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ANNIKA Intercollegiate
No. 8 Women's Golf finishes fourth at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
09.19.2018 | Women's Golf
Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp led the Longhorns with a seven-under-par 209.
LAKE ELMO, Minn. - Three Texas women's golfers finished under par for the week and the No. 8 Longhorns placed fourth in their season-opening event - the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. The prestigious tournament, which featured nine of the nation's top-10 teams and some of the best competition in collegiate golf, concluded on Wednesday at the Royal Golf Club.
As a team, Texas finished with a 17-under-par three-round total of 847 [285-281-281]. The 54-hole team total of 847 goes down as the second-best team tournament total for the Longhorns in program history. No. 2 Alabama claimed the team tournament title with a 28-under-par 836 [284-275-277].
The Longhorns totaled 182 pars on the week, which was second-most among all teams in the tournament field.
A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
- Sophomore Kaitlyn Papp tied for sixth individually with a seven-under-par total of 209 [68-69-72]. That ties for her best collegiate 54-hole tournament total. Papp also turned in a 209 in last season's Schooner Fall Classic. The 209 is also tied for the fifth-best 54-hole individual total in program history.
- Junior Emilee Hoffman tied for 13th with a four-under-par 212 [73-72-67]. She notched an eagle in Wednesday's third round on the par-four third hole. Hoffman also totaled a team-leading 13 birdies on the week.
- Freshman Hailee Cooper, competing in her first collegiate tournament, posted a top-20 finish, tying for 18th with a two-under-par 214 [72-72-70]. Each of her first three collegiate rounds were at par or better. She led the tournament field with 44 pars on the week.
- Sophomore Agathe Laisne recovered from a difficult opening round to finish strong with a two-over-par 218 [78-68-72] to place 35th overall.
- Freshman Sára Kousková tied for 40th overall with a five-over-par 221 [72-73-76].
UP NEXT
Texas returns to competition September 28-30 when it travels to Norman, Okla., to compete in the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Country Club.
HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"This was a solid start to our season. We competed with and beat some of the best teams in the country. We are capable of winning events like this but, ultimately, this just wasn't our week. Our time is coming soon."
On the play of sophomore Kaitlyn Papp and junior Emilee Hoffman …
"I'm very proud of Pappy and Em. They both had nice showings here and they are both stepping into leadership roles nicely. They contribute so much to our team and I could not be happier with them."
On sophomore Agathe Laisne rebounding from a tough opening round to play well in the final two rounds …
"Agathe's 68 in round two was big for us. She didn't play well in round one, but bounced back in a big way. It kept us in the tournament. You'll see more and more of that from Agathe."
On freshman Sára Kousková's first collegiate tournament …
"Sára's first two rounds were very solid for her first tourney with us and helped us maintain our position. She's stinging from today's round, but there's more to come from this young woman."
On freshman Hailee Cooper finishing at two-under par and tying for 18th in her first collegiate tournament …
"Hailee played well this week. A top-20 in her first collegiate start in that field is very impressive. There will be plenty more from Hailee through this season. She is immensely talented."
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Alabama [284-275-277=836, -28]
2. UCLA [285-275-278=838, -26]
3. Southern California [282-279-282=843, -21]
4. Texas [285-281-281=847, -17]
5. Duke [279-278-293=850, -14]
6. Arkansas [287-280-285=852, -12]
T7. South Carolina [297-281-291=869, +5]
T7. Arizona [296-284-289=869, +5]
9. Stanford [294-289-288=871, +7]
10. Northwestern [297-282-293=872, +8]
11. Oklahoma State [293-289-299=881, +17]
12. Minnesota [301-296-297=894, +30]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Patty Tavatanakit, UCLA [72-68-63=203, -13]
2. Malia Nam, Southern California [69-66-69=204, -12]
3. Dylan Kim, Arkansas [67-68-70=205, -11]
4. Ana Belac, Duke [68-65-73=206, -10]
5. Andrea Lee, Stanford [69-68-71=208, -8]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T6. Kaitlyn Papp [68-69-72=209, -7]
T13. Emilee Hoffman [73-72-67=212, -4]
T18. Hailee Cooper [72-72-70=214, -2]
35. Agathe Laisne [78-68-72=218, +2]
T40. Sára Kousková [72-73-76=221, +5]
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