September 21st 2023.
Howard University's women's golf team put on an impressive show at the recent Hornet Classic hosted by Delaware State University at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The Bisons put up a record low score of 21-over par for the three-day tournament and three players finished in the top 5, led by freshman Emily Mayne from Kingston Jamaica who shot five-over par.
Kendall Jackson, a junior from Pearland, Texas, and sophomore Morgan Horrell followed in fourth and fifth place respectively. In a March interview with WUSA 9, Jackson recalled her reasons for joining the Bisons: “There weren’t a lot of females playing growing up, let alone black females. That’s one of the main reasons I came to Howard: to play with other black women. I truly want to inspire not just black people into golf, but because black women make up less than 1% in the golf industry as a whole, so I just invite more people to do it, and that would be amazing for sure.”
Reigning Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year and Los Angeles native, Marley Franklin, tied for 11th place, shooting 11-over par, with a personal best of 68 during the second round. Third-year team member and Suwanee Georgia native Jada Richards finished in 16th place.
The team’s win comes shortly after the release of the documentary Why Not Us, which features the university’s golf team. ESPN reported that the documentary, produced by Andscape and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media, highlights the challenges and successes of coaches and student-athletes at the university. Why Not Us debuted on ESPN and ESPN+ on August 21 and is available to stream on Hulu.
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