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Bryan National Collegiate
This Week in Michigan Women's Golf: Bryan National Collegiate
3/26/2019 1:24:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan heads to Greensboro, N.C., for the Bryan National Collegiate held at the famed Bryan Park Golf and Enrichment Center.
» U-M will play in the co-hosted event for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2016.
» With 18 teams in the field, 15 are ranked among the top 85 teams nationally, including No. 1 Duke.
» Freshman Ashley Lau has taken over the team lead for scoring averaging (74.35) and will start in the No. 1 position for the Wolverines.
THIS WEEK
Fri-Sun., March 29-31 -- Bryan National Collegiate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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On the Tee: Bryan National Collegiate
The University of Michigan women's golf team returns to action after more than three weeks of training. The Wolverines will travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, Friday through Sunday (March 29-31) for the Bryan National Collegiate hosted by UNC Greensboro and Wake Forest. The three-day, 54-hole event will featured an 18-team field and be played at the Bryan Park Golf and Enrichment Center. The course will be set up for a par 72 with 6,386 yards.
The Bryan National Collegiate Field
There will be 18 teams competing in the Landfall Tradition, including Boston University, No. 71 Charlotte, No. 77 Coastal Carolina, No. 1 Duke, No. 52 East Carolina, Georgetown, No. 83 Idaho, No. 58 Kentucky, No. 67 Michigan, No. 57 N.C. State, No. 40 North Carolina, No. 54 Ohio State, No. 31 Oregon State, No. 81 Tulsa, UNC Greensboro, No. 16 Virginia, No. 53 Virginia Tech and No. 8 Wake Forest.
The Bryan National Collegiate Schedule
Wednesday, March 27 -- Travel Day
Thursday, March 28 -- Practice Round, 10 a.m.
Friday, March 29 -- First Round, 8:30 a.m. (tee times off No. 10)
Saturday, March 30 -- Second Round, 8:30 a.m. (tee times off Nos 1 & 10)
Sunday, March 31 -- Final Round, 8:30 a.m. (shotgun)
The Michigan Lineup at the Bryan National Collegiate
Michigan will travel five starters for the Bryan National with freshman Ashley Lau, senior Elodie Van Dievoet, junior Hannah Ghelfi, sophomore Ashley Kim and freshman Sophia Trombetta.
History at Bryan National Collegiate
Michigan has made three appearances in the Bryan National collegiate. U-M made its first appearance in the Bryan National Collegiate in 2016, finishing 11th with a 926, 54-hole total. Kathy Lim led the Wolverines tying for eighth (224) while Megan Kim tied for 51st (236) and Emily White tied for 65th (242). In 2017, the Wolverines were eighth with an 885 tally. Led by Grace Choi (9th), Elodie Van Dieoet and Kim tied for 31st (224), Alisa Snyder tied for 39th (225). Last year, led by Ashley Kim's tie for 12th, U-M finished 10th with a 910 total. Â [ Recaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 ]
Wolverine Bites
• In a battle for the scoring lead, freshman Ashley Lau has taken the lead with a 74.35 per-round average. She is four shots ahead of sophomore Ashley Kim's 74.55 per-round average. Combined, the U-M Ashleys have posted eight of U-M's 13 sub-par rounds and  remain the only Wolverines averaging below 75 per round.
• Michigan's "Ashley Duo" of sophomore Ashley Kim and freshman Ashley Lau have become a 1-2 punch for the Wolverines. They have finished as the top two Wolverines in three events, with each finishing as the top Wolverine in two events apiece. Both have started all eight events, and they have had 37 of 40 rounds count for U-M.
• Ashley Lau has continued to show consistent scoring and has fired a career-best 71 (-1) three times this season -- Westbrook Spring Invitational (third), Landfall Tradition (first) and East & West Stroke Play qualifying (second). In 20 rounds this season she has one above 76.
• Ashley Kim opened the spring season in grand fashion with a career-best performance at the Moon Golf Invitational (Feb. 18-19). She carded three straight sub-par rounds -- 71 (-1), 71 (-1) and a season-best 69 (-3) -- for a 211 (-5) total that was a new career best by seven shots, and she recorded her first career top-five finish. It was also the best finish for a Wolverine in over a season and a half. For her efforts Kim was named the Big Ten co-Golfer of the Week -- the first such honor of her career and first for a Wolverine since Oct. 4, 2017 (Van Dievoet).
• Using a career-best 70 (-2), Hannah Ghelfi had a career-best performance in her last outing -- the Westbrook Spring Invitational. Adding in her second sub-par round of 71 (-1) in the first round, she posted a 215 (-1) tournament total to lead U-M, etch her first career top-20 finish -- tying for 19th and lower her previous best 54-hole tournament total by seven strokes.
• Using five birdies and 11 pars, Alisa Snyder broke the 70-stroke barrier for the first time at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, firing a three-under 69 in the second round. She also set a new career-low after topping the 70 she had in the final round of the 2017 Big Ten Championships (April 21-23) as a freshman. With her performance, she lowered her season average to 75.07 per round -- on a career-best pace by more than a shot.
• Using Hannah Ghelfi's career-best 215 (-1) tally and three 217s from Alisa Snyder, Ashley Kim and Ashley Lau the Wolverines closed the Westbrook Spring Invitational posting an 861 (-3) tournament total -- which is the second lowest in program history and is the second 54-hole event ever below par. The U-M record is an 835 (-29) total at the Las Vegas Showdown (Oct. 25-27, 2015).
• Michigan took a training trip to Naples, Florida. While there, U-M met up with Minnesota to play in a two-day match-play battle. First at Quail Creek Country Club, Michigan was able to take a 4-3 lead before the two squads headed to Bay Colony Golf Club for the second day. The Gophers recorded 4.5 points to secure the victory with a 7.5-6.5 tally. Five Wolverines notched victories during the event with Sophia Trombetta (2-0) and Ashley Kim (1-0-1) leading the way for the Maize and Blue.
Summer Offers Unique Opportunity for Dowling
• After serving as an assistant coach this past summer, U-M head coach Jan Dowling was named the Team International women's head coach for the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup at the Alotian Club in Roland, Arkansas.
• The 2019 event, to be played June 7-9, will mark the second time the event will be played under the expanded format to include men's and women's USA collegiate golfers, making it the only major tournament to feature men and women playing side by side as partners.
• A Ryder Cup-style tournament co-founded by Arnold Palmer and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), the event features the top university/college golfers and matches the United States against an International team.
Next on the Tee
Sat-Sun., April 13-14 -- Lady Buckeye Invitational (Columbus, Ohio)
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