SANDESTIN, Fla.—Led by freshman Dounia Bezzari's fifth-place effort, the Oglethorpe women's golf team posted another top 10 finish this week at the Golfweek Fall Invitational. Bezzari was only three strokes off medalist honors, firing 74-71-74 with a middle round of 1 under par.
Bezzari held third overall after Monday's second round where she posted four birdies and a 1 under par effort on the back nine, in fact finishing 2 under over the last 10 holes. She followed that up with four birdies again Tuesday, again finishing strong with a 1 under across the last seven holes.
McKazlyn Payne (76-78-76) and Elizabeth Powell (79-76-76) followed Bezzari in 27th and 30th, respectively. Both moved up several spots on the final day thanks to finishing the tournament with their best rounds.
As a team, Oglethorpe (318-304-304) was just five strokes out of a fifth-place finish and moved up two spots after the first round and one spot after the second round.
Tournament Notes
- Oglethorpe finished fourth in par 5 scoring at 9 over. The Petrels were seventh overall with 29 birdies.
- Bezzari finished fourth in par 5 scoring at 4 under and seventh in par 4 scoring at 5 over. Powell was eighth overall in par 5 scoring at 2 under.
- Bezzari's 11 birdies ranked second overall, while Payne posted eight birdies which landed her 16th in that category.
- Oglethorpe has now posted top-eight finishes in all three events of the season so far. Each competition has been in highly competitive fields with many of the nation's top 25 programs in attendance.
Up Next
Oglethorpe wraps the fall leg of the 2025-26 campaign at the Chick-fil-A Invitational Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 27-28, in Rome, Georgia.
