This Week in Michigan Women's Golf: Windy City Classic

» After opening with a win at the Wolverine Invitational, Michigan heads to Northwestern's Windy City Classic at the Westmoreland Country Club.
» In one of the marquee events of the fall, the 15-team field features nine top-25 teams from the latest coaches poll, while all 15 are ranked among the top 55 of the early Golfweek polls.
» After winning the Wolverine Invitational and earning Big Ten Golfer of the Week honors, Mikaela Schulz will start in the No. 1 spot for Michigan.
» The Maize and Blue will play the first 36 holes with No. 5 Stanford and No. 21 Virginia.

THIS WEEK
Mon-Tue., Oct. 4-5 -- at Windy City Classic (Wilmette, Ill.)
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Next on the Tee: Windy City Classic

The University of Michigan women's golf team heads to the Chicagoland area (Wilmette, Ill.), to play in Northwestern's Windy City Classic, Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 4-5). The two-day, 54-hole event will be held at Westmoreland Country Club and features a loaded 15-team field with nine of the top-25-ranked teams in the lineup. The course is expected to be set up for a par 72 and 6,457 yards.

The Windy City Classic Field

The Windy City Classic features a top-tier 15-team field, including Augusta State, No. 2 Duke, No. 10 Florida, Iowa State, No. 18 Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Northwestern, No. 22 Oregon, Purdue, No. 1 South Carolina, No. 5 Stanford, No. 8 Texas, No. 12 USC and No. 21 Virginia.

The Windy City Classic Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 2 -- Travel Day
Sunday, Oct. 3 -- Practice Round, 1:10 p.m. CDT (No. 1 tee)
Monday, Oct. 4 -- First Round (18), 7:30 a.m. CDT (tee times off No. 1 tee; playing with Stanford and Virginia)
Monday, Oct. 4 -- Second Round (18), continuous play following the completion of the first round
Tuesday, Oct. 5 -- Final Round (18), 7:30 a.m. CDT (tee times off Nos 1 and 10)

Michigan's Windy City Classic Lineup

Michigan will have a five-member starting lineup at the Windy City Classic. Junior Mikaela Schulz leads the Wolverines starting five with senior Ashley Lau, junior Hailey Borja, senior Sophia Trombetta and sophomore Monet Chun rounding out the squad. Junior Anika Dy will travel and play as U-M's individual.

History at the Windy City Classic

Michigan makes its fifth appearance in Northwestern's fall event. After the 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M tied for 14th in 2019 and was 12th in 2018 at the Westmoreland Country Club. U-M first played in the event in 2008 at the Evanston Golf Club, finishing third, followed with a tie for sixth at the Glen Club in 2009.

• Oct. 6-7, 2008 | 3rd of 13 (300-299-303/902), Evanston Golf Club
• Oct. 5-6, 2009 | t-6th of 15 (301-292-302/895), The Glen Club
• Oct. 1-2, 2018 | 12th of 14 (302-307-299/908), Westmoreland CC
• Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019 | t-14th of 15 (300-305-291/896), Westmoreland CC

Wolverine Bites

• After posting seven top-five finishes in its last eight events, Michigan continued its string of top fives, capturing the team title at the Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 13-14). Over U-M's last 13 regular-season events in a three-season span, the Wolverines have recorded nine top-five finishes with two team titles and one runner-up.

• After posting a career-low 210 (-3) tally, Mikaela Schulz won her second medalist honor of her career tying for with Iowa State's Liyana Durisic at the Wolverine Invitational. For her efforts, Schulz was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week. She won her first career event at the 2019 Shirley Spork Invitational as an individual on EMU's Eagle Crest Golf Club. Overall, Schulz's win marked the 33rd individual title by a Wolverine as well as the sixth under U-M coach Jan Dowling.

• With the entire starting five finishing in the top 20 individually, U-M won the Wolverine Invitational by 12 shots with a U-M Golf Course women's team record 851 (-1) -- the first sub-par tally at U-M's home course. The 851 tally not only was the second-lowest team total in program history, it crushed the prior U-M Golf Course record by 18 shots -- 869 by USC at the 2007 NCAA Central Regional (May 10-12). Additionally, the team title marked the second for Dowling and her first 54-hole crown with the Maize and Blue. In 2016, Dowling's Wolverines posted a 304 total to win the Trinity Forest Invitational (Nov. 7-8) as weather canceled the remainder of the event.

• Setting the pace early, all five U-M golfers posted an even or sub-par round at the season-opening Wolverine Invitational. Medalist Mikaela Schulz posted two with a career-low-tying 68 (-3) in the first round followed with a 70 (-1) in the second. Monet Chun carded her first career sub-70 round with a 69 (-2) in the first round, while Ashley Lau also broke 70 for the third time in her career with a 69 (-2) of her own.

• Michigan will be without the services of graduate student Ashley Kim as she is out indefinitely with a thumb injury. Taking advantage of the NCAA rule to allow student-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kim was expected to provide steady experience and leadership for the 2021-22 campaign. Kim has started 34 of her 35 career events and carries a 74.62 career scoring average.

• Last season, Ashley Lau was named an All-America honorable mention by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) becoming the second Wolverine in program history to earn recognition, joining Elodie Van Dievoet (2016-19), who earned second team honors in 2017. Lau led the Wolverines with a 72.64 scoring average and a team-best nine sub-par rounds, including a career-best 68 (-4) twice.

• Last season, Ashley Lau and Monet Chun were named All-Big Ten first team and Hailey Borja was a second-team selection for a second straight year, becoming just the fourth Wolverine to earn multiple honors. It was the second time in program history that three Wolverines were honored in the same year. Chun also was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year to become the second Wolverine to earn the conference's rookie honor, and first in 25 years, after Katy Loy earned the accolade in 1996.

Next on the Tee

Fri-Sun., Oct. 15-17 -- Ruth's Chris Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.)