Symone Ripley of Saskatoon was down in Nevada with the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Heat competing in the Las Vegas Warrior Invitational at Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada on March 11 and 12.
The Saskatoon Golf and Country Club member opened with a 92 in round one, she shaved five strokes off in round two carding an 87, and in the final round Ripley climbed 15 spots on the leaderboard with a solid 79, the 12th best score of the round. She tied for 29th.
The Heat were led by Julia Alexander Carew who won her third straight event for UBCO. As a team UBCO won the event by 15 shots. The next tournament for Ripley and the Heat is the British Columbia Match Play Championship on March 30 and 31.
Saskatchewan Amateur Women’s champion Chloe Wills and her Drury University teammates were in Destin, Florida on March 8 to 10 for the Emerald Coast Collegiate event at Sandestin Resort and Club. The Kyle, Sask. product opened with an 85, Wills carded a 78 in round two, and 81 in the final round leaving the Saskatchewan Landing Golf Resort member in 80th.
The Panthers are on the course this week again in Bolivar, Montana for the Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational at Silo Ridge Golf and Country Club. Live scoring is here.
Cole Taylor’s strong season at Park University in Arizona continued last week. The Nipawin, Sask. product and the Buccaneers were in Laughlin, Nevada on March 9 and 10 for the Top of Texas event. Taylor shot back-to-back 72’s before posting a 79 in the final round dropping him four spots on the leaderboard.
Park was fourth of eight schools at the event. Taylor and the Bucs are off to Enid, Oklahoma on March 21 and 22 for the Oakwood Collegiate at Oakwood Country Club.
Carter Degelman of Saskatoon was in Alameda, California on March 9 and 10 for the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout. The Riverside Country Club member was competing with the Dominican University of California Penguins. Degelman got better as the event went starting with a 76, he signed for a 75 in round two, then made a 72 in the third round.
Degelmen tied for 63rd, the Penguins tied for eighth out of 18 schools. The Dominican Spring Invitational in Sonoma, California is next on April 6 and 7.
Makstyr McIntyre of Swift Current has a new school. After one and a half years at Rocky Mountain College the Elmwood Golf Club member transferred to Wheeling University in West Virginia and joined the Cardinals’ golf team. In his first tournament, the Brunswick Open in Brunswick, North Carolina.
The 19-year-old shot rounds of 79, 77, and 76 to close the tournament in a tie for 40th at 232. The squad was sixth of 16 teams. Their next tournament is the Cal-U Invitational in California, Pennsylvania
Saskatoon golfer Solomon Ness was in Goodyear, Arizona at the Maverick Desert Classic with Ottawa University played at the Palm Valley Golf Club on March 8 and 9. Ness posted rounds of 81 and 83 to finish tied for 77th. The team was fourth.
The OUAZ Spirit will host ‘The Battle’ in Bullhead City, Arizona on March 23 and 24.
Maple Creek golfer Cameron Schwab was also in the field competing as an individual out of Minot State University (MSU). He tied for 52nd with a 36 hole score of 155 after rounds of 76 and 79. The Beavers as a team were 11th.
Next up for MSU is the NSIC Conference Preview on March 23 and 24 in Smithville, Missouri at Paradise Pointe Golf Club.
Southwestern Community College (SCC) and Justin Miller were in Lawrence, Kansas on March 9 and 10 for the Baker University Invitational at Eagle Bend Golf Course. The Riverside Country Club member tied for 13th place with rounds of 80 and 78. Miller was competing on the Spartans ‘B’ team that was seventh.
Next up for Miller and SCC is a one day tournament on March 20, the Mozingo Preview in Maryville, Missouri.
Other players in action this week are Luke Cote, Carter Bell, and Will Blake with Southern Arkansas University. Scoring can be seen here.