FARMINGTON, Mo. - The University of Dubuque women's golf team opened the 2026 WashU Spring Invite with a team score of 333 to tie for 10th place overall after the first round. The Spartans were led by
Leah Balsbaugh who shot a round of 77 to tie for 13th overall.
Olivia Hines golfing as an individual finished with a round of 78 to sit in 18th place.
The tournament is being hosted at the Crown Pointe Golf Course, a Par 72 (5,816 yards course). Sunday's round the average score was 83.07 through 82 rounds of play. Four eagles were scored on hole #1 (Par 5, 443 yards) and the toughest hole was #15 (Par 4, 396 yards) which played on average 5.74 where 46 double bogeys happened.
Round 1 Individual scores:
13
Leah Balsbaugh (77)
18
Olivia Hines (78) *individual
39
Kaycee Newman (83)
46
Drew Hoffer (84)
67
Payton Morton (89)
75
Megan Stephan (92)
Team Scores Round 1:
| +/- |
TEAM |
RD1 |
| 1 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
298 |
| 2 |
Washington-St. Louis |
300 |
| 3 |
UW-Stout |
308 |
| 4 |
Grinnell |
312 |
| 5 |
Washington-St. Louis (B) |
315 |
| T6 |
Saint Mary's (IN) |
326 |
| T6 |
Macalester |
326 |
| 8 |
Aurora |
328 |
| 9 |
Trine |
332 |
| T10 |
Millikin |
333 |
| T10 |
University of Dubuque |
333 |
| 12 |
North Central (IL) |
335 |
| 13 |
Illinois Wesleyan (B) |
338 |
| 14 |
Wartburg |
340 |
| 15 |
UW-Eau Claire |
352 |
