Cyclone women’s golf team recap

The Cyclone women’s golf team opened its fall season on a high note at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They tied for third overall while sophomore Pammy Chookaew captured the individual title with an impressive 54-hole performance. 

Chookaew fired rounds of 69, 67 and 72 to finish at five-under-par (208) on the University of Michigan Golf Course. Her second-round, 67, was tied for the lowest score of the tournament and helped her pull away from the field en route to her first collegiate victory of the 2025-26 season.  

“It just looks like she’s having fun every single time,” Iowa State women’s golf coach Christie Martens said in the preseason.  

The Cyclones showed flashes of consistency throughout the tournament. Freshman Isabella Yan tied for 16th after carding rounds of 73, 72 and 76 to finish at +8. Nichakorn Pinprayoon was just two strokes behind at +10 (75-72-76). 

Reigning Big 12 Champion Karisa Chul-Ak-Sorn posted rounds of 75, 77 and 78 to finish at +17, while senior Keeley Marx rounded out the Cyclone lineup at +19 (80-73-79). 

The third-place finish adds to the program’s strong history under Martens, now in her 22nd season. For Chookaew, the victory continues her rise after winning the Iowa Women’s Amateur in August. 

Though a third-place finish was a strong way to open the season, the Cyclones slipped slightly on Monday’s final round. Every member of the lineup outside of Chookaew dropped at least seven spots on the individual leaderboard, highlighting the difficulty of the course down the stretch.  

Team Leaderboard for Wolverine Invitational 2025: 

1 Kent State (+17)

2 Virginia (+23)

T-3. Iowa State (+26)

T-3. Michigan (+26)

T-5. Illinois (+28)

T-5. Purdue (+28) 

The Cyclones return to action later this month in Norman, Oklahoma, for the Schooner Fall Classic on Sept. 20.

Cyclone men’s golf team recap

The Iowa State men’s golf team tied for fourth at the Gopher Invitational at Windsong Farm Golf Club. The Cyclones surged three spaces up the leaderboard Monday. As a team, the guys shot +9, even and +2, settling in as they progressed.  

Senior Paul Beauvy led the Cyclones, posting rounds of 69, 69 and 67 to finish -8 overall, tying for first with Frankie Harris of South Carolina and Aaron Pounds of Texas A&M. Beauvy was especially effective on the par-5 ninth hole, reaching the green in three strokes multiple times and converting birdie opportunities. 

Zach May rebounded from a tough opening round (75) with a 67 in Round 2, climbing the leaderboard and finishing +1 overall. May found success on holes two and four, carding birdies in back-to-back rounds. 

Dianchao Wu posted rounds of 72, 70 and 77, while Jackson McCommon recovered from early rounds (77, 78) with a 73 in Round 3, helping the Cyclones remain competitive. 

Rounding out the roster, Julian Geerebaert finished +12 overall, and Owen Sawyer improved in the final round with a 74 after opening with two 79s. 

The Cyclones demonstrated consistency on the par-3 seventh hole, consistently hitting greens in regulation across multiple rounds and capitalized on scoring opportunities on key par-5s, including the ninth hole, to maintain their team position. 

Gopher Invitational Team Standings:

1 Texas A&M (E)

2 South Carolina (+7)

3 West Virginia (+9)

T-4 Louisville (+11)

T-4 Iowa State (+11)

6 Miami (OH) (+13)

7 Minnesota (+16) 

With Beauvy’s standout performance and strong contributions from others like May, Iowa State demonstrated depth and resilience, setting a strong foundation for the rest of the season. 

The Iowa State men’s golf team will head back to the course Sept. 15 for the Bearcat Invitational.