PULLMAN, Wash. (September 28, 2024) – Washington State Women's Golf heads to northern California for The Molly Collegiate Invitational hosted by Oregon State University.

The Course and Tournament Format
The 2024 Molly Collegiate Invitational will be held at Bayonet Black Golf Course in Seaside, Calif.
 
The course will play as a par-72 at 6,147 yards.

Teams will play 36 holes Monday and wrap up the tournament with 18 holes Tuesday.

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 Oregon State, California, Nevada, Rutgers, Sacramento State, San Francisco, San Jose State, Stanford, UC Davis and Washington will make up the 11-team field.

Tournament History
Washington State played in The Molly last season where then-freshman Alice Johansson set the program record for lowest score to par for a 54-hole event and equaled the school record with a 6-under-par, 66, on the final day. As a team, the Cougars shot their best round of the tournament Tuesday, firing a 2-under, 286 to finish the two-day event at +12, 876, in eighth place. Oregon and California tied for the team championship at -28, 836, five strokes ahead of first-day leader San Jose State.

Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the link below.
https://coach.scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/232984/leaderboards

Last Time Out
Sophomore Alice Johansson picked up more hardware, sharing the Ptarmigan Ram Classic individual title in Colorado Tuesday. Johansson, who opened the season winning the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational hosted by Kentucky two weeks ago, entered the final round with a two-stroke lead after firing a 69 and school-record 65 in Monday's opening rounds. The Bollnäs, Sweden native closed the tournament with a one-under 71 to finish with a 54-hole school-record 205(-11) and share the individual title with Abigail Leighton from UC Davis who shot a final round 66.  The Cougars finished the tournament in 11^th place and recorded the sixth-best team score amongst the field in Tuesday's final round.
 
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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