No. 22 Women’s Golf advances to 2017 NCAA Championship

Wednesday, May 10

The Rawls Course

All Day

University of Texas

NCAA Regional

No. 22 Women’s Golf advances to 2017 NCAA Championship

05.10.2017 | Women's Golf

Four Longhorns shot under par to lead Texas into its second-straight and 26th total NCAA Championship appearance.

LUBBOCK, Texas – No. 22 Texas Women's Golf closed the final round of the NCAA Regional with a 8-under 280 to finish in fourth place to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Championship.

As a team, Texas' 280 marks the second-lowest 18-hole output of the season. It marks the 26^th time the Longhorns have advanced in history and second-straight.

Four Longhorns shot under par for the day, led by freshman Greta Isabella Voelker's 68. Senior Julia Beck fired a 2-under 70 and senior Haley Mills and freshman Emilee Hoffman finished with 1-under 71s.

Junior Sophia Schubert followed rounds of 71-71 with a 3-over 75 to tie for 13^th to lead Texas for the sixth time this season. She made 43 total pars over the tournament, more than any player in the field.

Voelker finished the day with a clean card, making four birdies on the front nine and nine-straight pars on the back nine.

She started the round with a par and followed with a birdie on hole two's par-5 to sit at 1-under. She continued with two more pars before making back-to-back birdies on five's par-4 and six's par-3. She made two more pars before making another birdie on hole nine's par-5 to make the turn at 4-under par.

Voelker made 14 birdies over three rounds, the second highest mark of any player in the field.

Beck started the day with a par and followed with back-to-back birdies on hole two's par-5 and hole three's par-3. She made a double-bogey on five, but answered with another birdie on nine to make the turn at 1-under par.

Beck made another birdie on 10's par-3 before making eight-consecutive pars to close the day with a 2-under 70 to tie for 25^th.

Mills made one birdie and one bogey on the front nine to make the turn at even par before making three birdies on 12, 15, and 17 on the back nine. She closed the round with a double-bogey, but finished with a 1-under 71 to tie for 23^rd.

Hoffman made a birdie on the second hole and a bogey on seven, but closed the front nine with a birdie to make the turn at 1-under par. She made five-straight pars on the back nine, another birdie on 15 and a bogey on 18 to finish the round with a 1-under 71 to tie for 45^th.

Arizona State won the regional at 22-under par, while the Sun Devils' Monica Vaughn earned medalist honors at 8-under par.

The Longhorns will compete in the NCAA Championships at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill from May 19-24.

Post-Tournament Comments

Head Coach Ryan Murphy

On the week: I'm very proud of my team. They came to play today. The freshmen were terrific, the seniors were terrific, and Sophia had another great week, despite struggling a bit today. And that's what it takes—a complete team effort to get through this tournament and advance. Again, I'm so proud of Haley, Julia, Sophia, Greta and Emilee. They have had a great season and they deserve to be in Chicago.

NCAA Lubbock Regional

The Rawls Course

Par 72; 6,593 Yards

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Arizona State 293-277-272=842 (-22)

2. Furman 300-283-280=863 (-1)

3. Oregon 294-289-284=867 (+3)

4. TEXAS 300-289-280=869 (+5)

5. Texas Tech 296-286-291=873 (+9)

6. Kent State 305-287-283=875 (+11)

7. Oregon State 306-293-278=877 (+13)

8. UCLA 296-296-289=881 (+17)