UW closes St Andrews with a men’s win and a women’s setback against Penn.

Rain City Sports editorial desk | Recap and analysis | October 15, 2026

Washington’s golf teams completed the St Andrews Links Collegiate on Wednesday, October 14, with contrasting results against Penn on the Old Course. The men won their consolation match 5–1; the women lost theirs 4–2. Both outcomes are final in UW’s official reports.

Men: five points and a strong finish

Grady Millar led the men with a four-under 68. Hamish Farquharson, Emil Herstad, Brock Maulding and Finn Koelle also won their matches. Koelle’s eight-up margin was Washington’s largest, while Jake Foley lost by one despite shooting 73. UW reported the team at a combined 12-under for the day.

The result closes a competition that included stroke play before the final head-to-head contests. UW’s schedule records third place at 743, or 43 over, after Tuesday’s stroke-play phase. Wednesday’s success is a separate result; it does not turn the week into an overall tournament championship.

Women: individual promise within a team defeat

Mads Smith and Athena Ni earned Washington’s two points against Penn. Smith shot even par; Ni returned a 77. Amber Li shot 73 but lost her matchup, an example of how the opponent’s score can determine a point even when a player produces a competitive round.

The final day followed Hannah Ounap’s share of the individual stroke-play title at two under. UW finished that phase third at 41 over. Ounap then shot six over in Wednesday’s contest and lost narrowly to Madeleine Zang. The individual title and the team defeat are both part of the week’s record.

What the coach emphasized

In UW’s October 14 report, women’s coach Anna Temple said the outcome fell short of the team’s wishes while emphasizing the learning experience of competing on the Old Course. She also pointed to Ounap’s first collegiate win. That is the coach’s documented assessment, rather than a claim that the results require no further work.

Expectations and improvement

Our analysis: a useful review separates scoring from match outcomes. A win can conceal an expensive mistake if the opponent makes a larger one; a loss can accompany a sound round. Both teams should evaluate which decisions protected scoring opportunities and which unnecessarily exposed the next shot.

For the men, the challenge is carrying Wednesday’s execution back into an aggregate scoring event. The final match provides evidence of an effective response, but the preceding stroke-play finish remains relevant. Confidence is most useful when it leads to repeatable preparation rather than an assumption that one format’s success transfers automatically.

For the women, Ounap’s title is a clear individual achievement. Building a stronger team result will require contributions across the counting scores, without making one player responsible for the entire response. That is our editorial priority, not a diagnosis offered by the coaching staff.

What comes next

UW lists the men at the Saint Mary’s Invitational at Bayonet Golf Course in Monterey, October 19–21. The women next visit Hawaii for the Nanea Invitational, October 26–28. Watch the distribution of scores across each lineup: the next useful step is improvement that reaches beyond a single standout round.

Sources

• UW men’s golf — October 14 final and upcoming event (checked 2026-10-15)
• UW women’s golf — October 14 final, stroke-play results and Anna Temple’s comments (checked 2026-10-15)
• UW Athletics — Completed-event listings (checked 2026-10-15)

Analysis and recommendations are the editorial desk’s interpretation. Reporting and attributed perspectives are linked above. Information is current as of the publication date.