BRIGHTON, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University women's golf team opened its spring season with a fifth-place finish at the Cleary University Spring Invitational.
 
The Cougars posted a team score of 373, finishing fifth out of nine teams in the event. Aquinas College captured the team title with a 359, followed by Lourdes University (363) and host Cleary (365).
 
Elle Bolkema led the way for Spring Arbor with an outstanding performance, finishing runner-up in a field of more than 40 golfers with a score of 80. Bolkema earned All-Tournament Team honors for her performance, joining Luke Fisher from the SAU men's team.
 
Emalynn Benham also turned in a strong showing, placing eighth overall with a round of 88 to secure a top-10 finish.
 
 
THE BASICS
EVENT: Cleary Spring Invitational
RESULT: 5th/9
COURSE: Oak Pointe CC | Brighton, Mich.
 
 
SPRING ARBOR SCORES

• Elle Bolkema – 80 (2nd)
• Emalynn Benham – 88 (t-8th)
• Hannah Stimer – 98 (26th)
• Julia Khoury – 107 (37th)
• Sylvia Freeland – 109 (38th)

 
 
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will be at the Holy Cross College Spring Invitational at Knollwood CC in Grange, Indiana on Thursday, Apr. 9 and Friday, Apr. 10.