Jayhawks Travel to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Invitational

Tournament: 2025 Rainbow Wahine Invitational
Location: Lihue, Hawaii
Dates: Oct. 20-22
Course: Ocean Course at Hokuala
Par/Yardages: 72/6,039
Participating Teams: Tulane, Baylor, Missouri, Cal State Long Beach, Santa Clara, Hawaii, KANSAS, Kennesaw State, Eastern Michigan, San Diego State, Nevada, Boise State, Wyoming, Washington State, Idaho, Osaka Gakuin, Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, BYU
Live Scoring: scoreboard

LIHUE, Hi. – The Kansas women's golf team is set to travel to Lihue, Hawaii to compete in the 2025 Rainbow Wahine Invitational at the Ocean Course at Hokuala on Oct. 20-22. The Jayhawks are coming off of a first-place finish at the Marilyn Smith Invitational and are looking to carry that momentum into Hawaii.

"We're really excited to go to Kauai and Lihue. We've never been there as a team in my time here so it'll be fun to go to a new state and to conclude our successful fall season." Kansas coach Lindsay Kuhle said, "We need to dig deep and compete to our best in our last tournament of the fall, so we can say we had a great fall."

Hawaii hosts the 19-team field that includes Kansas competing against Tulane, Baylor, Missouri, Cal State Long Beach, Santa Clara, Kennesaw State, Eastern Michigan, San Diego State, Nevada, Boise State, Wyoming, Washington State, Idaho, Osaka Gakuin, Grand Canyon, Sacramento State, and BYU.

The Jayhawks will tee off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Monday, Oct. 20th, and 2 p.m. CT on Tuesday Oct. 21st in a shotgun start format. The tournament will be 54-holes over three days, in an 18-18-18 hole format.

Kuhle will travel with a lineup of seniors Amy DeKock, Anna Wallin, junior Lyla Louderbaugh, and sophomores Ebba Nordstedt and Jillian Fatkin. Freshman Marieke Ebens will also be traveling with the team, but she will be competing as an individual.

Nordstedt is coming off her first collegiate victory at the Marilynn Smith Invitational Oct. 6-7 at Lawrence Country Club. Nordstedt is carrying a stroke average of 72.8 over nine rounds, recorded one round in the 60's, and has a team low 54-hole score of a 207.

Louderbaugh has put together an impressive start to her junior season, recording a team high two top five finishes, four top 20 finishes, and has recorded one round in the 60's. Louderbaugh is currently carrying a scoring average of 72.8 over 12 rounds.

DeKock, who is a team captain, has carried a scoring average of 72.8 to start the season, while carding one round in the 60's. DeKock won the Jayhawk Invitational to open the fall season and has posted two top-10 finishes. DeKock has finished inside the top 20 at each event so far this fall.

Wallin is coming off an eighth-place finish at the Marilynn Smith Invitational and looks to secure another top 10 finish on the season. Wallin is carrying a scoring average of 75.3 over nine rounds, and has two top-10 finishes on the season.

Fatkin and Ebens are both coming off individual performances at the Big O Classic, where both golfers finished inside the top 20. Ebens posted scores of 74-74-78-226 (+10) and tallied her first top 10 finish of her career with a sixth-place finish individually. Fatkin secured 13th place at the Big O Classic, and tallied scores of 77-80-78-235 (+19).

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live scoring for the event will be available through scoreboard, while fans can also keep up with live updates throughout the tournament from the official Kansas Women's Golf X Account.

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Jayhawks Travel to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Invitational

Players Mentioned

Amy DeKock

Marieke Ebens

Jillian Fatkin

Lyla Louderbaugh

Ebba Nordstedt

Anna Wallin

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