Golfers Start Season at Charger Classic

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (08/30/2026) — The Monmouth College women's golf team started their season on Saturday at the Charger Classic, hosted by Carl Sandburg College at Lake Bracken Golf Course in Galesburg. The Scots finished. In fourth place with a team score of 401.

Sophomore newcomer Leighton Trego (Monmouth, Illinois) shot a +21 92 to finish in 13th place. Senior Lexie Campbell (Earlville, Illinois) shot a 26-over 97 to finish in 18th while junior Hope Peed (Kewanee, Illinois) tied for 23rd with a 105. Junior Mylee Hansen (Pekin, Illinois) shot a 106 to finish 27th and senior Liz Waymire (Havana, Illinois) carded a 121 to finish 34th.

Playing as an individual, freshman Elise Sullivan (Macomb, Illinois) shot a 120 to finish 33rd. Freshman Emma Probyn (Cuba, Illinois) shot a 128 and freshman Gracie Busboom (Plano, Illinois) shot a 139 to finish 39th.

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Busboom, Probyn and Sullivan made their collegiate debuts on Saturday while Trego made her Fighting Scots debutHansen pulled double duty on Saturday, kicking in the football's red-white scrimmage under the lightsMonmouth has next weekend off before hosting the Fighting Scots Fall Invitational at Gibson Woods on September 12-13.

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LC

Lexie

Campbell

• elementary education
• Class of 2027
• Earlville, IL

EW

Elizabeth

Waymire

• health science and human movement
• Class of 2027
• Havana, IL

Mylee

Hansen

• political science
• Class of 2028
• Pekin, Illinois

HP

Hope

Peed

• social science education
• Class of 2028
• Kewanee, 2027

Monmouth College

For more information contact: Nathan Baliva 309-457-2322 nbaliva@monmouthcollege.edu

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