WASHINGTON – Following 54 holes of action at the 2024 Princeton Invitational, the Georgetown University women's golf team took second place with a three-round score of 41-over 893 (307-292-294). The two-day tournament, hosted by Princeton University on the par-71, 6,086-yard course at the Springdale Golf Club, featured a 12-team field with the host Tigers taking the crown at 11-over 863. The Hoyas surged up from eighth place after the first round to finish as the runners-up by three strokes over third place Yale.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Charlotte Hillary turned in the best round for a Hoya from the weekend with a 1-under 70 to finish the tournament at 5-over 218 (77-71-70) to tie for fifth place. Hillary's round included five birdies, including back-to-back birdies to close the round on 17 and 18. She totaled nine birdies for the tournament to go along with 32 pars for the tournament, including nine on Sunday.
• Megan Gormley was the second Hoya on the leaderboard as she finished 10th at 8-over 221 (75-72-74). Gormley was able to record three birdies in the final round to go along with nine pars for a total of five birdies and 37 pars for the tournament.
• Georgia Ruffolo carded a 10-over 223 (76-74-73) to finish 13th overall. Ruffolo tallied a pair of birdies and 12 pars in the final round for a tournament total of six birdies and 32 pars.
• At 18-over 231 (79-75-77), Gabriella Eifrig tied for 30th overall. She recorded one birdie and 11 pars in the final round for a three-round total of seven birdies and 25 pars.
• In her GU debut, Olivia Ty closed the tournament at 34-over 244 (80-85-82) to finish tied for 64th. Ty recorded three birdies on the day and added six pars. She closed the two-day stint with nine birdies and 17 pars total.
• Tina Tang, also making her Hoya debut, finished 66th after carding a 35-over 248 (83-81-84). The sophomore managed seven pars on the day for a three-round total of 21 for the tournament to go along with four birdies.

 
PRINCETON INVITATIONAL - FINAL RESULTS
1. Princeton (+11, 285-290-288=863); 2. Georgetown (+41, 307-292-294=893); 3. Yale (+44, 304-294-298=896); 4. Dartmouth (+45, 298-305-294=897); 5. Penn (+48, 299-302-299=900); 6. Boston University (+55, 304-300-303=907); 7. Harvard (+57, 299-312-298=909); 8. Seton Hall (+58, 314-296-300=910); 9. Columbia (+63, 306-309-300=915); 10. UAlbany (+67, 316-304-299=919); 11. St. John's (+70, 312-307-303=922); 12. Fairleigh Dickinson (+86, 310-313-315=938)
 
UP NEXT
The Hoyas will take a few weeks off before closing the fall season at the Blue Hen Invitational on October 19-20, hosted by the University of Delaware at Rehoboth Beach Country Club. Formerly the head women's golf coach at Georgetown, Patty Post is now at Delaware, serving as the director of golf programs.