NCAA postseason events, Big Ten events canceled
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020 is a day sports fans will not soon forget. The sports world seemed to stop spinning Thursday afternoon as NCAA announced that it would not conduct any of its postseason championships, including the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments. The Big Ten Conference then...
Big Ten to conduct winter and spring sporting events without fans
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday evening that fans will not be granted entry to any of its remaining 2020 winter or spring events. Those granted access include student-athletes, coaches, credentialed media, and immediate family members of event participants. Sports affected inclu...
Women’s golf cancels Mexico event after Board of Regents ruling
Robert Read and Katie Ann McCarver
March 10, 2020
The Iowa women's golf team has cancelled the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on March 19-21 due to the state Board of Regents suspending travel outside of the United States. In its place, the Hawkeyes will host the Diane Thompson Invitational in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Ma...
UI’s Finkbine golf course under new management
Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter
February 24, 2020
Finkbine Golf Course, which is owned by the University of Iowa and services the women's and men's golf teams, is under new management. The move, announced Monday morning, transfers management to Troon, an Arizona-based company specializing in club management, development, and marketing. Altho...
Zeitler proving to be superstar for Iowa golf
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 24, 2020
Hailing from Fiecht/Mieming Tyrol, Austria, Lea Zeitler is Iowa women’s golf’s superstar. Despite being a true freshman, Zeitler has shown the poise of an upperclassman on the golf course this season. Zeitler burst onto the scene for the Hawkeyes during the fall campaign. She made her Iowa ...
Quality coaching key to Iowa golf’s success
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 17, 2020
Golf is an individual game. Golfers create their own success, but others help them sustain it. Despite the isolation the game provides — both in practice and on the course — outside factors can determine golfers’ effectiveness. Coaching is one of the external factors that can help golfer...
Iowa women’s golf team travels to Mexico to complete the fall golf season finale
Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter
October 31, 2019
The Iowa women’s golf team concludes the 2019 fall golf season in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico this weekend at The Battle of the Beach hosted by Texas Christian University. The tournament takes place Nov. 1-3 at the par-72, 6,250-yard Club Campestre San Jose, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. for rounds...
Women’s golf understands the importance of the fall season
Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter
October 21, 2019
Every Hawkeye sports team understands the grind of practice and competition during their average four-month season. Golf is one of the unique sports with two separate seasons, and the Iowa women’s golf team knows the importance of each. “The fall is super important for us, especially when you...
Women’s golf finishes ninth at Magnolia Invitational
Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter
October 16, 2019
The Iowa women’s golf team finished in ninth place out of 11 teams over the weekend at the Magnolia Invitational in Starkville, Mississippi. Louisiana State finished first at the event, with Mississippi State and Auburn coming in second and third, respectfully. Freshman Jacque Galloway, native of...
Women’s golf heads to Mississippi for the Magnolia Invitational
Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter
October 10, 2019
The Iowa women’s golf team competes in its second-to-last tournament of the fall season next weekend as they travel to Starkville, Mississippi, to play in the Magnolia Invitational, hosted by Mississippi State. The Hawkeyes last played in Starkville in 2014 for the then-Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational....
Women’s golf brings young talent to the green
Cassie Buchholz, Sports Reporter
September 30, 2019
The Iowa women’s golf team is no stranger to being hungry out on the green, and they’re ready to face the rest of the fall season with new faces. The Hawkeyes added four freshmen to their roster for the 2019-20 season, the most newcomers in a single season since 2014. Austria native Lea Zeitler...
Women’s golf falls to Indiana in match play
Cassandra Buchholz, Sports Reporter
September 25, 2019
The Iowa women’s golf team lost the match portion of the East-West Match Play Challenge hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 4-1, against fifth place Indiana over the weekend. Iowa finished stroke-play with a 36-hole score of 595 (+19). In her collegiate debut, freshman Lea Zietler won...