Kent State University
Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah
Kent State Heading to Illinois for Illini Women’s Invitational
10/11/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State Dr. Paula Treckel Women's Golf team will compete in their fourth event of the 2026-27 season in Medinah, Illinois at the Illini Women's Invitational on Sunday.
The tournament is a 54-hole event at Medinah Country Club, about an hour west of Chicago. The course was used in the recent President's Cup tournament that featured Kent State Golf alums, Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners.
Monday's tournament features 15 programs from multiple regions in the U.S. The field includes the University of Central Florida (UCF), who won the title a year ago with a dominant performance.
Tournament Information:
Event: Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah
Host: University of Illinois
Location: Medinah, Illinois
Course: Medinah Country Club (Course No. 2)
Par/Yardage: Par 72 / 6,412 Yards
Dates: Oct. 12-13
Format: Three rounds, 54 holes, 8:30am shotgun start (Mon.), 9:00am shotgun start (Tues.)
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/246376/scoring/participants
Participants:
College of Charleston
Illinois (host)
Indiana
Iowa
Kent State
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Ole Miss
Rice
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
UC Irvine
Wisconsin
Notes:
- No current Golden Flashes golfer ever competed in the Illini Invitational. However, Kent State received a 2nd place finish out of 15 teams in the 2019 tournament, finishing 23 under par.
- UCF comes into the tournament as the defending champ, finishing 32 under par, 18 strokes better than second place SMU.
- Kent State is coming off a season-best 4th place team finish in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational.
- Aryn Matthews finished 7th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, shooting a 218 through 54 holes, tying her best performance of her collegiate career.
- Veronika Kedronova finished just outside of the top 10. The tournament was a big bounce back performance from her, helping to propel the Golden Flashes into the top 5.
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