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No. 2 Women's Golf's Cooper wins individual title at Bruzzy Challenge
04.02.2019 | Women's Golf
Freshman Hailee Cooper earned her second collegiate individual win.
ARGYLE, Texas – Freshman Hailee Cooper claimed the second individual title of her collegiate career on Tuesday to lead the No. 2 Texas women's golf team on the final day of the Bruzzy Challenge at Lantana Golf Club in Argyle, Texas.
Cooper finished Tuesday's final round with an eagle and then a birdie on her last two holes. For the week, she carded a nine-under-par 207 [70-67-70]. Cooper, who earlier this season won the Betsy Rawls Invitational, tied Baylor's Gurleen Kaur for the Bruzzy Challenge individual title.
As a team, the Longhorns tied for seventh overall with a nine-over-par 873 [292-288-293]. Baylor captured the team title with a 10-under-par 854 [280-283-291].
A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
- Cooper's 207 tied her career-best 54-hole total and also tied for the fourth-best 54 hole total in program history. Her third-round 70 on Tuesday marked her team-leading 16th round at par or better this season. She finished the Bruzzy Challenge with 34 pars, 13 birdies and was one of nine golfers in the field this week to record an eagle.
- Freshman Sara Kouskova tied for 17th with an even-par 216 [71-72-73]. It marked her sixth top-20 individual finish in eight tournaments this season.
- Senior Maddie Luitwieler tied for 41st place with a six-over-par 222 [77-73-72].
- Junior Maren Cipolla finished in a tie for 64th place with a 12-over-par 228 [74-76-78].
- Junior Kelly Xac tied for 77th with a 23-over-par 239 [81-76-82].
HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"I'm proud of our effort this week. We didn't fire on all cylinders, but we fought all the way through the tournament. Obviously, it was a great week for Hailee, particularly her eagle-birdie finish. She did a lot of things well the past couple of days and is very close to having it all put together where she wants it. There will be more to come from Hailee this season."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action April 14-16 when it travels to Tulsa, Okla., to participate in the 2019 Big 12 Conference Championship at the Golf Club of Oklahoma.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Baylor [280-283-291=854, -10]
2. Ole Miss [276-282-298=856, -8]
3. Texas Tech [274-285-302=861, -3]
4. BYU [285-285-292=862, -2]
5. Miami [286-283-300=869, +5]
6. Houston [286-283-301=870, +6]
T7. Texas [292-288-293=873, +9]
T7. Maryland [286-290-297=873, +9]
9. TCU [289-289-300=878, +14]
10. SMU [294-292-297=883, +19]
T11. Texas A&M [298-288-300=886, +22]
T11. Kansas State [277-297-312=886, +22]
13. Missouri [300-297-299=896, +32]
14. Iowa [291-302-306=899, +35]
15. North Texas [305-292-303=900, +36]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T1. Hailee Cooper, Texas [70-67-70=207, -9]
T1. Gurleen Kaur, Baylor [67-69-71=207, -9]
T3. Sofia Garcia, Texas Tech [66-69-75=210, -6]
T3. Faith Summers, SMU [75-67-68=210, -6]
5. Reed Isaac, Kansas State [66-71-75=212, -4]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T1. Hailee Cooper [70-67-70=207, -9]
T17. Sara Kouskova [71-72-73=216, E]
T41. Maddie Luitwieler [77-73-72=222, +6]
T64. Maren Cipolla [74-76-78=228, +12]
T77. Kelly Xac [81-76-82=239, +23]
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