
Women’s Golf to Close Out Fall with Landfall Tradition
10/24/2024 4:59:00 PM | Women's Golf
WILMINGTON, N.C. - The NC State women's golf team will play at the 22nd annual Landfall Tradition this weekend, Friday Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Country Club of Landfall's Pete Dye Course. This tournament is hosted by UNCW.
The tournament is across three days with a standard 18-hole round played each day. The first two rounds will tee off starting at 8:30 a.m., with NC State getting started on the first tee at 9:15 a.m. on Friday. The final round on Sunday will have a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The Country Club at Landfall is a par-72, 6,178-yard course along the intracoastal waterway at Wrightsville Beach. This field consists of 17 different teams, including six fellow ACC opponents and seven teams inside the top 50.
Marie Eline Madsen has led the Pack in its first three tournaments. She is coming off a career best tie for third place at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational with an even 210 (68-73-69) and paces the team with a 70.22 scoring average, six rounds at par or better and four rounds in the 60s. Madsen clocked in at No. 42 in the first Scoreboard by Clippd Ranking of the season.
Ellise Rymer is at No. 2 after coming off her first top 20 finish of the season with a tie for 19th with a 7-over 217 (76-71-70) at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. She has a 74.75 scoring average across six rounds played with two rounds at par or under this season.
Lauren Olivares Leon is No. 3 in the lineup, and is coming off a tie for 37th at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. Olivares Leon opened her senior season at the Cougar Classic with a 1-under 212 (70-72-70) to tie for 11th, and is third on the team in scoring average at 73.89 with two rounds at par or better.
Caitlin Whitehead makes her third straight appearance in the Wolfpack lineup. She tied for 71st at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. She began her senior year with a 12-over 225 (73-72-80) to tie for 34th at the Cavalier Regional Preview, which tied the best finish of her NC State career.
Vania Simont rounds out the Wolfpack lineup. She is coming off a tie for 48th with a 14-over 224 (76-71-77) at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. Simont has a 74.78 scoring average and two rounds at par or under this season.
COMPETING TEAMS (SCOREBOARD BY CLIPPD RANKINGS)
1. Alabama (53)
2. UCF (40)
3. Clemson (35)
4. Duke (20)
5. Florida State (13)
6. Furman (70)
7. Illinois (71)
8. Maryland (65)
9. Michigan State (22)
10. NC State (54)
11. North Carolina (12)
12. Notre Dame (89)
13. UNCW (76)
14. Ole Miss (17)
15. Penn State (106)
16. USF (172)
17. Virginia Tech (58)
ROUND 1 TEE TIMES (TEE OFF 1)
9:15 a.m. - Vania Simont
9:24 a.m. - Caitlin Whitehead
9:33 a.m. - Lauren Olivares Leon
9:42 a.m. - Ellise Rymer
9:51 a.m. - Marie Eline Madsen