ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Coming off a strong finish in a loaded Terps Invitational field, the Navy women's golf team is set to close the regular season this weekend when it hosts the Navy Spring Invitational at the par-72, 6,084-yard U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club.
Serving as the Midshipmen's final tune-up before next week's Patriot League Championship in Bethlehem, Pa., the two-day, 36-hole tournament will have tee times starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday while Sunday's final round is slated for a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
Navy Lineup
1.
Emma Tang
2.
Vivian Cressman
3.
Megan Kirkpatrick
4.
Sue Lee
5.
Keira Howard
IND.
Bridget Hoang
IND.
Hallie Brisco
IND.
Una Johnson
Live Scoring
Fans can follow the Mids throughout the tournament via SCOREBOARD (powered by Clippd).
The Field
The Midshipmen will host players from league rivals Boston University and Holy Cross, along with Columbia, Dartmouth, La Salle, Lafayette, Mount St. Mary's, Penn and Saint Joseph's.
Last Time Out
Holding its own in a stacked field that included five Power-4 programs, Navy finished in a tie for eighth place at the Terps Invitational on Monday … Navy opened the 54-hole tournament by shooting a 295 in the first round Sunday, followed with a 303 second-round score later in the day and closed out the event with a round of 301 Monday to post a weekend score of 35-over par 899 and tie Penn State for eighth place … Ending the tournament with a 2-over par 218 performance, sophomore
Emma Tang tied for seventh place … Tying for 17th on the leaderboard, freshman
Megan Kirkpatrick wrapped up a 5-over par 221 total for the three rounds … Fellow freshman
Vivian Cressman finished tied for 51st with a 15-over par 231 outing, while sophomore
Keira Howard was part of a three-way tie for 56th at 16-over par 232.
Tang Earns Patriot League Golfer of the Week
After a top-10 finish in a loaded field at the Terps Invitational, Tang was named the Patriot League Women's Golfer of the Week on Wednesday afternoon … Tang paced the Navy lineup with a seventh-place individual finish, helping the Midshipmen land tied for eighth … The sophomore began with a round of 70 to push herself up the player leaderboard before posting rounds of 75 and 73, as a 2-over par 218 weekend performance tied for seventh place with No. 113-ranked Nicha Kanpai of host Maryland, Penn State's Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun and High Point's Anna Howerton … Tang now has six rounds this season at or below par, along with three Top-10 finishes … This marks the third time the sophomore has won weekly league honors this season, claiming it back on Oct. 2 and Oct. 16, and the fourth time Tang has won the award in her career.
Navy Spring Invitational History
The 2025 tournament will mark the 10th Navy Spring Invitational, previously hosting the event in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024 … Navy has finished as the top team in its home spring tournament just once, placing first out of five teams at the 2019 Navy Spring Invitational with a 27-over par 603 score while Christine McDonnell shot an even-par 144 finish in second place on the player leaderboard … The 2024 tournament saw Penn take home team medalist honors by shooting 36-over par 612, while the Mids'
Sue Lee shot a 3-over par 147 to take first place on the player leaderboard while competing as an individual.
Mids at Navy Spring Invitational
In addition to the 2019 team medalist honors at the Navy Spring Invitational, the Mids finished as the runners-up in the 2014 event … The 2023 event featured a third-place finish for Navy at 5-over par 293, while the Mids took third place again in 2024 at 52-over par 628 … 2023 saw
Stephanie Lee earn individual medalist honors with a program-low 36-hole score of 4-under par 140, while her second-round score of 5-under par 67 also set a program record … The 2024 event had
Sue Lee notch an opening round of 77 before shooting a tournament-low round of 70 on the final 18 holes to score her medal-winning 3-over par 147.
Up Next
Navy will head to the 2025 Patriot League Championship on April 18-20, being hosted at the Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.
