Johnson closes with 76, Griz finish 14th

Tuesday, February 10

Wigwam Golf Club; Litchfield Park, Ariz.

Montana

Bowling Green Intercollegiate

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2/11/2026 7:22:00 PM | Golf

By: Montana Sports Information

Sophomore Bella Johnson shot a final-round 76 on Wednesday and tied for 47th as the Bowling Green Intercollegiate came to a close at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

Johnson, who shot a 3-over 74 in Tuesday's opening round, an 80 in Tuesday's second round, posted the Grizzlies' top two scores at the 54-hole event.

Johnson's 12 birdies over three rounds tied for the fifth most in the 84-golfer field. She played the par-5s at 4-under.

"Bella played really well. There were a couple big numbers that hurt but she did a really good job not letting them derail her," said coach Jimmy Mee.

"She had a positive attitude and after bad holes, she put it behind her and got back to playing well."

Hannah Ports (77-77-77) tied for 51st, Raina Ports (79-78-79) tied for 64th, Kate Bogenschutz (78-83-80) tied for 74th and Katie Lewis (78-88-81) finished 79th.

"We did not make the birdies that we made yesterday but we did a better job not having the big numbers," said Mee.

"A lot of our bogeys will be eliminated by the rust being knocked off competitively this week and sharpening up our carry numbers and short games over the next few weeks."

Montana shot rounds of 308, 318 and 312 to finish ahead of Providence in the 15-team field.

Texas-El Paso (282-286-295) won the tournament by six strokes over Texas-Arlington (286-289-294). Augusta (296-290-292) and Drake (288-292-298) tied for third.

UTEP's Amelia Fridlund (70-71-69) rallied to win the tournament by one stroke over teammate Nichapas Thawinwan (72-66-73) and UTA's Kamri Gabel (71-70-70).

The Grizzlies won't compete again until traveling to Sedona, Ariz., in mid-March for the Red Rocks Invitational.