Dukes Finish 11th at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational

Friday, October 16

Chapel Hill, N.C. | Finley Golf Course

James Madison University

Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational

Dukes Finish 11th at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational

10/18/2026 5:20:00 PM | Women's Golf

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - James Madison women's golf finished 11th at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, hosted by North Carolina at the par 71, 6,143-yard Finley Golf Course.

The final tournament of the fall slate saw JMU post a combined score of 887 (plus 33) over the three day competition.

Fourth year Grace Petzold led the way for the Dukes, finishing 23rd after shooting six-over 213. Petzold capped off the weekend shooting even, her best score of the trip. Her weekend performance marks the second time this season she led the Dukes.

James Madison's next tournament has the Dukes heading back south to compete in the Oyster Shuck March Play hosted by The Citadel on February 8-9th.

How we finished
T-11th out of 14 (75-player field), 639 (288-302-293)

T-23: Grace Petzold, 219 (74-74-71)
T-33: Bella Flores, 222 (70-78-74)
T-33: Emerson Elm, 222 (70-75-77)
T-39: Klára Sionková, 224 (76-75-73)
T-60: Kate Sowers, 229 (74-78-77)

Tournament Notes

Petzold placed in the top 25 for the third time this season.
On day one, Flores recorded her first under par round since her stellar performance at the Pirate Collegiate Classic.
Elm has now had back-to-back tournaments in which she recorded under par in at least one round. Like with Flores, Elm's strongest showing was a -1 on the tournament's opening day.