HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College women's golf team captured the title this weekend at the UHart/Trinity Invitational, held at Rockledge Golf Club in West Hartford, Connecticut. The two-day event featured round one on Saturday, April 18, followed by round two on Sunday, April 19.
First-year CC Kaplan made history in the first round on Saturday carding a 71, one under par, marking the first player in program history to finish under par!
Rockledge Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course measuring 5,722 yards.
What Happened:
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After the opening round, Trinity held first place with a seven-stroke lead over Bentley. Junior C.C. Kaplan led the Bantams with an impressive one-under-par 71, highlighted by an eagle on the 435-yard, par-5 ninth hole. She also recorded four birdies on holes 5, 7, 11, and 16.
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Despite cold and rainy conditions on Sunday, Trinity maintained its lead and improved its team performance, posting a score 10 strokes better than Saturday's round (+32). Mia Lombardi paced the Bantams in round two, finishing at three-over par for the day. Her strong performance moved her up 11 spots on the leaderboard into sixth place overall.
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Kaplan shot a 78 (+6) on Sunday to finish at five-over par for the tournament (71–78), securing the individual title. Bentley's Isabel Gonzales placed second with rounds of 77 and 75 (+8), while Bates College's Isabelle Meltzer, competing as an individual, finished third at 12-over par.
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Trinity also saw strong finishes from Himena Yamane, Kira Kilgore, and Meg Lavinder, who placed seventh, eighth, and ninth, respectively. Yamane carded an 80 (+8) on Sunday after an opening-round 87. Kilgore improved four spots on Sunday to finish at 27-over par while competing as an individual. Lavinder rebounded from a 16-over performance on Saturday to shoot 12-over in the final round, finishing at +28 overall.
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Kotto Freeman rounded out the Bantams' efforts, finishing 13th overall after climbing four spots in Sunday's round.
Up Next:
The Bantams will travel to Williamstown, Mass. for the New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship held over the weekend of May 1st-May 3rd. The Championship will be played at Taconic Golf Club, tee times will be announced closer to the weekend.
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