The UW Oshkosh women’s golf team placed second at Augustana College (Illinois) for the Highland Championship on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. 

The Titans were led by senior Taryn Endres as she won the individual title, the first in her collegiate career, and the first Titan since 2019 to accomplish that feat. The team posted a total score of 617 (+41), with all six UWO golfers in the top 25.

In consecutive invitationals, a UWO golfer was crowned the individual winner, with Sydney Bornhorst claiming the individual title with a score of 78 (+6) at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitation, Sept. 5. Hailey Matenaer and Chloe Young tied for fourth with 86 strokes (+14). The final top ten finish for the Titans was Rylie Severson, who finished with 90 strokes (+18). 

UWO then placed first at the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational on Saturday Sept. 6. The Titans finished with a team score of 339 strokes (+51). Endres finished with a score of 79 strokes (+7), only one stroke behind the leader, Sydney Fulton from Lake Forest College (Illinois). Matenaer tied for fourth place with 84 strokes (+12). Bornhorst, Severson and Chloe Strunk all shared 10th place with a score of 88 (+16). 

The Titans will be back in action next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-14 for the Illinois Wesleyan University Fall Classic at Ironwood Golf Course in Normal, Illinois.