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Women's Golf

Hawkeyes Head to Route 66 Invitational

Iowa women’s golf closes out its fall slate Oct. 19-20 at the Route 66 Invitational in Tulsa, Okla.

by Keaton Jeffries

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s golf team returns to action Oct. 19-20 at the Route 66 Invitational honoring Dale McNamara at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Tulsa, Okla.

THIS WEEK

The Hawkeyes will compete in the 54-hole Route 66 Invitational on Oct. 19-20. The tournament begins Monday with 36 holes and an 8:30 a.m. (CT) shotgun start. Tuesday’s final round will also begin at 8:30 a.m.

FOLLOW LIVE

Fans can follow the tournament via live scoring on Scoreboard, powered by Clippd

THE LINEUP

Iowa’s lineup will feature Eva Kristinsdottir, Maura Peters, Ximena Benites, Sunny Wang and Lily Huether. Maria Moczarska will compete as an individual.

THE FIELD

The 16-team field includes host Tulsa, Cal Poly, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, Iowa, Montana State, North Florida, Oral Roberts, Rutgers, Seattle U, Texas A&M and Wisconsin.

THE COURSE

The Golf Club of Oklahoma will play as a par 72 at 6,337 yards for the Route 66 Invitational.

LAST TIME OUT

The Hawkeyes are coming off a ninth-place finish at the Illinois Women’s Invitational at Medinah on Oct. 12-13 at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. Iowa finished with a 54-hole total of 866 (284-297-285), closing the tournament with a 3-under-par 285.

Eva Kristinsdottir led the Hawkeyes with a seventh-place finish, posting a school-record 8-under-par 208 (66-69-73). Kristinsdottir also broke the program’s 36-hole scoring record with a 9-under-par 135 and tied the 18-hole school record with an opening-round 66.

Maura Peters closed the tournament with a 4-under-par 68 in the final round.

OF NOTE

  • Kristinsdottir earned her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor on Oct. 15, becoming the first Iowa women’s golfer to earn three Big Ten weekly honors in a single season.
  • Kristinsdottir has recorded three consecutive top-10 finishes, tying for fifth at the Badger Invitational, tying for eighth at the Diane Thomason Invitational and finishing seventh at the Illinois Women’s Invitational at Medinah.
  • The Route 66 Invitational marks Iowa’s final tournament of the fall season.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes will open their spring schedule Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at the Purdue “Tropical” Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.