Women’s Golf Takes Fifth at Idle Hour Collegiate

Monday, November 5

Macon, Ga.

All Day

Georgia Southern University

Idle Hour Collegiate

Ella Ofstedahl took third at the Idle Hour Collegiate.

11/6/2018 7:23:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

Ella Ofstedahl and Ansley Bowman finish in the top-10 for the third straight event.

By: Marc Gignac

MACON, Ga. – Ella Ofstedahl shot a 71, and Ansley Bowman carded a 72 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to a fifth-place finish in the Idle Hour Collegiate Tuesday at Idle Hour Country Club.

Georgia Southern shot 299 as a team, the third-lowest score of the day, and topped James Madison by a stroke. Tournament host Mercer won the event, Toledo was second, Eastern Kentucky took third and Troy finished fourth, seven strokes clear of the Eagles.

Ofstedahl placed third, her fifth top-10 in her last seven events and second top-5 in a row. Bowman tied for sixth, her third consecutive top-5 outing.

Scores
Ella Ofstedahl – 71-74-71=216 (E), 3
Ansley Bowman – 74-73-72=219 (+3), T6
Savanah Satterfield – 82-76-81=239 (+23), T56
Sarah Noonan – 84-77-79=240 (+24), T59
Emma Bell – 88-79-77=244 (+28), T65
Team – 311-300-299=910 (+46), 5

Individual
Kaysie Harrelson – 87-82-83=252 (+36), T71

The story
Sparked by an eagle on the 466-yard, par-5 17th, Ofstedahl played her first 12 holes of the day 3-under and birdied two of her last five holes of the round.

Bowman played a stretch of eight holes in her round 2-under with birdies at 13 and 17 and was even on her final eight holes of the day with a birdie at 4.

Georgia Southern led the tournament in par-5 scoring with a 4.93 average, and the Eagles' 30 birdies on the week ranked fifth. Ofstedahl played the par-5s 7-under, while Bowman was 2-under.

Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We got off to a better start, which is really great to see, and a small victory for us. We stayed calm and stayed patient. To have the third lowest round of the day and move up three spots, there are a lot of positives we can take from that."

"Ella and Ansley once again led the way, and they both had a great fall with the two lowest scoring averages in the history of our program. We're really proud of them."

"We're seeing a lot of competitiveness and seeing a lot of promise from the other girls on the team. I know we will continue to see a lot of growth in the spring season, so we're really excited to put in some good work in the offseason and come back in the spring. This team has tons and tons of ability. It's a special group, and we're excited to end the fall on a good note, get our new players some experience and pick up again in the spring and keep it going."

Next Up
The Eagles open the spring season at the Amelia Island Collegiate in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 18-19.