Woloss is a pioneer in women’s golf – the trend

The USAO women’s golf team had five tournaments planned for the fall season, including a trip to Florida and the annual Battle at Winter Creek.

At the start of the season in September, the team successfully completed its first tournament with a team victory at the Swinging Eagle Invitational on the Earlywine Golf Course (5,700 yards, par 70). The Drovers had their best round in program history on day one, totaling 613 (304, 309) over two rounds. Woloss finished second in the tournament with a score of 144 (71.73). Junior Emma Fields followed in third place with a card of 151 (74.77). Three juniors, including Alix Schueneman, Moriah Shropshire and Adde Glass, finished with scores of 159, 162 and 169.

For their second tournament, the Drovers traveled to Westworth Village, TX. for the Texas Intercollegiate at Hawk’s Creek Golf Course (6,515 yards, par 72). The Drovers finished fifth out of seven teams. Shropshire came 21st with a score of 238, followed by Woloss in 23rd and Glass in 24th.

The team then invited people to Palm Harbor, Florida. for the Invitational in Innisbrook, which featured 11 NAIA ranked teams out of a total of 19 teams. USAO placed 17th with a total of 1011 (325, 330, 356). Woloss led with a card of 238 (77, 79, 82) in 54th place. Glass, Shropshire and Fields followed in 83rd, 86th and 90th place.

In early October, the Drovers traveled to Missouri for the Virginia McCoy Invitational, which featured nine teams. USAO shot 661 (345, 316) over two rounds, with Woloss taking third place. Shropshire followed in 10th place, Fields in 22nd, senior Addy Asmus in 27th, sophomore Emilee Slovak in 38th and junior Kiera Stehr in 47th.

In their final tournament, the women competed in their annual Battle at Winter Creek, held at the Winter Creek Golf and Country Club in Blanchard (6,034 yards, par 72). The Drovers placed fifth out of seven teams with a final score of 983 (336, 317, 330). Woloss finished in 15th place with a card of 235 (79, 777, 79). Asmus, Shropshire and Fields finished in the top 30 with scores of 242, 252 and 254. Slovak finished 36th, while Glass and Stehr tied for 40th.

Asmus was the only senior to end her college golf career in the fall and described the toll it took on her.

“Golf is the biggest mental battle I have personally experienced. I never imagined how much pressure I could put on myself or how easy it is to get in your head,” she said.

Despite the mental conflicts that come with being a college athlete, Asmus talked about how glad she was to continue playing the sport and that she would have missed out on meeting new people and learning the lessons she learned from it.

Asmus left everything on the line in her final collegiate tournament, stating that she had her best result on the final day of competition and that there was no better way for her to end her ranching career.

The women’s golf team competed hard throughout the fall season and will be back in action in the spring.

Emily Loughridge is a fourth-year communications student at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

Ray Thomas Lapham