SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University women's golf team opened its 2025-26 season with the best tournament finish in program history after securing a fifth-place finish at the Grisham Memorial Shootout on Tuesday, while
Alle Klemkow set a new program record for best single-round score with a 70.
FROM THE COACH
"Great first tournament," head coach
Tyler Copp said. "To average 304 is a major accomplishment to start the year. It speaks to the work our players put in this summer and the competition amongst each other in practice. We had five career-best individual rounds from
Sara Rhodes,
Anika Schau,
Alle Klemkow,
Hannah Hochsprung, and
Natalie Eklund. Alle's 70 (-2) on day two was incredible. The team was beyond excited for Alle."
"This tournament was a stamp of validation to where our program is headed," Copp added. "It was neat to see everyone root for each other. Falcons are excited to use this as momentum for our next tournament."
"Several players had big moments from this tournament," Copp said "It was nice to see Zoe [Garcia] bounce back from day one. Natalie [Eklund] was steady once again. A top 10 finish for Natalie is a great start to her sophomore year. Brigitte [Fenton] played with control. Lauren [Lee] found the fairway consistently and finished her round with another birdie."
TOP FINISHERS FOR THE FALCONS
- SPU Newcomer Alle Klemkow led the Falcons with a 70 on Tuesday.
- She shot a 36 on the front and a 34 on the back nine.
- Klemkow finished the tournament tied for 10th individually.
- Natalie Eklund joined Klemkow, tied for 10th after shooting a 76 on Tuesday.
- Sara Rhodes shot an 81 after shooting an even par 72 on Monday.
- Rhodes finished the tournament with a 153 and tied for 19th individually.
- SPU newcomer Lauren Lee posted a 78 on Tuesday afternoon.
- Lee placed tied for 22nd individually, with a total score of 154.
- Zoe Garcia shot a 75 in round two of the Grisham Memorial Shootout.
- Garcia got there with a 33 on the back nine.
- She had back-to-back birdies, featuring a 60-foot birdie putt on 15.
- Hannah Hochsprung scored a career-best 77 in round two of the tournament.
ON THE SCORECARD
- Klemkow's record-setting round featured four birdies and 12 pars through 18 holes.
- Eklund finished the tournament with 25 pars in 36 holes.
BEYOND THE SCORECARD
- Klemkow's score of 70 is the best single-round performance from a Falcon in the program's short history.
- Garcia's round was the second-lowest round by a Falcons on day two of the tournament.
- Brigitte Fenton avoided three-putts on day two of the tournament.
- Lee hit 15 fairways during day two of the tournament.
AS A TEAM
- The Falcons shot a program-best 300 in round one and scored a 308 in round two for a total of 608 at the Grisham Memorial Shootout.
- SPU earned a fifth-place finish in the tournament, the best in the program's history.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to the tee box for the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational on Oct. 6-7 in Billings, Mont., on the Lake Hills Golf Course.
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