2025 AMC Women's Golf Championship Preview

MELBOURNE, Ark. - (Championship Page) The 2025 American Midwest Conference women's golf championship will be held at Cooper's Hawk Golf Club in Melbourne, Ark. beginning on Monday, Apr. 28. The 36-hole championship will feature golfers from seven schools with shotgun starts on both Monday (9:00 am) and Tuesday (8:30 am).

Participating schools include Central Baptist, Columbia, Cottey, Health Sciences and Pharmacy, Missouri Baptist, William Woods, and Williams Baptist.

ABOUT THE TEAMS

• Columbia will look to secure its fourth-straight AMC women's golf championship.

• William Woods has an AMC-best 14 women's golf championships. The Owls are seeking their first tournament title since 2021.

• Central Baptist has posted team scores in four events this season. The Mustangs shot a season-low 747 at the CBC Spring Invitational.

• Columbia has recorded five tournament wins as a team this season. The Cougars won last year's tournament over Central Baptist (618-969) while placing four golfers in the top five.

• Cottey has posted a team score in four events this season. The Comets won the Scots Fall Invitational with a team score of 717.

• Missouri Baptist finished second at the WBU Fall Invitational with a team score of 682. The Spartans have posted a scoring average of 373 this season.

• UHSP will take part in its first AMC women's golf championship this season. The Eutectics posted six top-five finishes this season, including strong performances at the WWU Fall Invitational (4th of 8, 635) and Railwood Open (3rd of 9, 676).

• William Woods has recorded seven top-five finishes this season. The Owls best outing came in a fourth place finish at the WWU Spring Invitational with a team score of 705.

• Williams Baptist's best team performance came at the WBU Spring Invitational where the Eagles posted a team score of 758.

ABOUT THE GOLFERS

• Columbia has placed four golfers in the top five in stroke average in the league (Ellie Soderholm 1st - 81.2, Ashlyn Sanders 3rd - 83.4, Viviana Boix 4th, 83.5, Camryn Winfard 5th - 83.9)

• Williams Baptist's Kendra Harness is second in the league in stroke average at 82.5, while Grace Woody ranks 10th at 89.1.

• UHSP's Ella Penke (85.9) and Samantha Kasting (86.6) are seventh and eighth in stroke average in the AMC.

• Central Baptist's Abby Kirby (84.5) and Laney Crutchfield (88.7) are sixth and ninth respectively in stroke average.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

• Six out of last year's top 10 finishers return in this year's tournament.

• AMC Player of the Year Camryn Swinfard, AMC Freshman of the Year Viviana Boix, and Ashlyn Sanders all return for Columbia.

• Alissa Olson (9th) and Allyson Hollrah (T-10th) return for William Woods

• Kendra Harness (8th) returns for Williams Baptist

ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP

• The AMC Championship will take place at Cooper's Hawk Golf Club in Melbourne, Ark. for the first time in tournament history.

• The course will play at par-72 at 6,325 yards.

• The tournament is scheduled for 36 holes (18 on Monday and 18 on Tuesday)

• Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. on Monday

• Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday