Wolverines to Head North for Inaugural Canadian Collegiate Invitational

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Coming off a top-three finish at the Wolverine Invitational, the University of Michigan women's golf team heads north to Aurora, Ontario, for the inaugural Canadian Collegiate Invitational, Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 22–23) at Beacon Hall Golf Club. The 12-team field will compete in a 54-hole format (36-18), with the course set up as a par-72 measuring 6,306 yards.

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• There will be 12 teams in the first Canadian Collegiate Invitational field, including Auburn, British Columbia, Central Michigan, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, South Florida and Virginia.

• Michigan's starting five includes seniors Lauren Sung, Sydney Sung, Mara Janess and freshmen Vanessa Zhang and Reese Ng. Sophomore Mimi Guo will play as an individual.

• The medalist earns an exemption into the 2026 CPKC Women's Open at Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alberta, while the top-five finishers secure spots in the 2026 Canadian Women's Amateur Championship at The Toronto Golf Club in Mississauga, Ontario.

• Powered by a third-round best 287 -- six shots better than any other team -- Michigan rallied to post an 878 total and tie for third at the Wolverine Invitational at the U-M Golf Course. The Wolverines closed with three players inside the top 25, highlighted by Lauren Sung's runner-up finish.

• With back-to-back 68s (-3), Lauren Sung posted a career-low 209 (-4) at the Wolverine Invitational to finish runner-up in the 81-player field to mark the first top-five finish of her career. The consecutive 68s also gave her the 12th and 13th sub-par rounds of her career, including her fifth and sixth rounds in the 60s.

• In addition to Sung's runner-up finish at U-M's home event, Thomasine Bartholdson carded a career-low 220 (78-69-73) to secure her first career top-20 finish, tying for 14th. Making her collegiate debut, Ng tied for 21st with a 222 (72-76-74), giving Michigan three players inside the top 25.

• In her collegiate debut at the Wolverine Invitational, Zhang competed as an individual and quickly made her mark, posting a 221 (72-74-75) to tie for 16th. Her strong showing earned her a spot in U-M's starting lineup for the Canadian Collegiate, setting the stage for an exciting freshman campaign.

• After the Canadian Collegiate, U-M continues its fall slate at the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah (Oct. 6–7) before closing with a fifth straight appearance at North Carolina's Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 17–19).

• The Wolverine Invitational also offered a preview of the U-M Golf Course, which will host one of six NCAA regional sites in May, marking the second time in four years under head coach Jan Dowling. In her 13 seasons at the helm, Dowling has guided Michigan to eight NCAA postseason appearances, including four trips to the NCAA Finals.