LAKE MARY, Fla. – All five Bulldogs improved their scores on the second and final day of the Seminole State Spring Break Invite, which was staged at Timacuan Golf and Country Club in Lake Mary, Fla., on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 5-6). It marked the first event of the spring season for head coach Brett Muller’s Concordia University women’s golf squad.
The Bulldogs turned in a two day total of 393-362–755 (+179). They were surrounded by a strong field that included host Seminole State College in addition to Detroit Mercy, Florida Atlantic, Eastern Florida State, Johnson & Wales (Fla.), Keiser and Southern Indiana. Forty-four individuals completed both rounds of the event.
“We have definitely improved every day we’ve been here, from the practice round to yesterday and from yesterday to today,” Muller said. “We just had to get back into the routine of playing golf again and competing.
“Kendra (Placke) got off to a great start. She started on hole 16 and ended up shooting one under on the front nine. She was extremely disappointed with her score yesterday. She was able to stay out of trouble, which was what hurt her yesterday.”
Currently holding down a top five position in the conference race, freshman Kendra Placke made a nice move on Wednesday by shooting five-over-par 76 at Timacuan. That score represented a 14-stroke improvement as compared to Tuesday’s round and moved Placke (90-76–166) all the way from 34th to a finish of 21st on the final Seminole State Invite standings. The Seward High School product entered the spring with a team low scoring average of 79.6.
The remainder of Muller’s lineup included junior Murphy Sears (94-89–183; 33rd), freshman Britney Jepsen (100-94–194; 38th), junior Paighton Barbre (109-103 – 212; 41st) and freshman DJ Bokelman (111-110–221; 44th).
Spring break trips have become a more regular occurrence for the Bulldog golf program. It was the women’s turn this season after the men visited Grand National Lake Course in Opelika, Ala., in 2018. The women participated in a practice round in Lake Mary on Monday before teeing off for real on Tuesday.
The team will leave Florida on Friday morning. The Bulldogs will be in attendance at the Arnold Palmer Invite on Thursday as the spring break week continues.
The Seminole State Spring Break Invite marked Concordia’s first action since play two rounds of GPAC championship golf, Oct. 1-2. Next up on the schedule is the University of Nebraska-Kearney Invitational at Awarii Dunes in Kearney, Neb., March 23-24.