Friday, April 19
Ringoes, N.J./The Ridge at Back Brook
Columbia
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Ivy League Championship
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Lions to Compete in Ivy League Championship
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Columbia Women’s Golf team travels to Ringoes, N.J. to compete in this weekend’s 23rd annual Ivy League Championship Friday through Sunday, April 19-21 at the Ridge at Back Brook.
RINGOES, N.J.—The Columbia Women's Golf team will travel to Ringoes, N.J. to compete in this weekend's 23rd annual Ivy League Championship Friday through Sunday, April 19-21 at the Ridge at Back Brook. The event marks Columbia's final event of the spring season.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, April 19: Round One, Tee times: 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 20: Round Two, Tee times: 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21: Round Three, Tee times: 9 a.m.
Full schedule of events (PDF)
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans that can't make it to the Ridge at Back Brook Golf Course (par-72, 6,042 yards) in Ringoes, N.J. this weekend can follow the action with live results on Golfstat.com. Following each day's events, a recap with links to overall results will be available on GoColumbiaLions.com as well as IvyLeagueSports.com. Fans can also follow the action on social media by following the Columbia women's golf team on twitter @ColumbiaWGolf and the Ivy League Conference, @IvyLeague as well as joining in on the conversation by using #IvyLeague, #RoarLionRoar and #OneIvy. More information and a tournament central is available on the Ivy League website at this link.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE LIONS
With only one senior among its eight team members, Columbia enters the 2019 Ivy League Championships as one of the youngest teams in field. All eight players have enjoyed success this year as each has totaled a top-25 performance. Updated statistics are available at this link.
This weekend, senior Amy Ding will compete in her final Ivy League Championship. In 2018-19, Ding has averaged 76.36 strokes per round and has registered four top-25 finishes and two top-10 finishes. She placed a season-best 12th in two invitationals this year including the Princeton Invite (+5, 74-75-149) and Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+8, 77-75-152). Over her four-year career, Ding has averaged 78.48 strokes per round (5,258 strokes in 67 rounds). She tied for 15th at last year's Ivy League Championship event and her career-low round is a 72 carded several times.
First-year Alexis Florio leads the team in scoring average at 76.07 strokes per round average over 14 rounds of action this year. She has totaled one top-5 finish and a team-best three top-10 finishes and four top-25 finishes including a sixth place finish at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+4, 75-73-148), 10th place finish at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (+11, 74-76-74-224) and 22nd place finish at the FAU Winter WarmUp (+13, 81-76-157). Her career low round is 72 shot at the Richmond MatchUp.
First-year Jennifer Wang averages 77.00 strokes per round on the year with two top-25 finishes. Her top finish came at the FAU Winter WarmUp where she placed 12th at eight-over-par 76-76-152. Wang shot a team and career-low 71 at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational earlier this year.
Junior Emily Chu will compete in her second career Ivy League Championship this weekend. Chu has averaged 78.46 strokes per round and tallied a 17th place finish at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+5, 76-77-153). In the Match Madness event two weeks ago, Chu defeated all three of her head-to-head opponents. Her career-low round is a 71 carded in 2016-17.
Sophomore Katie Lee (80.45 average in 11 rounds), first-year Marlene Tartaro (80.91 average in 12 rounds), sophomore Qingyi Symba (79.00 average in six rounds) and sophomore Kim Chiang (79.00 average in two rounds) have all seen action this year. Xu finished second and shot a one-over-par 73-72-145 at the Richmond MatchUp in October.
Head Coach Amy Weeks put together a challenging schedule in 2018-19. That competition should bode well for the Lions heading into this weekend's Ivy League Championship.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Columbia women's golf team captured the consolation title and finished 2-1 at the second annual Match Madness event last Sunday at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, N.J. The Lions lost 5-1 to No. 4 seed Penn in Saturday's first round, defeated Wagner 5-1 in Saturday's second round, then defeated Brown 5-1 in the consolation final.
Junior Emily Chu finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record. She was the only Lion to register a perfect record on the weekend. Finishing with a clean 2-1 record on the weekend were first-year Marlene Tartaro and sophomore Katie Lee.
ABOUT THE RIDGE AT BACK BROOK
The editors of GolfStyles Magazine named The Ridge at Back Brook (par-72, 6,042 yards) the Best Private Course in New Jersey for 2016. Each year in which the magazine has had a reader's poll (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014), The Ridge was voted second best private golf club in the state of New Jersey (second only to Pine Valley).
In 2014, the GolfStyles poll, in which 57,000 votes were cast, had a new category in which The Ridge at Back Brook was voted No. 1: Favorite Private Course.
To quote GolfStyles Magazine: "The Ridge's dominance in the voting was confirmed by a perfect 10-for-10 showing in private course categories including firsts in Favorite Golf Pro, Best Superintendent, Best Chef and Friendliest Staff."
More information on The Ridge at Back Brook is available at its website at this link.
A LOOK BACK TO LAST YEAR'S IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Senior Nancy Xu placed seventh to earn All-Ivy League Second Team status as she led the Columbia women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the 2018 Ivy League Championship at Metedeconk National Golf Course.
In Saturday's second round, Columbia shot a team course-low 298 to vault into fourth place and trailed team leader Brown by only four strokes. On Sunday, the Lions maintained fourth place with a 307 and finished the three-round competition at 61-over-par 320-298-307-925.
Xu finished tied for seventh place with a combined 11-over-par 79-73-75-227. For the weekend, Xu ranked sixth among the field in both pars (34) and birdies (6) and fourth in the field in par-4 scoring (+3, 4.10) and par-3 scoring (+1, 3.08). Xu closes out her career as a two-time Second Team All-Ivy League honoree. In the 2015 Ivy League Championship, Xu also earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors after tying for 12th place.
Behind Xu was first-year Qingyi Symba Xu, who finished her first career Ivy League Championship in 13th place at 16-over-par 79-75-78-232. Captain Amy Ding finished third among the five Lions as she placed 15th at 17-over-par 78-79-76-233. Emily Chu finished the weekend in 17th place with an 18-over-par 84-72-78-234, first-year Katie Lee rounded out the five Columbia scorers in 31st place at 30-over-par 89-78-79-246. She carded 12 pars on Saturday to improve upon her Friday score by 11 strokes.
Princeton won the Ivy League team title after defeating Harvard in a two-hole playoff. Princeton and Harvard tied at 47-over-par 911. Harvard's Michelle Xie won the individual title after shooting a four-over-par 77-71-72-220.
A full story is available at this link.
COLUMBIA HISTORY IN THE IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Since adding women's golf in 2004, Columbia has competed in 15 Ivy League Championships. The Lions claimed their first title in 2007, just three years after the creation of the program, placed second in 2008 and placed third in 2017. Columbia has had two individual champions: Sara Ovadia in 2007 and Michelle Piyapattra (72-73-69-214) in 2011. Piyapattra's 214 was the lowest three-round score in Ivy League Championship history.
Columbia claimed the 2007 Ivy League Championship by defeating Princeton by 10 strokes (933 to 944). Sara Ovadia won the individual title with a 71-79-76-226.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, April 19: Round One, Tee times: 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 20: Round Two, Tee times: 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 21: Round Three, Tee times: 9 a.m.
Full schedule of events (PDF)
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Fans that can't make it to the Ridge at Back Brook Golf Course (par-72, 6,042 yards) in Ringoes, N.J. this weekend can follow the action with live results on Golfstat.com. Following each day's events, a recap with links to overall results will be available on GoColumbiaLions.com as well as IvyLeagueSports.com. Fans can also follow the action on social media by following the Columbia women's golf team on twitter @ColumbiaWGolf and the Ivy League Conference, @IvyLeague as well as joining in on the conversation by using #IvyLeague, #RoarLionRoar and #OneIvy. More information and a tournament central is available on the Ivy League website at this link.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE LIONS
With only one senior among its eight team members, Columbia enters the 2019 Ivy League Championships as one of the youngest teams in field. All eight players have enjoyed success this year as each has totaled a top-25 performance. Updated statistics are available at this link.
This weekend, senior Amy Ding will compete in her final Ivy League Championship. In 2018-19, Ding has averaged 76.36 strokes per round and has registered four top-25 finishes and two top-10 finishes. She placed a season-best 12th in two invitationals this year including the Princeton Invite (+5, 74-75-149) and Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+8, 77-75-152). Over her four-year career, Ding has averaged 78.48 strokes per round (5,258 strokes in 67 rounds). She tied for 15th at last year's Ivy League Championship event and her career-low round is a 72 carded several times.
First-year Alexis Florio leads the team in scoring average at 76.07 strokes per round average over 14 rounds of action this year. She has totaled one top-5 finish and a team-best three top-10 finishes and four top-25 finishes including a sixth place finish at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+4, 75-73-148), 10th place finish at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (+11, 74-76-74-224) and 22nd place finish at the FAU Winter WarmUp (+13, 81-76-157). Her career low round is 72 shot at the Richmond MatchUp.
First-year Jennifer Wang averages 77.00 strokes per round on the year with two top-25 finishes. Her top finish came at the FAU Winter WarmUp where she placed 12th at eight-over-par 76-76-152. Wang shot a team and career-low 71 at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational earlier this year.
Junior Emily Chu will compete in her second career Ivy League Championship this weekend. Chu has averaged 78.46 strokes per round and tallied a 17th place finish at the Wofford Low Country Intercollegiate (+5, 76-77-153). In the Match Madness event two weeks ago, Chu defeated all three of her head-to-head opponents. Her career-low round is a 71 carded in 2016-17.
Sophomore Katie Lee (80.45 average in 11 rounds), first-year Marlene Tartaro (80.91 average in 12 rounds), sophomore Qingyi Symba (79.00 average in six rounds) and sophomore Kim Chiang (79.00 average in two rounds) have all seen action this year. Xu finished second and shot a one-over-par 73-72-145 at the Richmond MatchUp in October.
Head Coach Amy Weeks put together a challenging schedule in 2018-19. That competition should bode well for the Lions heading into this weekend's Ivy League Championship.
THE LAST TIME OUT
The Columbia women's golf team captured the consolation title and finished 2-1 at the second annual Match Madness event last Sunday at Fox Hollow Golf Club in Branchburg, N.J. The Lions lost 5-1 to No. 4 seed Penn in Saturday's first round, defeated Wagner 5-1 in Saturday's second round, then defeated Brown 5-1 in the consolation final.
Junior Emily Chu finished the weekend with a perfect 3-0 record. She was the only Lion to register a perfect record on the weekend. Finishing with a clean 2-1 record on the weekend were first-year Marlene Tartaro and sophomore Katie Lee.
ABOUT THE RIDGE AT BACK BROOK
The editors of GolfStyles Magazine named The Ridge at Back Brook (par-72, 6,042 yards) the Best Private Course in New Jersey for 2016. Each year in which the magazine has had a reader's poll (2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014), The Ridge was voted second best private golf club in the state of New Jersey (second only to Pine Valley).
In 2014, the GolfStyles poll, in which 57,000 votes were cast, had a new category in which The Ridge at Back Brook was voted No. 1: Favorite Private Course.
To quote GolfStyles Magazine: "The Ridge's dominance in the voting was confirmed by a perfect 10-for-10 showing in private course categories including firsts in Favorite Golf Pro, Best Superintendent, Best Chef and Friendliest Staff."
More information on The Ridge at Back Brook is available at its website at this link.
A LOOK BACK TO LAST YEAR'S IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Senior Nancy Xu placed seventh to earn All-Ivy League Second Team status as she led the Columbia women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the 2018 Ivy League Championship at Metedeconk National Golf Course.
In Saturday's second round, Columbia shot a team course-low 298 to vault into fourth place and trailed team leader Brown by only four strokes. On Sunday, the Lions maintained fourth place with a 307 and finished the three-round competition at 61-over-par 320-298-307-925.
Xu finished tied for seventh place with a combined 11-over-par 79-73-75-227. For the weekend, Xu ranked sixth among the field in both pars (34) and birdies (6) and fourth in the field in par-4 scoring (+3, 4.10) and par-3 scoring (+1, 3.08). Xu closes out her career as a two-time Second Team All-Ivy League honoree. In the 2015 Ivy League Championship, Xu also earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors after tying for 12th place.
Behind Xu was first-year Qingyi Symba Xu, who finished her first career Ivy League Championship in 13th place at 16-over-par 79-75-78-232. Captain Amy Ding finished third among the five Lions as she placed 15th at 17-over-par 78-79-76-233. Emily Chu finished the weekend in 17th place with an 18-over-par 84-72-78-234, first-year Katie Lee rounded out the five Columbia scorers in 31st place at 30-over-par 89-78-79-246. She carded 12 pars on Saturday to improve upon her Friday score by 11 strokes.
Princeton won the Ivy League team title after defeating Harvard in a two-hole playoff. Princeton and Harvard tied at 47-over-par 911. Harvard's Michelle Xie won the individual title after shooting a four-over-par 77-71-72-220.
A full story is available at this link.
COLUMBIA HISTORY IN THE IVY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Since adding women's golf in 2004, Columbia has competed in 15 Ivy League Championships. The Lions claimed their first title in 2007, just three years after the creation of the program, placed second in 2008 and placed third in 2017. Columbia has had two individual champions: Sara Ovadia in 2007 and Michelle Piyapattra (72-73-69-214) in 2011. Piyapattra's 214 was the lowest three-round score in Ivy League Championship history.
Columbia claimed the 2007 Ivy League Championship by defeating Princeton by 10 strokes (933 to 944). Sara Ovadia won the individual title with a 71-79-76-226.
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