Manon Tounalom was walking up the ninth fairway at The Players Club when she officially heard the news.
She and her Ball State women's golf teammates knew something was coming. They just weren't sure exactly what it was. Things were changing by the minute as fears of the COVID-19 outbreak grew. Professional sports leagues had started shutting down. At the college level, conferences were suspending competition.
With uncertainty in the air at practice that Thursday afternoon, head coach Katherine Mowat awaited word on what would happen with college golf. She encouraged her team to just get out on the course and play a couple holes.