Women’s golf finds success at shortened tournament

The Light Blue traveled to Beallsville, Md., on Monday to take part in what was originally supposed to be a two-day, 72-hole tournament.

The Hoya Invitational—which featured 17 teams, including four other Ivies—was cut short due to inclement weather, meaning the golfers’ 36-hole scores would be their final scores.

As a team, the Lions finished tied with Harvard for eighth place, with a score of 655.

Junior Robin Lee highlighted Columbia’s field of five, as she took third overall in the individual competition. Lee finished three strokes ahead of Princeton’s Kelly Shon, making her the top individual Ivy Leaguer.

Lee got off to a good start in the first round with a 77, and improved on that score in the next round with a 75. She—along with freshman teammate Michelle Piyapattra—also netted four birdies through the tournament, leaving her tied for second in that category.

Piyapattra had a better first round than Lee (76), and was in a tie for fourth place. She finished the tournament in a tie for 17th place in the field of 89 golfers.

Lee’s average score of 76 on Monday was about six strokes below her scoring average to that point in the season, a good sign for the Lions.

Next up for women’s golf is the 5th Annual Roar-ee Invitational at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, N.Y, on April 15 and 16.