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The Kent State women's golf team poses with the Mid-American Conference Championships trophy after winning their 20th straight league title. The Flashes beat the field by 57 strokes. 

Flashes historic season concludes after tying for fifth place at National Championships

Ian Kreider May 23, 2018

Another strong season wrapped up Tuesday for the Kent State women’s golf team. The Flashes finished in a tie for fifth place after being eliminated in match play to No. 2 Alabama.The team did what no...

The Kent State women's golf team poses after placing second at the rain-shortened Lady Buckeye Invitational on April 15, 2018. Pimnipa Panthong shared the individual title.  

Panthong scores third consecutive tournament win at Lady Buckeye Invitational

Amanda Levine April 16, 2018

After the first day of the Lady Buckeye Invitational, Kent State sophomore Pimnipa Panthong was tied for first place through 36 holes.The weather got the best of the tournament when the final round was...

Kent State's Pimnipa Panthong poses with her trophy after coming in first place at the BYU at Entrada Classic. The Flashes finished second out of 14 teams.

From Thailand to Kent, up-and-coming Panthong adjusts to college golf, American culture

Amanda Levine April 1, 2018

At first, Pimnipa Panthong wasn’t interested in coming to Kent State. Her main goal was to immediately play professional golf.At the time, coach Greg Robertson and assistant coach Maddi Swaney had another...

Kent State's Pimnipa Panthong poses with her trophy after coming in first place at the BYU at Entrada Classic. The Flashes finished second out of 14 teams.

Panthong chosen to compete in Arnold Palmer Cup

Amanda Levine March 15, 2018

Pimnipa Panthong will be joining nine other golfers on the international team at the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup.“I’m very happy and excited because it’s a big tournament,” Panthong said. “It’s...

Coach Greg Robertson poses for a portrait with the MAC championship trophy and his team at Silver Lake Country Club on Sunday, April 23, 2017, after Kent State won its 19th consecutive championship. [FILE]

Flashes battle elements to finish fourth in rain-soaked Dickson tournament

Amanda Levine February 28, 2018

Pimnipa Panthong tied for fourth place, the only Kent State golfer to finish in the top 10, as the Flashes came in fourth place out of 17 teams at The Dickson.Closely behind Panthong was Karoline Stormo,...

Members of the Kent State women's golf team pose after starting their spring season with a victory at the Mid-American Conference Match Play Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.

Flashes start spring strong at MAC Match Play Challenge

Amanda Levine February 6, 2018

Kent State women’s golf finished 12-3 for the tournament, earning the Mid-American Match Play championship with a 3-2 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday.Michaela Finn, Chloe Salort and Pimnipa Panthong...

Flashes lose momentum on the green in Puerto Rico

Eric Conway February 28, 2016

The women’s golf team made improvement in the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic last week and moved from sixth place to fifth.  Junior Wad Phaewchimplee received her second consecutive MAC...

The Kent State Golf Course on Jan. 27, 2016.

Seventh-ranked women’s golf team learned to ‘finish strong’ in fall

Chris Yamnitsky January 27, 2016

The second round at the Minnesota tournament had not been good to the Kent State women’s golf team.The Flashes had been in second place after the first round but shot a +21 in the second round to fall...

Women’s golf wins Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational

Chris Yamnitsky October 20, 2015

The Kent State women’s golf team ended its fall season on a high note with its third straight tournament win. The Flashes took first place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational with a 5-under-par...

8th ranked women’s golf faces test in Texas

Chris Yamnitsky October 18, 2015

The number eight ranked Kent State women’s golf team is heading to Austin, Texas to finish the fall season at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational hosted by the University of Texas.  "I look for the...

Kent State golfer takes crown at Jim West Challenge

Ray Strickland November 3, 2014

Sophomore women's golfer Wad Phaewchimplee won the individual title at the Jim West Challenge with an overall score of 2-under-par — the only player to shoot under par in the tournament.Phaewchimplee...

Women’s golf earns best finish of season at Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championships

Ray Strickland October 19, 2014

The women’s golf team shot 28-over-par and finished in third place Sunday at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate in Knoxville, Tennessee.The Flashes shot 13-over-par in the final round. South Carolina outlasted...