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ANNIKA Intercollegiate
No. 3 Women's Golf places third at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
09.18.2019 | Women's Golf
Junior Kaitlyn Papp finishes third individually.
LAKE ELMO, Minn. – Junior Kaitlyn Papp's third-place finish Wednesday propelled the No. 3 Texas women's golf team to a third-place showing at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club.
The Longhorns turned in a two-under-par three-round total of 862 [288-285-289]. No. 9 Wake Forest, the 2019 NCAA runner-up, won the tournament by 14 strokes with a 17-under-par three-round total of 847 [282-282-283]. No. 18 Arkansas finished second with a three-under-par 861 [283-289-289].
For the week, Texas recorded the best par-five scoring average of any team in the field [4.67, -20]. Texas totaled 48 birdies – third-most of any team – and 159 pars. The Longhorns also notched three eagles.
The start of Wednesday's round was delayed two hours due to inclement weather and was played with a shotgun start.
LINEUP AT A GLANCE
- Papp finished third overall with a seven-under-par 209 [70-68-71]. That ties her collegiate-best 54-hole total, also accomplished on three previous occasions. Each of her three rounds this week were under par to give her 41 collegiate rounds at par or better. She finished the week with 30 pars and a team-best 14 birdies.
- Freshman Sophie Guo, competing in her first collegiate tournament, finished 14th overall with an even-par 216 [69-72-75]. Guo totaled 12 birdies and 32 pars.
- Senior Emilee Hoffman tied for 19th overall with a three-over-par 219 [73-75-71]. She recorded a team-best 35 pars on the week to complement eight birdies.
- Sophomore Sara Kouskova tied for 29th with a five-over-par 221 [76-73-72]. Kouskova charted two eagles on the week for the Longhorns, which tied for the most among the tournament field.
- Sophomore Hailee Cooper tied for 39th with an eight-over-par 224 [76-72-76].
HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"I'm very pleased with the start of our season. A third-place finish in this field is a very good showing. Pappy had a great week as usual. Very consistent play and she hung in there today in some tough conditions. I'm very proud of her effort. I'm also very proud of Sophie's effort this week. She did not have the finish to the round today that she wanted, but overall a very good showing. She did a ton of good things this week to look back at and build on going forward. Really good, tough finishes by Emilee and Sara today. Per the weather, today was the toughest day by far, and Emilee and Sara hung in there for us. I'm very proud of them both. Hailee didn't have the week she wanted, but she's not far off. I fully expect her to bounce back quickly for us."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action Sept. 27-29 when it travels to Norman, Okla., to participate in the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Country Club.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Wake Forest – 282-282-283=847 [-17]
2. Arkansas – 283-289-289=861 [-3]
3. Texas - 288-285-289=862 [-2]
4. Arizona State – 288-286-291=865 [+1]
5. Southern California – 291-279-296=866 [+2]
6. Arizona – 285-289-294=868 [+4]
7. South Carolina – 286-293-301=880 [+16]
8. Alabama – 295-294-292=881 [+17]
9. Duke – 292-289-302=883 [+19]
10. UCLA – 291-297-303=891 [+27]
11. Virginia – 305-297-303=905 [+41]
12. Minnesota – 308-311-319=938 [+74]
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Rachel Kuehn [Wake Forest] – 67-67-69=203 [-13]
2. Vivian Hou [Arizona] – 68-72-68=208 [-8]
3. Kaitlyn Papp [Texas] – 70-68-71=209 [-7]
4. Kajal Mistry [Arkansas] – 68-70-73=211 [-5]
5. Siyun Liu [Wake Forest] – 71-70-71=212 [-4]
TEXAS GOLFERS
3. Kaitlyn Papp – 70-68-71=209 [-7]
14. Sophie Guo – 69-72-75=216 [E]
T19. Emilee Hoffman – 73-75-71=219 [+3]
T29. Sara Kouskova – 76-73-72=221 [+5]
T39. Hailee Cooper – 76-72-76=224 [+8]
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