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Monday, October 12
Medinah Country Club - Medinah, IL
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Mesones Leads Illini Invitational After Day One
10/12/2026 8:40:00 PM | Women's Golf
MEDINAH, Ill. – The University of Minnesota women's golf team finished day one of the Illini Invitational in eighth place Monday. The Golden Gophers tallied team scores of 284-295 (+3) in the first and second round at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill.
Senior Luisamariana Mesones led the Maroon and Gold after penciling in an 8-under-par 64 in the first round, followed by a 67 (-5) in the second round. She dominated the playing field with 16 birdies on the day, landing in first place among the 84 competitors. Mesones sits atop the leaderboard with a three-shot advantage over Illinois' Sofia Vargas.
"Mar played so well today," said head coach Matt Higgins. "She had a great week of purposeful practice and it paid off. Her putter got hot and she stayed committed to her game plan throughout the day."
Missouri sits in first among the fifteen teams with a 16-under-par team performance after 36 holes.
Notable:
Sophomore Lauryn Finley closed out play tied for 19th place after the first and second rounds of play. She turned in consecutive even-par rounds of 72, recording six birdies total, while matching her birdie performance across both rounds.
Emree Cameron carded a 2-over-par 74 in both rounds Monday. The sophomore registered four birdies to tie for 57th place after 36 holes in her second tournament as a Gopher.
Freshman Rose Solberg shot a 74 (+2) in the first round, highlighted by three birdies. The Fargo, N.D., native carded a 10-over-par 82 in the second round with a birdie on the 17th hole. She closed out the day tied for 80th place.
Regan Dusenbergy penciled a score of 79 (+7) in the first round, followed by an 83 in the second round. The freshman registered two birdies during the first round to close out 36 holes in 84th place.
Looking Ahead:
The third and final round of the Illini Invitational will take place on Tuesday, October 13. It is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT with live results available via Scoreboard by Clippd.
Senior Luisamariana Mesones led the Maroon and Gold after penciling in an 8-under-par 64 in the first round, followed by a 67 (-5) in the second round. She dominated the playing field with 16 birdies on the day, landing in first place among the 84 competitors. Mesones sits atop the leaderboard with a three-shot advantage over Illinois' Sofia Vargas.
"Mar played so well today," said head coach Matt Higgins. "She had a great week of purposeful practice and it paid off. Her putter got hot and she stayed committed to her game plan throughout the day."
Missouri sits in first among the fifteen teams with a 16-under-par team performance after 36 holes.
Notable:
Sophomore Lauryn Finley closed out play tied for 19th place after the first and second rounds of play. She turned in consecutive even-par rounds of 72, recording six birdies total, while matching her birdie performance across both rounds.
Emree Cameron carded a 2-over-par 74 in both rounds Monday. The sophomore registered four birdies to tie for 57th place after 36 holes in her second tournament as a Gopher.
Freshman Rose Solberg shot a 74 (+2) in the first round, highlighted by three birdies. The Fargo, N.D., native carded a 10-over-par 82 in the second round with a birdie on the 17th hole. She closed out the day tied for 80th place.
Regan Dusenbergy penciled a score of 79 (+7) in the first round, followed by an 83 in the second round. The freshman registered two birdies during the first round to close out 36 holes in 84th place.
Looking Ahead:
The third and final round of the Illini Invitational will take place on Tuesday, October 13. It is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CT with live results available via Scoreboard by Clippd.
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