The No. 1-ranked Keiser women's golf team opens its Spring Schedule with a trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia, for the 2026 Coastal Georgia Winter Invitational February 9-10. The three-round, two-day event will be held at the Jekyll Island Golf Club (Par 72, 5,963 yards) and will feature a 15-team field, including six from the Sun Conference.
The Seahawks wrapped up the Fall with four Top-5 finishes with three tournament wins. Keiser ended the semester with a fourth-place finish at the Fall Slam, hosted at Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, Florida. The Seahawks carded rounds of 295 (+7), 290 (+2), and 301 (+13) for a 54-hole total of 886 (+22).
Rollins captured the team title at 870 (+6), followed by Daytona State (875, +11) and Flagler (880, +16).
Keiser was led by freshman
Herry Ji, who continued her strong fall campaign with a third-place finish at 214 (-2). Ji opened with a 69 (-3) and followed with rounds of 70 (-2) and 75 (+3), marking her second top-five finish of the season. She was named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week for her play.
Faye Wheatley turned in a steady performance, tying for 11th overall at 221 (+5) with rounds of 75 (+3), 74 (+2), and 72 (E).
Luz Maria Ardila finished 19th at 226 (+10) after rounds of 76 (+4), 73 (+1), and 77 (+5), while
Sophia Sindersberger finished in a tie for 20th at 227 (+11), shooting 75 (+3), 73 (+1), and 79 (+7).
Aoli Liu rounded out the Keiser lineup with a tie for 35th at 232 (+16), carding rounds of 79 (+7), 76 (+4), and 77 (+5).
When: Feb. 9-10, 2026
Course: Jekyll Island Golf Club (Par 72, 5,963 yards)
Where: Jekyll Island, Ga.
Format: 36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Field: No. 1 Keiser, No. 6 SCAD Savannah, No. 9 Southeastern, No. 14 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), No. 18 Coastal Georgia, No. 23 Morningside (Iowa), (rv) Ave Maria, (rv) OUAZ, New College of Florida, Montreat, Blue Mountain, Oxford-Emory (JC), Murray State (JC), Eastern Florida State (JC).
Individuals: St. Thomas, Cottey College, Georgia Military (JC)
1. Herry Ji - Fr. / London, England
Making her fourth appearance for the Seahawks, Ji has posted two straight top-5 finishes. Named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (Nov. 3), Ji placed third at the Flagler Fall Slam. She is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation (clippd)
2. Sophia Sindersberger - So. / Zurich, Switzerland
Sindersberger enters the Spring with two Top-10 finishes, including the tournament victory at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 14). Through four events this season Sindersberger has posted an adjusted scoring average of 73.1
She currently ranks No. 9 in the nation (clippd)
3. Luz Maria Ardila - Sr. / Bogota, Colombia
Ardila has recorded four top-5 finish of her career and will be making her 36
th appearance with the Seahawks. She comes into the week with an adjusting scoring average of 74.2 and is ranked No. 29 in the nation (clippd)
4. Linda Stamm - Gr. / Heiligenhaus, Germany
Stamm is making her fourth appearance all-time for the Seahawks this week. The native of Heiligenhaus, Germany, has registered an adjusted stroke average of 74.2. She is currently ranked No. 19 in the nation (clippd)
5. Hannah Guerin - Fr. / Dublin, Ireland
Guerin will be making her Keiser debut on Monday. The native of Dublin, Ireland, comes to Keiser as a top junior golfer in her home country
Individual
Aoli Liu - So. / Quanzhou, China
Liu has appeared in four events for the Seahawks this season, finishing in the top 10 twice. She comes into the week with an adjusted scoring average of 74.6and is ranked No. 33, nationally (clippd)
- The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 1 in the final fall NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll (Oct. 31)
- The Seahawks are No. 1 in the latest NAIA Mizuno WGCA Coaches' Poll (Nov. 14)
- Keiser finished fourth overall at the Fall Slam, hosted at Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, Florida (Oct. 28)
- It marked the Seahawks fourth top-five finish of the season
- Henry Ji placed third at the Fall Slam, shooting a 2-under, 214, for her second top-five finish of the season
- Ji was named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week for her performance at the Flagler Fall Slam
- The Seahawks are currently 16-0-0 versus teams ranked in the NAIA Coache's Top 25 poll
- The Seahawks are also 24-0-0 versus NAIA opponents this season
- This year's Coastal Georgia Winter Invitational field will consist of golfers from 18 different teams
- 15 teams make up the field with individuals from three other teams completing the total number of golfers
- There are golfers from seven Sun Conference teams represented this week
- This week's field also includes eight teams represented in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25
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