JUNGLINSTER, Luxembourg – Utah Valley University rising sophomore Nathalie Irlbacher fired a 5-over-par 224 en route to earning individual medalist honors at the 63rd Luxembourg International Ladies Amateur Championship over the weekend at Golf de Luxembourg in Junglinster, Luxembourg.
 
Irlbacher tied for first at the 54-hole championship event to enter a playoff with Gile Bite Starkute. After opening with a pair of rounds of 75 in the opening two rounds, Irlbacher responded with a solid 1-over-par 74 during the tournament's final round to enter the playoff with the future Arizona Wildcat and Vilnius, Lithuania native Starkute. Starkute then managed to edge the Wolverine sophomore and Moosinning, Germany native in the playoff.
 
Irlbacher, who started in all 10 tournaments for the Wolverines during her freshman campaign this past season, capped her freshman season with a 16th-place finish at the 2019 WAC Championship with a 226 (74-75-77). She also earned Academic All-WAC and WGCA All-American Scholar honors during her freshman campaign. 
 
Irlbacher and the Wolverines will open the 2019-20 season by hosting the Hobble Creek Fall Classic at Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville, Utah, on Sept. 9-10.