Kardos ties for 1st as Grove City takes 2nd

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — The Grove City College women’s golf team opened the 2026-27 season Saturday afternoon by taking second at the Westminster Invitational, held at Avalon Field. Grove City finished with a team score of 362 to earn runner-up. Westminster won the team title with a 357 total. Senior Lauren Kardos (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) tied for first place individually by shooting an 80. Officially, she took second overall after being edged on the second playoff hole by Westminster’s Katie Rose Rankin. Sophomore Emily Burling (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) joined Kardos in the top three as she finished third with an 85.…