USAO’s women’s golf team had five tournaments slated for their fall season, including one venture to Florida and their annual Battle at Winter Creek.
Starting their season in September, the team came out swinging in their first tournament with a team win at the Swinging Eagle Invitational at Earlywine Golf Course (5700-yard, par 70). The Drovers saw their best round in program history on day one, totaling 613 (304, 309) across two rounds. Woloss was the tournament’s runner-up with scores of 144 (71,73). Junior Emma Fields followed in third place with a card of 151 (74,77). Three juniors including Alix Schueneman, Moriah Shropshire, and Adde Glass finished with scores of 159, 162, and 169.
For their second tournament, the Drovers headed to Westworth Village, TX. for the Texas Intercollegiate hosted at Hawk’s Creek Golf Course (6515-yard, par 72). The Drovers finished fifth of seven teams. Shropshire finished 21st with a score of 238, followed by Woloss at 23rd, and Glass at 24th.
The team then loaded up for Palm Harbor, FL. for the Invitational at Innisbrook, which saw 11 NAIA ranked teams out of 19 total teams. USAO placed 17th with a total 1011 (325, 330, 356). Woloss led in 54th place with a card of 238 (77, 79, 82). Glass, Shropshire, and Fields followed in 83rd, 86th, and 90th place.
In early October, the Drovers went to Missouri for the Virginia McCoy Invitational which hosted nine teams. USAO shot 661 (345, 316) across two rounds with Woloss tying for third. Shropshire followed in 10th place, Fields at 22nd, senior Addy Asmus at 27th place, sophomore Emilee Slovak at 38th place, and junior Kiera Stehr at 47th place.
In their final tournament, the ladies competed at their annual Battle at Winter Creek hosted at Winter Creek Golf and Country Club in Blanchard (6034-yard, par 72). The Drovers finished fifth of seven teams with a final score of 983 (336, 317, 330). Woloss finished at 15th with a card of 235 (79, 777, 79). Asmus, Shropshire, and Fields finished in the top 30 with scores of 242, 252, and 254. Slovak finished at 36th while Glass and Stehr tied for 40th.
As the lone senior, Asmus concluded her collegiate golf career this fall and described the strain it had put on her.
“Golf is the biggest mental battle I personally have experienced. I never would’ve guessed how much pressure I could put on myself, or how easily you can get in your head,” she stated.
Despite going through the mental conflicts of being a college athlete, Asmus spoke about how glad she was to continue playing the sport and how she would have missed out on meeting new people and the lessons she learned.
Asmus left it all on the line in her last collegiate tournament, stating that she shot her best score on the last day of the competition and that there was no better way she could have concluded her career as a Drover.
The women’s golf team battled hard throughout the fall season and will be back in action in the spring.
Emily Loughridge is a fourth-year communication major at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
