Wolverines Ready for Big Ten Championships

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's golf team will shift its focus to the postseason as the Wolverines travel to Havre de Grace, Md., Friday through Sunday (April 18-20) for the 2025 Big Ten Championships. The conference tournament will take place at a neutral site, Bulle Rock Golf Course, which is set up as a par 71 measuring 6,045 yards.

Notes

• All 18 conference teams will play in the 2025 conference championships and are seeded by the latest Scoreboard rankings: No. 5 Oregon, No. 7 USC, No. 10 Northwestern, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 24 Michigan State, No. 27 UCLA, No. 41 Purdue, No. 52 Illinois, No. 58 Maryland, No. 59 Washington, No. 69 Indiana, No. 70 Michigan, No. 72 Minnesota, No. 81 Wisconsin, No. 99 Iowa, No. 107 Penn State, No. 108 Rutgers and No. 135 Nebraska.

• Michigan has the No. 12 seed and is scheduled to play the first round with No. 10 Washington and No. 11 Indiana. U-M's championship lineup will include junior Lauren Sung, redshirt-sophomore Mara Janess, sophomore Grace Wang, junior Sydney Sung, and freshman Thomasine Bartholdson.

• Lauren Sung and Sydney Sung will play in their third straight Big Ten Tournament, while Janess will make her second consecutive trip to Bulle Rock Golf Course. Lauren has posted back-to-back 227 totals, while Sydney recorded a 239 as a freshman and followed with a 229 last season. Janess posted a 225 in her first Big Ten Championships last year.

• Returning to Bulle Rock Golf Course for the second consecutive year, the Big Ten Tournament will be held at a neutral site for the 14th straight year. The event was shortened to 54 holes in 2012 after more than 30 years as a 72-hole championship.

• Michigan has recorded 13 all-time top-five finishes at the Big Ten Championships, including the program's first title in 2022. Seven of those top-five finishes have come since head coach Jan Dowling took over the program in 2014. The Wolverines have also produced three individual champions: Elodie Van Dievoet (2017) and Monet Chun (2022, 2024).

• The Wolverines head into the postseason after capturing the team title at the Terrapin Invitational with an 877 total -- their first win in nearly a year (2024 Chattanooga Classic, April 7-9). Lauren Sung led the way with a career-best tie for third and her first top-five finish, shooting an even-par 216. All five U-M starters placed in the top 25: Lauren Sung (T-3rd, 216), Janess (T-15th, 220), Wang (T-23rd, 222), Sydney Sung (T-23rd, 223), and Bartholdson (T-25th, 224).

• Janess has led the Wolverines in five of nine events this season. She recorded four rounds of 70 before breaking the 70 barrier with a career-low 69 (-3) in the final round of the Chattanooga Classic. She owns a team-best scoring average of 73.85, more than two strokes better than her 76.26 mark last season.

• In addition to her scoring consistency, Janess has three top-10 finishes this season, including a tie for third at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational with a career-low 54-hole total of 212 (-4).

• Lauren Sung ranks second on the team in scoring average at a career-best 74.19. She posted the team's lowest round of the season with a 68 (-4) in the second round of the Terrapin Invitational. Lauren has five top-20 finishes this year, including two top-10s and her first career top-five result (T-3rd, 216) at the Terrapin.