PULLMAN, Wash. (September 21, 2024) – Washington State Women's Golf returns to competition Monday, traveling to Colorado for the Ptarmigan Ram Classic.
The Course and Tournament Format
The 2024 Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Classic will be played at Ptarmigan Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo. and hosted by Colorado State University.
The course will play as a par-72 at 6,468 yards.
Teams will play 36 holes with a shotgun start Monday at 8 a.m. (PT) and will play 18 holes Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. (PT).
Washington State's Lineup
1.
Alice Johansson
2.
Madelyn Gamble
3.
Sarah Skovgaard Bils
4.
Sara Pineros
5.
Agnes Brink
The Field
In addition to Washington State and host Colorado State, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Colorado, Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Nevada, San Diego State, UC Davis and Wyoming will make up the 11-team field.
Tournament History
Washington State has played in this tournament seven times with their last appearance coming in 2009.
1999 (4
th), 2000 (2
nd), 2001 (5
th), 2002 (10
th), 2007 (2
nd), 2008 (15
th), 2009 (15th)
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the link below.
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/234066/scoring/participants
Last Time Out
Sophomore
Alice Johansson fired her second straight round of 68 to win the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational hosted by Kentucky September 10. Johansson tallied eight birdies to post the best round among the 69-player field for the seconds straight day and held off TCU's Kirstin Angosta by one stroke to record her first career win and first individual title for the Cougars since 2020. Amy Chu and Marie Lund-Hansen shared the Meadow Club Invitational in California in 2020. Johansson shot a four-over 76 in Sunday's opening round before posting back-to-back four-under 68's to earn the win after entering Tuesday's final round tied for third. As a team WSU moved up two spots to finish in sixth place while
Sarah Skovgaard Bils shot an even-round 72 to finish tied for 10
th and
Madelyn Gamble carded a two-over 74 to finish tied for 18
th.
Sara Pineros improved her score all three rounds capped by a round of 79 Tuesday while freshman
Grace Rubelsky recorded a pair of birdies in the final round of her first collegiate tournament.
2024-25 Cougars
The 2024-25 Washington State women's golf team features seven members including senior 2024 NCAA participant
Madelyn Gamble and senior
Sarah Skovgaard Bils, junior
Hannah Harrison, sophomores Alic Johansson and
Sara Pineros along with freshmen
Agnes Brink and
Grace Rubelsky.
Kevin Tucker Named Women's Head Golf Coach
Kevin Tucker was named the Cougars' eighth women's head golf coach this past June. Tucker takes over the women's golf program after having spent the last six seasons on the WSU men's golf staff, most recently serving as associate head coach. The Washington State alum was also a two-time NCAA Regional Championship participant in his playing days as a Cougar. Tucker played on the men's golf team at Washington State from 2006-10 and was the second Cougar in school history to be invited to the NCAA Regional Championship his junior year. He went back to the championship his senior year, becoming the first Cougar golfer to receive multiple individual post-season invites. Tucker was also a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention honoree, making him the third Cougar in school history to receive multiple post-season accolades. During his time away from WSU, Tucker spent seven years playing professional golf and working at various golf clubs. He competed on the PGA Canada Tour from 2011-14, while also competing in All-American tour in Phoenix from 2011-13. He spent one season on the Dakotas Tour in 2016. Tucker worked at many Golf Clubs including the Estancia Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo., and Scottsdale National Golf Club. Originally from Kennewick Wash., Tucker graduated from Kennewick High School in 2006. He is married to his wife, Ellen Kellie, who is also a WSU alum.
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