TORAL BHATT | WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Bhatt, a sophomore from Milwaukee, Wis., collects her second straight ODAC weekly award after leading Washington and Lee at the NCAA Fall Preview hosted by Christopher Newport University at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, site of the 2027 NCAA Division III championships. Bhatt tied for fourth overall with Amy Beanblossom from Washington University in St. Louis at 3-over par 147 following 36 holes of play on the par 72 layout set to 5,731 yards. Bhatt opened her tournament with only one blip on her scoreboard to go with birdies on the way to a 1-over 73. Her second round had a bit more color including a trio of birdies towards a 2-over 74. Bhatt, ranked 78th entering the event, finished four strokes back of leaderboard toppers Yixuan Chen from Carnegie Mellon University and Amanda Zheng from Emory University, who were ranked No. 24 and No. 1, respectively. Bhatt's showing improved her Clippd ranking to No. 23, which is currently the best individual placement for an ODAC player. Bhatt tied with Zheng for fewest bogeys (3) and tied with Emory's Carys Code for most pars (26) in the 75-player field. She tied for third in par-3 scoring (-1, 2.88) and tied for fifth in par-4 scoring (+4, 4-20).
Washington and Lee, ranked 16th entering the tournament, finished sixth overall at 37-over 613 (309-304). The Generals moved up four spots to 12th in the country. Emory, the top-ranked squad in Division III, won the event at 18-over 594.