Flying Dutch Fourth in NCAA Qualifier (4/26/08)
NCAA Qualifying Tournament Results
The Flying Dutch finished fourth for the third straight round at the MIAA's qualifying tournament for the NCAA championship. Olivet gained the MIAA's automatic berth at next month's tournament.

Flying Dutch Still Fourth in MIAA (4/25/08)
The Flying Dutch remain in fourth place in the standings after two rounds of the MIAA's qualifying tournament for the NCAA championship. The second of three 18-hole rounds was played Friday at the Medalist golf course in Marshall. Mich. The third round will be played on Saturday. Saint Mary's won Friday's round while Olivet remains in first place through two rounds. Scores on Friday were Saint Mary's 347, Olivet 350, Tri-State 365, Hope 368, Albion 384, Kalamazoo 388 and Adrian 406. The standings through two rounds are Olivet 669, Saint Mary's 684, Tri-State 707, Hope 723, Kalamazoo 765, Albion 769 and Adrian 796. Medalist on Friday was Susan Snyder of Albion at 83. Scores of Hope golfers were Cassie Sneller 90, Katie Blodgett 91, Kulie Hoogerhyde 92, Jori Niemann 95 and Cassie Hildebrandt 100.

Flying Dutch Post Dual Victory (4/21/08)
The Flying Dutch defeated Albion 351-400 in a dual match tuneup prior to next weekend's conference tournament. Hope sophomore Cassie Sneller captured medalist honors over the Wuskowan Players Club course at 40-40--80. Scores of other Hope golfers were Katie Blodgett, 40-49--89; Cassie Hildebrandt, 46-46--92; Julie Hoogerhyde, 52-45--97; and Jori Niemann, 45-61--106. Scores of Albion golfers were Nicole Abbott, 50-43--93; Jessica Prister, 52-47--99; Jessi Husby, 57-47--104; Danika Varady, 48-56--104; Dede Kearney, 62-57--119.

Flying Dutch Fourth in MIAA Tournament (4/9/08)
Tournament Results
The Flying Dutch finished fourth in the first of three NCAA qualifying tournaments being held this spring by the MIAA. Wednesday's 18-hole round at Tri-State's Zolner golf course was won by regular season MIAA champion Olivet at 319 strokes followed by Saint Mary's 337, Tri-State 342, Hope 355, Kalamazoo 377, Albion 385, and Adrian 390. The medalist was Megan Rimmel of Olivet 38-36--74. Leading Hope was Julie Hoogerhyde 41-39--80. Scores of other Hope golfers were Cassie Sneller 44-45--89, Cassie Hildebrandt 42-51--93, Jori Niemann 48-45--93, and Katie Blodgett 50-48--98. The final 36 holes will be played April 25-26.

Flying Dutch Finish Fourth in MIAA (10/6/07)
Tournament Results
Seasonal Player Standings
Seasonal Team Standings
The Flying Dutch finished fourth in the final MIAA standings, an improvement of two places from a year ago. Coach Eva Dean Folkert's Dutch ended fourth in this weekend's season-ending conference tournament to mirror their overall seasonal standings placement. Senior Julie Hoogerhyde placed second in the seasonal player standings finishing just one stroke behind league medalist Katie O'Brien of Saint Mary's. Olivet repeated as conference champion.

Hope Player Moves Atop MIAA Standings (10/5/07)
Hope senior Julie Hoogerhyde (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS), has moved into first place in the MIAA seasonal player standings. Hoogerhyde tied for first place in Friday's first round of the conference championship tournament and will move into Saturday's season-ending second round with a one-stroke advantage.

Through four conference tournament rounds, Hoogerhyde has a total of 322 strokes. She is one stroke ahead of Katie O'Brien of Saint Mary's (323) and four ahead of Amber Conrad of Olivet (327). Hoogerhyde is bidding to become Hope's first MIAA medalist since 2000.

The tournament resumes Saturday morning at the Bedford Valley Country Club. Friday's round was won by Tri-State at 338 strokes, followed by Olivet 341, Saint Mary's 349, Hope 351, Alma 370, Adrian 371, Calvin 376, Albion 391 and Kalamazoo 403.

Hoogerhyde and Jennifer Lambarth of Olivet shared medalist honors at 82 strokes. Scores of other Hope players were Katie Blodgett 88, Cassie Sneller 90, Cassie Hildebrandt 91 and Jori Niemann 92.

Hope is in fourth place in the conference standings with one round remaining and most likely will remain there. The Flying Dutch are 15 strokes behind third place Saint Mary's and 82 strokes ahead of fifth place Alma. Hope also finished fourth in 2006.

Flying Dutch Win Own Invitational (10/2/07)
Results
In a tuneup before this weekend's MIAA championship tournament, the Flying Dutch on Tuesday captured their own invitational played at the Macatawa Legends golf course. Coach Eva Dean Folkert's Dutch easily topped the three-team field finishing with a four-player total of 351 strokes. Next were Calvin at 386 and Albion at 422.

Hope sophomore Cassie Sneller captured medalist honors at 38-42--80. Scores of other Hope golfers were Julie Hoogerhyde 41-46--87, Cassie Hildebrandt 48-46--94, Katie Blodgett 43-47--90, Clare Hubbard 48-49--97, Jori Niemann 40-47--87, and Brittany Posma 47-50--97.

The MIAA championships, consisting of two 18-hole rounds, will be played Friday and Saturday at the Bedford Valley Country Club near Battle Creek. Hope enters the competition in fourth place.

The Flying Dutch Win Siena Heights Invite (9/29/07)
The Flying Dutch won the five-team Siena Heights Invitational on Saturday at the Tecumseh Country Club. Hope senior Julie Hoogerhyde was the tournament medalist at 86 strokes. Scores of other Hope golfers were Cassie Sneller 89, Cassie Hildebrant 91, Katie Blodgett 94 and Jori Niemann 102.

Hope Senior is Medalist at League Jamboree (9/25/07)
Hope senior Julie Hoogerhyde of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern HS), captured medalist honors as the Flying Dutch finished second at the MIAA Jamboree hosted by Alma on Tuesday. Hoogerhyde finished one stroke over par at 37-37--74. League leading Olivet won the Jamboree at 324 strokes. Hope ended at 345. Scores of other Hope golfers were freshman Katie Blodgett 88, sophomore Cassie Sneller 91, senior Cassie Hildebrandt 92 and freshman Jori Niemann 105.

Flying Dutch Finish in Middle of Pack (9/22/07)
Results
The Flying Dutch tied for fifth place among 11 teams at the Olivet College Invitational this weekend. Ferris State won the 36-hole tournament with 614 strokes. Hope and Albion tied for fifth at 746 strokes. Senior Julie Hoogerhyde led the Dutch at 82-91--173.

Flying Dutch in Middle of the Pack (9/21/07)
Results
The Flying Dutch are fifth in a field of 11 teams after Friday's play at the Olivet Fall Invitational. The two-day, 36-hole competition continues today. Ferris State leads the tournament with 306 strokes. Hope has 367 strokes. The individual leader is Meghan Hunter of Ferris at 36-38--74. Leading Hope was Julie Hoogerhyde at 40-42--82. Scores of other Hope players were Katie Blodgett 47-43--90, Jori Niemann 49-48--97, Clare Hubbard 46-52--98 and Brittany Posma 56-48--104.

Flying Dutch Win Dual Meet (9/17/07)
The Flying Dutch defeated host Kalamazoo in a non-league dual meet on Monday, 366-396. Hope's Julie Hoogerhyde won medalist honors with an 18-hole round of 42-43--85. Scores of other Hope golfers were Cassie Sneller 41-45--86, Cassie Hildebrandt 49-46--95, Katie Blodgett 49-51--100 and Clare Hubbard 49-55--104.

Flying Dutch Remain in Fourth in MIAA Race (9/11/07)
Hope remained a picture of consistency as they finished fourth in the season's second tournament hosted by Tri-State (Zollner golf course). After shooting a team total of 348 strokes in the season's first tournament, the Flying Dutch came back to shoot a 349 in Tuesday's action. Olivet won the round at 329 strokes followed by Saint Mary's 333, Tri-State 338, Hope 349, Calvin 370, Alma 371, Albion 381, Kalamazoo 383, and Adrian 380. The medalist was Katie O'Brien of Saint Mary's at 78 strokes. Hope's Julie Hoogerhyde was runnerup at 81 strokes. Scores of other Hope golfers were Katie Blodgett 88, Cassie Sneller 89, Clare Hubbard 91, and Cassie Hildebrandt 93.

The end of the 2006 season is something coach Eva Folkert and her players would rather forget. The team was involved in a motor vehicle accident en route to the season-ending conference tournament. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries, but the team was unable to continue on to play. More than a month later the MIAA ruled that Hope should hold their position in the standings instead of being disqualified. That put the Flying Dutch in sixth among the nine conference schools after fall play. Hope improved its place to fourth at the league’s NCAA qualifier in the spring.

Coach Eva Dean Folkert begins her third season with a pre-season roster consisting of two seniors, one junior, one sophomore and five freshman prospects.

Captain of the team is senior Julie Hoogerhyde of Grand Rapids, Mich. (Forest Hills Northern HS).

Other returning letterwinners include senior Cassie Hildebrandt of Auberry, Calif. (Sierra HS), junior Prittany Posma of Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland HS), and sophomore Cassie Sneller of Holland, Mich. (Hamilton HS).

The Flying Dutch will host an invitational at the Macatawa Legends Country Club on Tuesday, Oct. 2. League jamborees will be hosted by Kalamazoo, Tri-State and Alma. The conference championship tournament will be held at the Bedford Valley Country Club on Oct. 5-6.