Coach Christie Cates has built a strong schedule that will prepare her Bulldogs for a season-long run to the 2025 BIG EAST Women's Golf Championship, scheduled for April.
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A number of events return to the Bulldogs' schedule, including the season-opening Redbird Fall Invitational hosted by Illinois State. That event is set to begin Sunday, Sept. 8.
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The team will also host the Butler Fall Invitational Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 on the Bulldogs' home Highland Golf Course. In March, Butler will host the Don Benbow Spring Invitational in Tampa, Fla.
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Repeat appearances on the Butler schedule from a year ago include the Redbird Invitational, Loyola Parkinson Invitational (Oct. 7-8), the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 21-22), the Bowling Green Intercollegiate in Arizona (Feb. 11-12), the Rio Verde Invitational (Feb. 21-23), and the Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14).
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The season culminates in Hardeeville, S.C. for the 2025 BIG EAST Championship. The 54-hole event will be played at Riverton Pointe April 19-21.
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The 2024-25 roster for Cates includes four of the five Bulldogs who represented Butler at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship:
Kelli Scheck,
Cybil Stillson,
Katie Steinman and
Ashley Freitas.
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