Girls Go Golfing Alumni Off to Great Start in Dickinson College Invitational

Kara McNulty claimed her 10th title in 29 career events.

Complete Results

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Girl GO Golfing alumnus, current Copper Hill Country Club Women's Champion Senior Kara McNulty (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) scratched off another Gettysburg College women's golf record by claiming her 10th career individual title at the Dickinson College Invitational at the Blue Ridge Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 14.
 
McNulty fired a 78 – her program-record fourth career round in the 70s – to win medalist honors by three strokes. She broke the previous career wins record set by Merrill Fortier '08. 

McNulty owns  nearly all of the golf program's records, including career scoring average (82.92), season average (82.9), and best 36-hole score (158). Still left on the docket is Fortier's single-round record of 76 set on Sept. 25, 2004.
 
As a team, Gettysburg tied Division II Millersville University for the top spot in the eight-team field with a 351. Millersville took home the team title by winning the tiebreaker after matching up the scorecards. McDaniel College shot 379 to finish a distant third.
 
Freshman Sarah Hansen (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) finished in a tie for fifth with an 89. Another GIrls Go GOlfing alumnus and fellow first-year Nicole Petrocchi (Whitehouse Station, N.Y./Hunterdon Central) and sophomore Kate Schwartz (Blairstown, N.J./North Warren Regional) each shot 92 to finish tied for 11th.
 
Gettysburg resumes action at the McDaniel Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 12:30 p.m. 

GGG player notes and photos from 2013 USGA girls junior qualifier at French Creek golf club

Jordan McKelvin of Westminster, Maryland wills her putt into the hole on the par 4 12th green in the 2013 USGA girls junior qualifier.

Getting up and down at the par 4 13th hole is Luiza Altman of Brazil.

Luiza Altman of Brazil delivers her shot to the par 4 14th hole of the 2013 USGA girls junior qualifier on Wednesday, June 26.

GGG and Hunterdon Central standout Jess Wild studies her putt on the par 4  14th hole at French Creek golf club in Elverson, PA in a qualifying round of the 2013 USGA girls junior. Fellow GGG and incoming HC freshman Katie Lee was five groups behind Wild.

USGA girls junior qualifying results from all venues

RESULTS

30 player field with four qualifying spots and two alternates available.

69  Cecily Overbey,Hightpoint NC
69  Ana Paula Valdes,Hilton Head Island NC
72  Luiza Altman,Windermere FL
74  Isabella DeLisio,Hatfield Pa
74  Jackie Rogowicz, Yardley PA
76  Brynn Walker, St. Davids PA
76  Rachel Lee, Woodstock MD
78  Killian Casson, Ellicott City, MD
78  Franco Hurtado, Macungie PA
79  Carley Hopton, Madison NJ
79  Lauren Kim, Woodstock MD

There was a three hole playoff for the fourth spot, which went to Isabella DiLisio.  She won with a birdie on 18.  The girls played the blue/white composite with the exception of the green tee on 11.

Speaking French in Brazil!

2016 Olympics golf architect chosen: Girls Go Golfing co-directors John & Lydia Siipola call Hanse-designed golf course FRENCH CREEK home!!! 


Read the announcement from French Creek below:

Congratulations to Gil Hanse and Hanse Golf Course Design! Many of you who attended our Annual Membership Meeting are aware that Gil Hanse has been competing for the Course Design Contract for the 2016 Summer Olympic golf course design in Rio de Janeiro. French Creek is happy to announce that Gil Hanse and his design group have been officially awarded the contract today!!! Gil and his group will be very busy over the next 18 to 24 months with other projects as well, including the remodeling of the Blue Monster  tournament course at Doral Resorts in Florida and a new 27 Hole Design in Oregon, just south of Bandon Dunes. French Creek is proud to have the privilege of playing a Hanse designed course every day!  Congratulations to everyone at Hanse Golf Course Design! Click here to view the official announcement from Gil Hanse himself and more news on Hanse Golf Course Design! Click here for The Golf Channel and their article on Gil Hanse.