Final Results

RICHMOND, Ky. – Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir overcame a five-shot deficit on the final day to capture individual medalist honors and the Eastern Kentucky University women's golf team won the 2021 Colonel Classic by 18 shots over Northern Illinois University on Tuesday at the University Club at Arlington.
 
EKU began the final round with an 11-shot lead over Cincinnati.  Despite extremely windy conditions, Eastern still shot the best round of the day (297).  The Colonels finished with a 54-hole total of 875 (+11).
 
Northern Illinois (893) was second.  Akron (894) was third and Cincinnati (898) was fourth.
 
The course at the University Club at Arlington had a par of 72 and played to 5,910 yards.
 
Kristinsdottir wrapped up play with a three-under 69 on Tuesday, two shots better than anyone else in the field during the final round.  She began the day five shots behind Cincinnati's Katie Hallinan, but under windy conditions the Bearcat shot a 6-over 78.  Kristinsdottir had a three-round total of 209 (-7).  Hallinan was second, four shots back at 213 (-3). 
 
Kristinsdottir's total of 209 tied for the lowest in program history.  Elsa Moberly carded a 209 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate during the 2017-18 season. 
 
Eastern has won five of the last seven Colonel Classics.  No event was held in 2020.  In 2019, the Colonels beat Northern Illinois by 13 strokes to capture the title.  In 2016, the Colonels beat second place Ball State by 10 shots.  In 2015, Eastern posted a four-shot victory over Ohio.  The Colonels won the event for the first time in 2014, edging Morehead State by six strokes.
 
Diana McDonald (221) and Bailey Hubbard (221) tied for ninth overall.  Elisa Orduna Shackleton (226) tied for 23rd and Vilma Efraimsson (231) tied for 38th.
 
Playing as an individual, Maddie Hensley (222) posted a tie for 12th after shooting rounds of 73, 75 and 74.
 
The participating teams were Akron, Ball State, Belmont, Butler, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Purdue Fort Wayne, Tennessee Tech, Western Michigan and Wisconsin-Green Bay.
 
The Colonels play at the Murray State Jan Weaver Invitational starting April 9 at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
 
1.  Eastern Kentucky                286-292-297 – 875
1. Ragnhildur Kristinsdottir        68-72-69 – 209
T9. Diana McDonald                 72-72-77 – 221
T9. Bailey Hubbard                    72-74-75 – 221
T23. Elisa Orduna Shackleton     75-75-76 – 226
T38. Vilma Efraimsson              74-74-83 – 231
 
Playing As An Individual
T12. Maddie Hensley                 73-75-74 – 222
T28. Alice Daag                         76-78-74 – 228
T34. Mattie Jo Neeley                 77-73-80 – 230