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Burlington, N.C. / Alamance Country Club
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Golf Swipes 11th at Elon Invitational
9/15/2026 1:31:00 PM | Golf
BURLINGTON, N.C. – The Citadel golf program concluded the final round of competition at the Elon Invitational on Tuesday morning, closing out back-to-back 18-hole sequences Monday 32-over and 26-over, respectively, before registering 32-over for the last round en route to a tie for 11th overall on the team leaderboard behind an 90-over par combined mark at the Alamance Country Club.
FINAL RESULTS
Individually, freshman Bianka Goerke impressed with a solid final round, hitting a team-best one-over par on the final day to move up 18 positions to t-18th for the tournament, wrapping up the event at 10-over. Taryn Smoak and Lola Barnett finished in a tie for 60th after hitting 26-over across the two-day sequence while Piper Meredith notched 65th via her 28-over performance. Finally, Sofia Vargas posted 45-over for 78th on the final leaderboard to round out the Bulldogs' scorers.
Up next, The Citadel stays local for the Edisto Island Invitational hosted by College of Charleston, facing three rounds out on the links across Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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FINAL RESULTS
Individually, freshman Bianka Goerke impressed with a solid final round, hitting a team-best one-over par on the final day to move up 18 positions to t-18th for the tournament, wrapping up the event at 10-over. Taryn Smoak and Lola Barnett finished in a tie for 60th after hitting 26-over across the two-day sequence while Piper Meredith notched 65th via her 28-over performance. Finally, Sofia Vargas posted 45-over for 78th on the final leaderboard to round out the Bulldogs' scorers.
Up next, The Citadel stays local for the Edisto Island Invitational hosted by College of Charleston, facing three rounds out on the links across Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20.
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