2011-12 Women's Golf News

June 22, 2012
Centre women's golf to be featured on CBS Spring Highlight Show
The Centre women's golf team will be one of the teams featured on the "Championships of the NCAA" Spring Highlight Show on CBS.

June 14, 2012
Bachert caps off remarkable career with All-American honors
2012 Centre graduate Emily Bachert was named a first team All-American by the National Golf Coaches’ Association for the 2011-2012 campaign.

June 7, 2012
Bachert selected as Academic All-American
Centre's Emily Bachert was selected to the Capital One Academic All-America Team, the organization announced Tuesday.

May 27, 2012
Brown named SCAC Coach of the Year
Centre head coach/director of golf Bruce Brown has been named the 2011-12 SCAC Women's Golf Coach of the Year.

May 21, 2012
Miller named to All-Sportsmanship Team
Whitney Miller of the Centre women's golf team has been named to the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team for the 2011-12 season.

May 11, 2012
Colonels finish 4th at NCAAs, Bachert wins 2nd consecutive runner-up
The Centre women's golf team has concluded its most successful season in program history with its best postseason finish in program history. The Colonels had a phenomenal final day of play at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship, finishing in fourth place for the tournament.

May 10, 2012
Brown named Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year
Centre head coach/director of golf Bruce Brown has been named the 2011-12 Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year by the National Golf Coaches Association after guiding the Colonels to the greatest season in program history.

May 10, 2012
Colonels remain in 6th at NCAAs, Bachert one shot behind leader
Day three of the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship is in the books at Zollner G.C. in Angola, Ind. The Centre women's golf team played its best round of the tournament to date and made up some ground, but still remain in sixth place.

May 10, 2012
Three Colonels receive honors from NCGA
Centre College golfers Emily Bachert, Allison Hancock and Whitney Miller have all received awards from the National Golf Coaches Association for the 2011-12 season. All three players were named to the Great Lakes All-Region team, and Bachert was named a first-team All-American.

May 9, 2012
Colonels in 6th halfway through NCAA Championship
The Centre women's golf team finished its second of four days of play at the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship at Zollner G.C. in Angola, Ind., hosted by Trine University. After ending yesterday's round tied for seventh, the Colonels currently own sole possession of sixth place.

May 8, 2012
2012 NCAA Championship Preview
For the third consecutive season, the Centre women's golf team will be participating in the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship. The Colonels will look to improve on last season's 7th place finish at Mission Inn G.C. This year, the tournament will take place at Zollner G.C. at Trine University in Angola, Ind., and will run from May 8th to May 12th.

May 8, 2012
Colonels tied for seventh at NCAA Championship
The Centre women's golf team finished its first day of competition at the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship at Zollner G.C. in Angola, Ind., hosted by Trine University. After stumbling down the stretch, the Colonels are tied for seventh after posting a combined team score of 317.

April 29, 2012
Record performance leads Centre to SCAC Women’s Golf Title
For the first time in the history of the Centre women’s golf program, the Colonels have won a conference championship. The Centre women’s golf team won the 2012 SCAC Championship today at Tunica G.C. in Mississippi by 33 shots over second place Birmingham Southern.

April 28, 2012
Colonels 17 shots up in SCAC Championship
After jumping out to an 11-shot lead after the first day of competition at the SCAC Championship, the Centre women's golf team has added six more shots to the lead with one more day of play remaining.

April 27, 2012
Colonels lead after day 1 of SCAC Championship
The Centre women's golf team is in first place after the first day of play in the SCAC Championship tournament at Tunica, Miss. after posting a combined team score of 315.

April 16, 2012
Centre women finish 2nd at Illinois Wesleyan
The Centre women's golf team, ranked fourth in the country in the most recent Golfstat poll, competed in the 2012 Illinois Wesleyan Spring Fling this weekend in Normal, Ill. Facing inclement weather and one of the toughest fields of the season, the Colonels finished second with a combined team score of 637 over the two-day tournament.

March 31, 2012
Centre wins Spring Invite, sets school record
The Centre women's golf team won their home spring invite on Saturday over Bellarmine and Campbellsville with a combined team score of 300, an all-time low in program history.

March 19, 2012
Colonels finish 3rd at Jekyll Island
The Centre women's golf team competed at the Jekyll Island Women's Collegiate over the weekend against some of the best competition of the spring season. At the end of the three-day tournament, the Colonels finished in third place out of 21 teams.

March 5, 2012
Colonels defeat conference foes at Rhodes Tri-Match
The Centre women's golf team played its first competition against Division III opponents Sunday at the Rhodes Tri-Match at Hermitage C.C. in Nashville, Tenn., and they picked up where they left off at the end of the fall schedule - with a win.

February 29, 2012
Rhodes Tri-Match Preview
The Centre women’s golf team will head out for its first competition of the spring season against Division III opponents when they travel to Hermitage G.C. in Nashville, Tenn. to take part in the Rhodes Tri-Match.

February 19, 2012
Colonels finish second in spring opener
The Centre women’s golf team competed in its first tournament of the year at the Webber International Invitational at Lake Wales C.C. in Orlando, Fla. The Colonels were the only Division III team in the field at the Sunday-Monday tournament, as the rest of the field was comprised of Division II and NAIA programs. Battling fierce winds and occasional bouts of heavy rain, Centre finished the tournament in second place with a combined team score of 652.

February 3, 2012
2011-12 Centre women's golf spring preview
The Centre Women’s Golf team looks to continue what has been its greatest season in program history this spring. The Colonels are currently ranked fourth in the Division III Golfstat poll.

October 17, 2011
Centre wins Rhodes Collegiate Classic

October 11, 2011
Rhodes Invite Preview

October 1, 2011
Centre sets team record at Women's Fall Invite

September 28, 2011
Centre ranked 2nd in season's first Golfstat poll

September 25, 2011
Centre wins DePauw Invite

September 11, 2011
O’Brien Invitational Preview
The eighth ranked Centre Women’s Golf team will head out to South Bend later today to compete in the O’Brien National Invitational on September 11-12.

September 11, 2011
Centre Women tied for first after day 1 of O’Brien Tournament
The first day of the prestigious O’Brien Invitational is in the books from South Bend, Ind., and the eighth ranked Centre Women’s Golf team is tied at the top of the leaderboard with top ranked Methodist.

September 9, 2011
Centre women win Jim English Invitational
Centre opened its 2011-12 women’s golf season in a big way this afternoon, taking first place in the Jim English Invitational at Danville CC.

September 6, 2011
Centre women ranked 8th in preseason poll
Coming off the heels of the best season in team history and a seventh place finish at last year’s NCAA championships, the Centre women’s golf team opens the 2010-11 season ranked eighth in the country in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division III Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Colonels received 393 total points in the poll.

September 6, 2011
Jim English Invitational Preview
The Centre College women’s golf team kicks off its 2010-11 campaign by hosting the Jim English Invitational at the Danville CC.

August 18, 2011
2011 Centre women's golf preview
After a record-setting season, the Centre College women’s golf team looks to make 2011-12 its greatest season ever.