GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's golf team is set to compete in the National Golf Invitational, held at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club from May 9-11 in Maricopa, Arizona.

UNCG has finished fifth or better in eight of its 11 total events this season, including a recent fourth-place finish at The Southern Conference (SoCon) Championship in West Columbia, South Carolina.

The Spartans won their first tournament since the 2011-12 season after placing first in the Puerto Rico Shootout in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on March 6. UNCG also earned a runner-up finish hosting the UNCG Collegiate from Oct. 21-22, which saw senior Ava Romfo win the individual title.

Course: Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
City: Maricopa, Arizona
Par / Yardage: 72 par / 6,295 yards
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THE FORMAT
The National Golf Invitational is a three-day, three-round tournament with a total of 10 teams. There will be one round on each day teeing off at 7:00 a.m. MT / 10:00 a.m. ET.

LINEUP FOR UNCG
Kasey McIlvaine
Ava Romfo
Lulu Leetham
Julia Baeumken
Sophie Lauture
Elle Burnette (SUB)

NINE TEAMS (Rankings by Scoreboard Powered by Clippd)
North Texas (72), UNCW (84), Mercer (88), Santa Clara (94), Rutgers (100), UNCG (112), Oral Roberts (114), Seattle University (119), Eastern Michigan (127), Bowling Green (164)

LAST TIME OUT FOR UNCG

• The Spartans finished in fourth place at the 2025 SoCon Championship at Solina Golf Club in West Columbia, South Carolina.
• The Spartans' fourth-place finish was the best in a conference tournament since the 2013 SoCon Championship, when UNCG finished third with a final score of 903.
• The Spartans placed fourth out of the nine teams from the conference at 57-over-par (921) after posting round scores of 303-314-304.
• UNCG finished seven strokes ahead of ETSU (928) and three shy of Mercer (918).
• Furman won the title at 34-over-par (898) after rounds of 295-305-298.
• The Spartans were fourth in the tournament when competing on par fives, shooting one-over-par as a team with a 5.01 stroke average.
• UNCG finished third in the tournament on par fours at 53-over-par with a 4.44 stroke average.
• UNCG ended the tournament tied for second with one eagle, thanks to Romfo scoring one on the third hole in the final round.
• They also were fourth with 143 pars and fifth with 26 birdies.

 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• The Spartans own a national rank of 112th with a 298 scoring average.
• UNCG took home first in the Puerto Rico Shootout, hosted by Ball State from March 4-5 at the Flamboyan Course at Palmas del Mar Golf Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
• It marked the Spartans first tournament win since the Palmetto Intercollegiate from Oct. 23-24, 2011, at Oak Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
• UNCG broke the single-round tournament record for the Golfweek Fall Challenge at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, on Sept. 9 in round two by shooting a 13-under-par (271). The Spartans later finished third in the event.
• The Spartans finished fourth or better in four of their first five tournaments back in the fall.
• The Spartans finished fourth in the Clemson Invitational on Aug. 26 at Walker Course in Clemson, South Carolina, to begin the fall.
• UNCG also tied for third in the Pirate Collegiate Classic from Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Greenville, North Carolina.
• Sophomore Kasey McIlvaine is first on the squad and seventh in the SoCon, averaging 74.33 strokes per round. She tied for seventh at nine-over-par (225) in the SoCon Championship after carding rounds of 74-77-74.
• Romfo is second on the team and eighth in the SoCon with a 74.74 stroke average.
• Freshman Lulu Leetham is 18th in the league at a 75.91 stroke average.
• Leetham led the Spartans to their tournament win at the Puerto Rico Shootout by tying for second at four-under-par (140) in the two-round shortened event.
• Freshman Sophie Lauture is tied for 24th in the SoCon, averaging 76.29 strokes per round.
• Sophomore Elle Burnette is 26th in the SoCon, averaging 76.39 strokes per round.
• Junior Julia Baeumken is 27th in the conference with a 76.79 average.
• The Spartans have three newcomers this season, including freshmen Leetham and Lauture as well as a sophomore transfer from Marshall in McIlvaine.

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