NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. – The Cortland women's golf team finished in eighth place out of 14 schools at the Hamilton College Fall Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Yahnundasis Golf Club. The tournament field featured six schools either ranked or also receiving votes in the Division III preseason national rankings.
 
Cortland finished with a two-day score of 676, carding a 341 on Saturday and improving to a 335 Sunday. The Red Dragons finished 22 strokes better than ninth-place Wesleyan (Conn.) and 18 behind seventh-place Ithaca. Nationally top-ranked Emory won the team title with a 600 (302-298), three strokes ahead of 12th-ranked Amherst (306-297-603). Hamilton (also receiving votes), fifth-ranked Williams, 22nd-ranked Middlebury and eighth-ranked NYU rounded out the top six.
 
Claudia Winterberg (Harrisburg, NC/Hickory Ridge) led Cortland with a tie for 32nd place in a field of 78 golfers. She registered an 82 Saturday and an 81 Sunday on the par-73 course for a 163. Her opening round featured three birdies and seven pars and her second round included 10 pars and one birdie. Emory's Sharon Munn was tournament medalist with a 145 (73-72).
 
Amanda Gaffney (Williamsville/Williamsville East) placed 40th with a two-day score of 167 (84-83). She notched two birdies and eight pars Saturday and nine pars and a birdie Sunday. Kristina Visniesky (Buffalo/Orchard Park) tied for 45th place with a 172 (86 each day). She had 15 pars and a birdie over her 36 holes during the weekend's action.
 
Sophie Oristian (North Potomac, MD/Quince Orchard) and Sarah Wiggins (Carson City, NV/Carson) tied for 47th place with total scores of 174. Oristian finished with an 89 Saturday and 85 Sunday. Wiggins, an individual entry, posted an 84 Saturday and a 90 Sunday. Rachel Curatolo (Poughkeepsie/Spackenkill), also an individual entry, tied for 52nd place with a 181 (93-88) and Alivia Waldron (Plattsburgh/Saranac) finished 55th with a 182 (93-89).
 
Cortland heads to Scotch Plains, N.J., next weekend for the NYU Invitational


HAMILTON FALL INVITATIONAL (September 10-11, 2022)
Yahnundasis Golf Club; New Hartford, N.Y. (par 73)
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
 
Place, School                    Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Emory                             302-298-600
2) Amherst                          306-297-603
3) Hamilton                         315-301-616
4) Williams                          320-298-618
5) Middlebury                      313-308-621
6) NYU                                324-308-632
7) Ithaca                              324-334-658
8) Cortland                          341-335-676
9) Wesleyan (CT)                359-339-698
10) Drew                              375-358-733
11) Utica                               407-385-792
12) Vassar                            389-420-809
13) St. John Fisher               465-422-887
14) Canton                           440-488-928
 
INDIVIDUAL SCORES (TOP 5, PLUS CORTLAND)

Place, Name (School)                         Day 1-Day 2-Total Score
1) Sharon Munn (Emory)                      73-72-145
2) Priya Bakshi (Amherst)                     72-74-146
T3) Gihoe Seo (Amherst)                      80-70-150
T3) Jessica Huang (Amherst)               76-74-150
T5) Peyton Sichol (Hamilton)                79-72-151
T5) Euna Lee (Williams)                       78-73-151
T5) Maddie Hong (Hamilton)                 76-75-151
 
T32) Claudia Winterberg (Cortland)       82-81-163
40) Amanda Gaffney (Cortland)             84-83-167
T45) Kristina Visniesky (Cortland)          86-86-172
T47) Sophie Oristian (Cortland)              89-85-174
T47) * Sarah Wiggins (Cortland)             84-90-174
T52) * Rachel Curatolo (Cortland)          93-88-181
55) Alivia Waldron (Cortland)                  93-89-182
 
* individual entry
 
78 golfers competed