New College of Florida Women's Golf returns to competition Monday as the Mighty Banyans begin play at the PDI Shootout, hosted by Keiser University.
The two-day tournament will be held Monday through Tuesday at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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THE FIELD: The Mighty Banyans will compete in a 16-team field alongside host Keiser, Ave Maria, Bellevue, Florida College, Indiana Wesleyan, Lake-Sumter State, Lawrence Tech, Loyola, Marian, Ottawa-Arizona, Palm Beach Atlantic, Palm Beach State, Rocky Mountain, St. Thomas and Wayland Baptist.
BUILDING OFF THE OPENER: NCF opened the season with an eighth-place finish in the 15-team Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational at Jekyll Island Golf Club's Great Dunes Course. The Mighty Banyans were fifth through the opening 36 holes before finishing the three-round tournament with a team score of 968.
BALASKIEWICZ SETS THE PACE: Senior Madison Balaskiewicz led NCF at the season opener, finishing at 22-over with a three-round total of 238. Balaskiewicz opened with consecutive rounds of 77 and sat 12th individually through the first two rounds.
ODIC BACK IN FORM: Senior Brittany Odic finished one stroke behind Balaskiewicz at Jekyll Island, carding rounds of 81, 78 and 80 for a 23-over total of 239. The reigning NAIA Third-Team All-American entered the season after becoming the first All-American in program history in 2025-26.
LUCHS GOES LOW: Senior Rebecca Luchs recorded the Mighty Banyans' lowest individual round of the season opener with a 4-over 76 in the second round. Luchs finished the tournament at 24-over with a three-round total of 240.
EXPERIENCED CORE: Balaskiewicz, Odic and Luchs all finished within two strokes of each other at the Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational. The trio enters the PDI Shootout after combining for five rounds in the 70s during the season-opening tournament.
EARLY SEASON STRETCH: The PDI Shootout marks the second of three tournaments for NCF over the opening portion of its fall schedule. Following three days at PGA National, the Mighty Banyans will turn their attention toward hosting their first tournament of the season.
UP NEXT: New College of Florida will host the Battle at Black Diamond at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Florida from Sept. 20-22nd.
