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Battle at the Beach
No. 2 Women's Golf finishes third at Battle at the Beach
11.04.2018 | Women's Golf
Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp records her third top-10 finish of the season.
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp on Sunday recorded her third top-10 individual finish of the season and No. 2 Texas placed third at the Battle at the Beach, contested at Club Campestre San Jose Golf Club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Four Texas individuals placed inside the top-20 for the weekend and, for the Longhorns, it was their fourth top-five team finish in four tournaments this fall. Looking back to the start of the 2017-18 campaign, Texas has charted 13 top-five finishes in 16 events during that span.
No. 22 Auburn captured the event with a seven-under-par three-round total of 845 [287-278-280], while TCU was second with a 10-over-par 862 [298-287-277]. The Longhorns totaled a 13-over-par 865 [292-289-284] to finish third overall.
Auburn's Kaleigh Telfer and Clemson's Ana Paula Valdes tied for individual medalist honors with five-under-par 208s.
A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
- Papp fired a three-under-par 68 on Sunday and finished the tournament tied for seventh overall with a one-over-par 214 [71-75-68]. She has 11 top-10 individual finishes in her collegiate career. Sunday's round marked Papp's fourth this season in the 60s. She was tied for the best par-three scoring average [2.87, -2] of all golfers in the field this week.
- Freshman Hailee Cooper tied for 12th with a three-over-par 216 [70-72-74]. Her 41 pars this weekend were the most of any individual in the field and she also totaled six birdies.
- Junior Greta Isabella Voelker [77-71-71] and sophomore Agathe Laisne [74-74-71] tied for 19th with six-over-par 219s.
- Senior Maddie Luitwieler, competing as an individual, tied for 40th with a 10-over-par 223 [71-81-71].
- Junior Emilee Hoffman finished 48th with a 13-over-par 226 [77-72-77].
TEXAS HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"The good thing about this week is that we played better each day of the event. It was a very good effort from the team today. We did not fire on all cylinders at the start and just did not get it going this week, but that happens in golf. Hats off to Auburn – they played terrific."
"Overall, I thought this fall was very strong. We competed with three different lineups and we were competitive with each one. I was able to see many, many things that we do well. I also watched some little things that will need to be ironed out in the off-season if we want to maximize our abilities."
"Individually, we had several nice showings this fall. Pappy [Kaitlyn Papp] played well again here in Cabo and just continues to collect top-10s. Her consistently good play is fun to watch. The same thing goes for Hailee [Cooper]. It was a terrific fall for her first semester at Texas – 1st, 5th, 12th and 18th in her four appearances. Heady stuff for a freshman."
"We have lots of talent on our team at the moment. Agathe [Laisne] and Greta [Isabella Voelker] both had solid finishes for the second tournament in a row. I'm proud of both of them. There is a next level for both Agathe and Greta and I believe we will see it this spring."
"Maddie [Luitwieler] had two very good rounds here in Cabo. Producing those rounds on a consistent basis will be a key for her. And although Emilee [Hoffman] struggled this week, she had some nice moments this fall. Everyone experiences ebs and flows in our game. The key is to keep learning, keep working hard and keep inching forward. I expect Maddie and Emilee to do just that this off-season and also this coming spring."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action February 3-5, when it travels to Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., to participate in the Northrop Grumman Intercollegiate, which will be contested at Palos Verdes Country Club.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Auburn [287-278-280=845, -7]
2. TCU [298-287-277=862, +10]
3. Texas [292-289-284=865, +13]
4. Clemson [307-274-285=866, +14]
5. Vanderbilt [298-277-294=869, +17]
6. Oklahoma [299-285-288=872, +20]
T7. Mississippi State [294-294-291=879, +27]
T7. Missouri [302-285-292=879, +27]
9. Virginia [289-302-293=893, +41]
10. Houston [304-295-301=900, +48]
11. Tulane [298-308-300=906, +54]
12. Baylor [304-303-302=909, +57]
13. New Mexico [313-299-304=916, +64]
14. UAB [322-309-286=917, +65]
15. Iowa [308-319-291=918, +66]
16. Denver [309-306-304=919, +67]
17. Tulsa [313-316-296=925, +73]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T1. Kaleigh Telfer, Auburn [69-69-70=208, -5]
T1. Ana Paula Valdes, Clemson [74-65-69=208, -5]
3. Greta Bruner, TCU [73-71-67=211, -2]
4. Julie McCarthy, Auburn [75-67-70=212, -1]
T5. Jess Yuen, Missouri [76-70-67-213, E]
T5. Elena Hualde, Auburn [73-72-68=213, E]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T7. Kaitlyn Papp [71-75-68=214, +1]
T12. Hailee Cooper [70-72-74=216, +3]
T19. Greta Isabella Voelker [77-71-71=219, +6]
T19. Agathe Laisne [74-74-71=219, +6]
T40. Maddie Luitwieler [71-81-71=223, +10]
48. Emilee Hoffman [77-72-77=226, +13]
* Denotes golfer competing as an individual
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