday, October 10

Wallingford, Conn. / The Farms Club

8:00 AM

Dartmouth College

Quinnipiac Classic

Sophomore Sophie Thai admires her approach to the green.

Photo by: Brian Foley

Third Straight Second-Place Finish for Women's Golf

10/10/2023 4:46:00 PM | Women's Golf

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Katherine Sung and Penelope Tir both finished in the top 10 on the leaderboard

By: Rick Bender

WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Dartmouth women's golf has been nothing if not consistent this fall. Led by seniors Katherine Sung and Penelope Tir, the Big Green wrapped up the Quinnipiac Classic in second place for the third straight tournament, carding a 301-304-304—909 (+45) to beat out fellow Ivy schools Yale (third, +49) and Penn (fourth, +54). Only host Quinnipiac (+31) was able to finish ahead of Dartmouth in the final standings.

"It was simply a perfect fall day to play," said Alex Kirk, Dartmouth's Carolyn A. Pelzel '54a Head Coach of Women's Golf. "It was a great way to wrap up a very successful fall run. We still have some homework to do to prepare for the spring, but I am very happy with the depth of this team."

While Sung finished fifth overall and Tir tied for sixth, it was Sophie Thai who produced the low round at The Farms Club for the Big Green today. The sophomore reached the turn at even par thanks to five pars and a pair of birdies. She dropped as low as 2-under after dropping birdies on both 12 and 13, before settling for a 1-over 73 on the day to close out the tournament at 230 (+14), good enough to tie for 13th in the 72-player field.

Another sophomore in Hope Hall provided the second-lowest round of the day with a 4-over 76. The front nine was a bit of a wild ride with two birdies, three bogeys and three pars. But she settled down on the back with only one blemish to go with seven pars and a birdie to shoot a 17-over 233 for the three rounds, leaving her tied for 20th.

Pars were the name of Sung's final round with 14 of them as she shot a 5-over 77. Matched up her first two rounds of 74 and 75, she ended up all alone in fifth place with a 10-over 226. Tir, who began the day tied with her classmate, was just a stroke behind in the final standings, tied for sixth, carding a 6-over 78 that featured a pair of birdies.

Sung ended up seven strokes off the pace as Quinnipiac's Leeyen Peralta took home medalist honors with a 3-over 216, beating the field by three strokes. She was the only golfer to shoot par of better in two of the three rounds, thanks in part to some slick greens and tough pin placements.

The women will return to the links in the spring as they vie to claim their first Ivy League championship.