Women's Golf Heads Out West for Ron Moore Intercollegiate

Friday, October 4

Highlands Ranch, Colo.

Middle Tennessee

Ron Moore Intercollegiate

10/3/2024 4:49:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: Logan Hasselbach

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's golf team is set to take on its farthest trip of the fall campaign, traveling out to the Centennial State for the Ron Moore Intercollegiate. The tournament, hosted by the University of Denver runs from Oct. 4-6 at the University of Denver Golf Club in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

THE FIELD
The Blue Raiders are just one in a 15-team field, joined by programs from across the country. Along with host Denver, Colorado State, New Mexico, UNLV, Minnesota, Hawaii, Colorado, San Diego State, Xavier, Tulane, Kansas State, Texas State, Wichita State and Wyoming join Middle Tennessee in the hunt for the team championship.

THE BLUE RAIDERS
In a difficult field full of Power 4 opponents, Middle Tennessee completed the Mason Rudolph Championship at an 884 (+20), just four strokes higher to the finish at the Cardinal Cup, where the team took home the win. The Blue Raiders had strong first and third rounds but struggled on the second day to finish at T15 for the competition.

For the second consecutive tournament, Ella Manley was the low finisher for MTSU, placing T38 in Franklin, Tenn. The sophomore opened the tournament with the lowest round of the season thus far, shooting a 69 (-3). Turning in a round at par on the third day, Manley completed the tournament at 217 (+1), the lowest 54 for any Blue Raider this season.

Abbie Lee carded her best score of the season at the Mason Rudolph, finishing at 220 (+4), a three-shot drop compared to the Cardinal Cup. The senior also turned in a round at par to close out the tournament, placing T56.

While she struggled on the first two rounds of the tournament, Kendall Maynard was able to turn it around on the final day of the Mason Rudolph, carding a 73 (+1) on the last 18. She boasts the second-most birdies sunk this season with 22 throughout her nine rounds.

Lanie Campbell leads the Blue Raiders in birdies, dropping in 30 throughout the three tournaments. The junior turned in her second-best result of the fall season at the Mason Rudolph, carding a 225 (+9) to finish at T73.

Nicole Johnson has struggled to find consistency this season but continues to grow through her sophomore season. While she had difficult first and third rounds, she shot just one-over-par on day two, completing the tournament at 234 (+18), T85.

THE COURSE
The University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch is an 18-hole golf course, designed by three-time U.S. Open Champion Hale Irwin. The par 72 offers spectacular views of the Rocky Mountain front range, as well as the best expansive bentgrass greens in the region. The course, which opened in 1998 and was gifted to the University of Denver in 2011, will play at roughly 6,611 yards throughout the tournament.

THE TOURNAMENT
The Ron Moore Intercollegiate is named after Ron Moore, a former member of the Denver golf team who won four U.S. Amateurs, the U.S. Open and two U.S. Senior Opens. His family donated the Highlands Ranch Golf Club to DU Athletics in 2011 in tribute to his legacy. The competition runs for three days, with the competitors playing 18 holes per day. The tournament will kick off with tee-times on Friday and Saturday, beginning at 9:30 a.m. CT, and a 9:30 a.m. CT shotgun start on Sunday.

The weather is forecast to be sunny all weekend, with no rain anticipated. Friday has a high of 85 degrees and a low of 42. Saturday has the same high of 85, but a slightly warmer low at 53. Sunday will be the coldest round of the competition, with a high of 79 and a low of 45.