Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC)

Women's Golf

Northwestern wins fourth-straight UMAC Women’s Golf Championship

BECKER, Minn.—The University of Northwestern won the 2026 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women’s Golf Championship with its three-round score of 968. This was the fourth-straight title and sixth overall UMAC Championship for the program. The championship took place October 8-10 at Pebble Creek Golf Club.
 
Bri Brandt of the Eagles was the individual medalist with her score of 234.
 
With the Championship, Northwestern will represent the UMAC in the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf Championships, May 11-14, 2027 at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va.
Notes:
  • Northwestern set a new 54-hole UMAC Championships record with its 968, which bested their own mark of 986 set in 2025.
  • This broke the old record of 986, which the Eagles set in 2025.
  • UNW set a new 36-hole record with their 634, which broke their own record of 651 set in 2025.
  • Brandt’s 234 set a new UMAC Championships 54-hole record
  • She broke the mark of 239 set by Paige Johnson last season
  • The Eagles have also had the individual medalist for the past four-straight seasons
Final Team Standings
 
Rank   Team Scores  Total   Par 
1  University of Northwestern   314  320  334  968   +104
2  UW-Superior   342  341  358  1041   +177
3  Bethany Lutheran College   361  354  368  1083   +219
4  Crown College   415  392  411  1218   +354
5  Martin Luther College   443  451  444  1338   +474
6  Minnesota Morris   462  490  475  1427   +563

Individual Leaderboard (Top 10)
 Rank   Player  Team Scores  Total   Par 
1  Bri Brandt   University of Northwestern   78  78  78  234   +18
2  Morgan Philyaw   University of Northwestern   76  81  82  239   +23
3  Paige Johnson   University of Northwestern   81  79  85  245   +29
4  Eva Stuewe   Bethany Lutheran College   82  80  86  248   +32
5  Abby Schintz   UW-Superior   78  87  85  250   +34
6  Brielle Lenz   University of Northwestern   81  82  89  252   +36
7  Ellie Rolland   University of Northwestern   79  85  91  255   +39
8  Shelby Cash   Crown College   87  81  89  257   +41
9  Olivia Weyenberg   UW-Superior   86  83  91  260   +44
10  Makayla Ammerman   UW-Superior   91  82  91  264   +48