SEDONA, Ariz. (March 15, 2026) - The Northern Arizona women's golf team captured the team title at the Red Rocks Invitational on Sunday at Oak Creek Country Club, finishing with a three-round total of 10-under 854 to secure first place in its home event. The Lumberjacks placed four golfers inside the top 11 of the individual standings and built their victory behind consistent scoring throughout the lineup.
The 'Jacks finished seven strokes ahead of Gonzaga (-3) in second place. Gonzaga's Grace Lee was co-champion after firing a 4-under round on Sunday to finish 6-under for the 54-hole tournament.
Leading the way for NAU was Amy Hodgkins, who tied for the individual title at 6-under 210. Hodgkins opened the tournament with a career-low 65 (-7) before adding rounds of 72 (E) and 73 (+1) to secure a share of the top spot. In the final round, the junior carded 15 pars and added a birdie on the par-4 10th hole. Hodgkins finished with the second-lowest par-4 scoring average at 2-under and tied for first on the par-5s at 5-under. She had the second-most birdies overall with 13 and carded 34 pars.
Sumin Kang recorded a career-best finish, tying for third place at 4-under 212 after rounds of 70 (-2), 71 (-1), and 71 (-1). Her steady play throughout the tournament helped maintain NAU's advantage on the leaderboard. The sophomore went 2-under on the front nine in the final round, making birdies on the third and seventh holes. Kang tied for third in par-3 and par-4 scoring at 1-under and even-par, respectively. On the par-5s, she finished 3-under, tied for seventh best in the field. She has the most pars in the field with 40 overall and seven birdies.
Frankie Dezis placed seventh overall, carding an even-par 216 across rounds of 70 (-2), 73 (+1), and 73 (+1). She opened the final round with a birdie on the par-5, 535-yard first hole and added birdies on holes six, nine, and 18. The junior tied for third in par-4 scoring at even-par, and had eight total birdies with 37 pars, which was fifth most.
Lydia Lin rounded out the Lumberjacks' counting scores with a tie for 11th place at 2-over 218, posting rounds of 72 (E), 72 (E), and 74 (+2). The freshman recorded birdies on the par-3 fourth and par-5 sixth holes and also tied for third in par-4 scoring at even-par. Lin tied eighth in birdies with nine total and recorded 33 pars.
Lizzie Neale carded a 71 (-1) in the second round but unfortunately withdrew from the first and final rounds due to injury.
"I'm very excited for our team victory. It's never easy hosting an event," head coach Brad Bedortha said. "We let the players prepare themselves for a few days before the tournament, and they performed beautifully. We had a great first day, a solid second round, as well as today."
"Gonzaga played very well today, and we had to earn the win. There were some great individual performances, highlighted by Amy's play. She earned the co-championship, her first college victory. Sumin also had a great performance; she's been very close to a breakout tournament and had three under-par rounds. Frankie and Lydia both had solid performances helping our team. We were also able to celebrate our two wonderful seniors today, Nina and Lizzie. They're wonderful people and players and will be dearly missed."
NAU had three individuals competing. Nina Lukyanenko finished tied for 28th with a +11 total (77-71-79). Glafira Pomazkova tied for 45th at +18 (79-77-78), while Ava Bates withdrew due to injury.
As a team, NAU averaged 3.07 (+4) on the par-3s, ranking second in the field. The 'Jacks dominated the par-4s, finishing even-par, the best mark by 15 strokes. They also led in par-5 scoring at 9-under, two shots ahead of Gonzaga. NAU tallied 42 birdies, the third most in the field, and recorded the most pars with 166, four more than any other team.
NAU will return to action at the ASU PING Invitational from March 23-25 in Tempe, Ariz.
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