Women's Golf Ends Fall Slate With Another Program Record

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Arkansas - - The Ball State women's golf team completed its record trifecta Tuesday afternoon, finishing play in the Diamante Intercollegiate with a program record 54-hole score of -2 (862).

After opening the event with the lowest round in program history, at -6 (282) Sunday, the Cardinals followed with a +4 (292) Monday to set the standard for team score through 36 holes at -2 (574).

On Tuesday, the quintet of senior Jasmine Driscoll, senior Sarah Gallagher, sophomore Sophie Korthuijs, senior Sabrina Langerak and junior Jenna Estravillo had one last program mark in their sights.

"It's always good to finish well in the last tournament of the fall and head into the winter off-season with some good momentum," head coach Cameron Andry said. "This week's performance is really a reflection of continued hard work from everybody on the squad. After we struggled in Kansas, we decided to give our top four a little bit of a break from qualifying and allow them to rest up and refresh both their body in mind. I think that proved to be the right choice with the way we performed."

The five combined to hit the mark and then some, shaving three strokes off the previous 54-hole record by shooting E (288) Tuesday for a three-day total score of -2 (862). The previous record was +1 (865) set at the same Diamante Country Club course during the 2023 season.

Leading the squad in the final round was Korthuijs who turned in a collegiate-low round of -3 (69) with a scorecard featuring four birdies and 13 pars. It tied as the seventh-lowest round of the day and helped her climb 18 spots up the final scoreboard into a tie for 19th at +1 (217).

Both Gallagher and Langerak made their final tours of the 72-par, 6,051-yard course at the Diamante Country Club at +1 (73) and tied for 14th overall at E (216). Gallagher's final round included four birdies, while Langerak's saw three. Both would also lead the squad with 11 total birdies over the 54-hole event, which tied for 10th among the 104-player field.

Ball State's final round tally also included a +1 (73) from Driscoll, who finished the tournament 31st overall at +3 (219). Driscoll led the Cardinals and ranked 12th among the field with 37 pars over the three days, while chipping in seven birdies.

Estravillo also turned in a strong effort Tuesday, finishing her tournament with a round of +2 (74). Along with her career-low opening round of -2 (70), Estravillo finished 58th overall at +8 (224). She also tied for the team lead on par-3s, playing them at an average of 3.08 (+1).

"The other cool thing about this week is that every single player in the top five had at least one round under par, which is a testament to the depth that we have on this team," Andry added. "I know they are ready for a little bit of a break, and so am I, but we are also really excited about the spring and what this team can accomplish. We have not seen the best version of ourselves yet and hopefully with continued work, we can see that in the spring."

Overall, the Cardinals placed fourth among the 18-team field at the Diamante Intercollegiate which was won by Boston College at -28 (836). Seattle placed second at -10 (854), followed by Central Arkansas at -3 (861) and Ball State.

As a team, the Cardinals tied for third among the field in par-5 average at 4.82 (-11) and ranked fourth in par-4 average at 4.09 (+14). Ball State also ranked third among the 18 teams with 47 total birdies.

On an individual front, senior Madelin Boyd closed with her best round of the tournament at +3 (75) and freshman Skylar Dean tied for the team lead on par-3 average with Estravillo.

With three days of program records set to enter the books, the Ball State women's golf team will turn its attention to training for the next few months before opening its 2026 Spring slate Feb. 20-22 at the Rio Verde Invitational hosted by Western Michigan at the Rio Verde Country Club in Rio Verde, Arizona.

Women's Golf Ends Fall Slate With Another Program Record

Players Mentioned

Madelin Boyd

Skylar Dean

Jasmine Driscoll

Jenna Estravillo

Sarah Gallagher

Sophie Korthuijs

Sabrina Langerak

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