Women's Golf

Princeton Captures Second-Straight Ivy League Women's Golf Championship Crown in Playoff

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JACKSON, N.J. -- At the end of 54 holes, Princeton and Harvard needed two more to decide the 2018 Ivy League Women's Golf Championship. Both the Tigers and Crimson turned in their best rounds of the tournament over the final 18, each carding a 6-over 288. So, last year's champion and last year's runner up made it a 19-hole Sunday before Princeton prevailed.

The playoff sent Princeton and Harvard to the ninth hole, and the top four Tigers all made at least par, with Tenley Shield and Amber Wang making birdie and Anabelle Chang and Maya Walton marking par for Princeton to card two-under on the extra hole while Harvard finished four-over par. 

The title is Princeton's sixth in program history and the second time the Tigers have gone back-to-back, along with 2004 and 2005. The other titles, along with last year, were in 1999 and 2001. 
 
Individual champion Michelle Xie paced the Crimson at four-over par (77-71-72-220) as one of the two Ivies to shot under par during one of the rounds. Teammate Belinda Hu (+10, 76-76-74) finished tied for fifth in the standings to earn All-Ivy nods.
 
The Tigers were led by Anabelle Chang and Maya Walton. Anabelle Chang posted a one-over par 73 Sunday to finish as the individual runner-up at eight-over par overall (76-75-73). Walton shot a championship low three-under par 69 Sunday to finish tied for fifth at 10-over par overall (79-78-69). Walton and Chang both earned First-Team All-Ivy honors.

Brown dropped four strokes to card a final round score of 303 to finish third in the standings. The Bears were led by Brittany Park. Park shot nine-over par for the three-day event to tie for third place in the individual standings. Christine Kim carded a one-over par 73 in the final round of action to take ninth overall.
 
Behind an 1-over par 73 performance Sunday from Nancy Xu, Columbia placed fourth at +61 (320-298-307-925). Xu (+11, 79-73-75-227) finished tied for seventh in the individual standings.
 
Dartmouth (+71, 317-306-312-935) finished fifth. Jessica Kittelberger (+15, 78-76-77-231) and Catharine Roddy finished tied for 10th to earn Second-Team All-Ivy honors.
 
Yale’s Jennifer Peng ranked tied for third in the standings at nine-over par overall (77-73-75) to earn First-Team All-Ivy recognition. The Bulldogs finished in sixth place as a team.
 
Penn dropped 18 strokes on the final day of competition (+92, 324-325-307-956) to rounded out the Ancient Eight field.
 
TEAM STANDINGS
Princeton (313-304-294-911)
Harvard (314-303-294-911)
 
3. Brown (+53, 307-307-303-917)
4. Columbia (+61, 320-298-307-925).
5. Dartmouth (+71, 317-306-312-935)
6. Yale (+90, 319-324-311-954)
7. Penn (+92, 324-325-307-956)
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Michelle Xie, Harvard (77-71-72-220)
2. Anabelle Change, Princeton (+8, 76-75-73)
T-3. Brittany Park, Brown (+9, 72-77-76-225)
T-3. Jennifer Peng, Yale (+9, 77-73-75)
T-5. Belinda Hu, Harvard (+10, 76-76-74)
T-5. Maya Walton, Princeton (+10, 79-78-69)
T-7. Nancy Xu, Columbia (+11, 79-73-75-227)
T-7. Naomi Lee, Brown (+11, 77-75-75-227)
9. Christine Kim, Brown (+12, 79-76-73-228)
T-10. Jessica Kittelberger, Dartmouth (+15, 78-76-77-231)
T-10. Amber Wang, Princeton (+15, 81-72-78-231)
T-10. Catharine Roddy, Dartmouth (+15, 77-73-81-231)