Chasing the sun, the Portland State Women's Golf Team will open its spring season a little early when it competes in the Bowling Green Intercollegiate next week in Arizona. The Vikings will play in a familiar venue as the 54-hole tournament takes place at the Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield. Wigwam is the home of the Big Sky Golf Championship, where the Vikings will return to compete in April.
 
PSU comes off a solid fall performance in four tournaments. Four Vikings are averaging 76.00 strokes per round or lower. And, the team scoring average of 302.5 is the best in six seasons. Portland State wrapped up its final event in October, the Sun Mountain Intercollegiate, with a second-place finish and 886 total – the best team score in eight seasons.
 
The Bowling Green Intercollegiate will feature Big Sky schools Idaho and Montana among the 15 competitors. But the tournament will be a bit unique as the Vikings will see many first-time opponents from the Midwest, including host Bowling Green.
 
Vikings Coach Bill Winter will start the same five competitors he completed the fall with at Sun Mountain. Senior Payten Shimizu comes off a career-best tying 218 total in that event. She leads the team in scoring at 75.22. Junior Cynthia Valerie Ong shot 220 at Sun Mountain and has a 75.41 scoring average. Junior Momo Udom matched her career-best at Sun Mountain with a 224 total and averaged 75.66 strokes per round in two fall events. Sophomore Maddie Dustin (76.00) and senior Bayler Brundage (78.91) round out the lineup.
 
The BGI will start on Tuesday with 36 holes of play. The final round takes place on Wednesday morning.
 
Portland State's spring season includes five tournaments. The Big Sky Conference Championship takes place on April 20-22 in Litchfield, AZ.
 

TAP-INS

• SCORING AVERAGES/rounds (4 tournaments): Payten Shimizu (75.22/9); Cynthia Valerie Ong (75.41/12); Momo Udom (75.66/6); Maddie Dustin (76.00/12); Caithlyn Ong (77.50/6); Francesca Tomp (78.00/6); Bayler Brundage (78.91/12).
• BIRDIES/rounds (4 tournaments): Maddie Dustin, 24/12; Cynthia Valerie Ong, 22/12; Payten Shimizu, 20/9; Bayler Brundage, 14/12; Francesca Tomp, 13/6; Momo Udom, 9/6; Caithlyn Ong 8/6.
• Portland State's best single-round team score is 294. The best tournament score is 886.
• Payten Shimizu, Cynthia Valerie Ong and Momo Udom are all on a career-best scoring pace. Shimizu is averaging 1.78 strokes per round better than her career best. Ong is 1.59 strokes better than last season. Udom is 3.43 strokes better per round this season.
• Career Ranks at Portland State: Rounds played: Bayler Brundage, 88/13^th; Payten Shimizu, 81/t19th. Scoring Average: Cynthia Valerie Ong, 76.65/8^th; Payten Shimizu, 77.52/13^th. Birdies: Bayler Brundage, 133/8^th; Payten Shimizu, 126/9^th
• On Jan. 29, Ella Follen from Tacoma, WA signed with the Vikings program for the 2026-27 season.

 

BOWLING GREEN INTERCOLLEGIATE

Date: Feb. 10-11
Course: Wigwam Golf Club – Blue Course, Litchfield, AZ
Par/Yardage: 71/5,948
Live scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239150/scoring/team.
Play: 36 holes on Tuesday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. 18 holes on Wednesday with tee times beginning at 9 a.m.
Teams competing (15): Augusta, Bowling Green State, Central Michigan, Drake, IU-Indianapolis, Northern Illinois, Lehigh, Portland State, Providence, Tennessee Tech, Idaho, Montana, UT-Arlington, UTEP, Toledo

2025-26 SEASON SCHEDULE

FALL SEASON
Sept. 15-16, Yellowstone Intercollegiate, hosted by Montana State, Riverside Country Club, Bozeman, MT, 9^th of 11 teams, 299-304-301=904
Sept. 22-23, Kalispel Invitational, hosted by Eastern Washington, Kalispel Golf and Country Club, Spokane, WA, 12^th of 14 teams, 314-298-304=916         
Sept. 29-30, Pat Lesser-Harbottle Invitational, hosted by Seattle, Tacoma Country Club, Tacoma, WA, t13th of 15 teams, 304-314-306=924
Oct. 6-7, Sun Mountain Intercollegiate, hosted by Montana, The Ranch Club, Missoula, MT, 2^nd of 6 teams, 294-297-295=886
 
SPRING SEASON
Feb. 10-11, Bowling Green Intercollegiate, hosted by Bowling Green State, Wigwam Golf Club, Litchfield, AZ
Mar. 2-3, Fresno State Spring Classic, Fresno State, Fort Washington Golf and Country Club, Fresno, AZ
Mar. 16-17, Jackrabbit Invitational, South Dakota State, Boulder Creek Golf Club, Boulder City, NV
Apr. 13-15, Bobcat Desert Classic, Montana State, Golf Club of Estrella, Goodyear, AZ
Apr. 20-22, Big Sky Championship, Big Sky Conference, Wigwam Golf Club - Blue Course, Litchfield, AZ