SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State women's golf stays in the Lone Star State to open the 2025-26 season Monday at the Sam Golden Invitational in Corinth. The two-day, 54-hole tournament will take place at the Oakmont Country Club.
Four returning Bobcats highlight the lineup, while freshman
Grace Quintanilla will see her first action for TXST.
TXST Lineup
Fia Lindblom | Sophomore | Gothenburg, Sweden
Yvonne Chamness | Senior | Austin, Texas
Ella Salama | Sophomore | Naantali, Finland
Mattingly Palmer | Senior | Georgetown, Texas
Grace Quintanilla | Freshman | Philippines
Course Information
Oakmont Country Club
Par 72 | 6,343 yards
Tournament Format & Schedule
Stroke play | 54-holes | 2 days
Rounds 1 & 2 | Monday
Pairings |
Live Scoring
Round 3 | Tuesday
Pairings |
Live Scoring
Participating Teams
UNT
Texas State
Texas Tech
Kansas State
Mizzou
Louisville
Nebraska
Tulsa
New Mexico State
UTSA
Middle Tennessee
Tulane
Central Arkansas
Team Notes
The Bobcats are coming off a 2024-25 season that saw them post three, top three team finishes including championship performances at the Texas State Invitational (February 3-4) and Cardinal Challenge (March 31-April 1).
Individually,
Yvonne Chamness punched her ticket to the NCAA Lubbock Regional and eventually finished tied for 24th. She was also named to the Sun Belt Conference First Team after finishing sixth at the SBC Championship.
Following the season, three Bobcats were named College Sports Communications Academic All-District selections, while four were named WGCA Scholar All-Americans.
Individual Notes | 2024-25 Performances
Fia Lindblom... Competed in 3 tournaments before being sidelined with an injury in the spring… Led the Bobcat lineup with a T42 finish at the Schooner Fall Classic… Best finish was T27 at the Jim West Challenge… Had 7 of 8 rounds counted toward the team score... Recorded a 72.63 stroke average.
Yvonne Chamness... Sun Belt Confrence First Team and All-Tournament Team… WGA Scholar All-American... CSC Academic All-District... Competed in all 11 tournaments for the Bobcats and advanced as an individual to the NCAA Lubbock Regional (T24, +7)… Led the TXST lineup at 8 tournaments and finished with a team-best 73.14 stroke average (min. 10 rounds)… Won her first collegiate tournament at the Cardinal Challenge (March 31-April 1)… Carded 5 rounds in the 60s (low 68) and 16 even or under par… Posted 4 top 5 finishes, five in the top 10 and 9 in the top 20… Led the team in birdies (99) and rounds at even par (393)… Tied for a team-best 29 rounds of 32 counted toward the team score... Part of the TXST lineup at the Sun Belt Championship (T6, +1).
Ella Salama... Competed in all 11 tournaments as a true freshman… Earned her highest finish of 5th at the Cardinal Challenge… Carded a career-low 68 for her lone round in the 60s and added 5 rounds even or below par… Posted 3 top 25 finishes with 1 in the top 5 and 1 in the top 10… Was second on the team with 2 eagles and 81 birdies… Shared the team lead with 29 of 32 rounds counted toward the team score... Part of the TXST lineup at the Sun Belt Championship (T32, +11).
Mattingly Palmer... WGA Scholar All-American... CSC Academic All-District... Competed in all 11 tournaments for TXST… Earned her highest finish of T3 at the Cardinal Challenge… Led the Bobcats at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (T36)… Registered a pair of rounds even or under par… Led the Bobcats with 3 eagles and was 2nd on the team with 343 rounds at even par… Added 62 birdies… Posted 1 top 5, 1 top 10 and 4 top 25 finishes… Posted the second highest amount of rounds counted toward the team score at 27... Part of the TXST lineup at the Sun Belt Championship (T36, +15).
Grace Quintanilla... A member of her native national team in the Philippines and was the reigning Philippine Ladies Open Champion entering her freshman season... Earned runner-up honors at the Philippine National Stroke Play Championship and picked up a top three finish at the Singapore Open Amateur Championship... Qualified to play in the 74th US Girls Junior, was crowned champion at the AJGA Patrick Reed Championship in 2023, and earned multiple top three TJGT and top 10 AJGA finishes.
