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Women's Golf 9/15/2026 6:00:00 PM Braden Golisek - Assistant Director of Sports Information

Women's Golf Conclude Bulldog Fall Classic

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- The NMU women's golf team wrapped up its first tournament of the 2026 season, finishing 8th at the Bulldog Fall Classic.

Taking place at the Katke Golf Course on the campus of Ferris State, the 'Cats played three rounds of golf over two days. The team began with two rounds of golf, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, on Monday, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday.

NMU shot a three-round total of +135, with scores of +39 and +56 on Monday, and a +40 on Tuesday.

The Katke Golf Course played as a 5,973-yard par 72, averaging a score of 83.60 through 168 individual rounds of golf. McKendree won the team title at +75, followed closely by host Ferris State and Northwood at +77.

Hailey Bolander paced the Green and Gold, firing home rounds of +5, +11, and +11 for a three-round total of +27 to finish 21st. Bolander fired 21 pars and six birdies, including three on her opening round 77.

Right behind Bolander was Aavra Relich, who turned in a three-round score of +31 thanks to a blistering +3 75 on Tuesday, which was just one stroke off of the best round of the day. Relich matched Bolander's six birdies, a mark that put both of them just one shy of the field leader in recorded birdies at 7.

Maddy Martens opened with a +6 (78) en route to a three-round total of +36 to finish third on the team in scoring and T34 overall.

Payton Donnelly (+48), Abbie Pietila (+52), Abby Luke (+52), and Sara Hasse (+57) rounded out the scoring for the Wildcats.

Fans can find the full list of results at scoreboard.clippd.com.

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Players Mentioned

Hailey Bolander: 5' 1"; Redshirt Junior

Payton Donnelly: 5' 10"; Junior

Abby Luke: Sophomore

Maddy Martens: Sophomore

Abbie Pietila: Sophomore

Sara Hasse: Freshman

Aavra Relich: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hailey Bolander
: 5' 1"; Redshirt Junior

Payton Donnelly
: 5' 10"; Junior

Abby Luke
: Sophomore

Maddy Martens
: Sophomore

Abbie Pietila
: Sophomore

Sara Hasse
: Freshman

Aavra Relich
: Freshman