Denver Pioneers women’s golf named Summit League favorite | Colorado Sunshine
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The University of Denver women’s golf team was named the unanimous favorite in the 2025 Summit League women’s golf preseason poll Thursday.
The Pioneers enter the spring looking for their sixth straight league title.
North Dakota State was second in the poll, followed by Oral Roberts.
Denver senior Clara Gestsdottir was named to the 2025 Summit League preseason golfers-to-watch list. Gestsdottir won the 2024 Summit League individual title.
DU opens the 2025 season on Feb. 3-4 in Boca Raton, Fla., at the FAU Paradise Invitational.
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