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University of Texas
Betsy Rawls Invitational
10.10.2020 | Women's Golf
All four Texas scorers were under par in an impressive second round.
Day 1 Results | Day 2 Pairings
A strong second round on Saturday, highlighted by senior Kaitlyn Papp's 67, rocketed the Texas women's golf team into second place – four strokes back of the lead – heading into the final day of the Betsy Rawls Invitational at UT Golf Club.
After a five-over-par 293 in the opening round that put Texas in a tie for fourth place, the Longhorns fired a season-best 279 in a second round that featured all four scorers finishing below par.
The final round of the Betsy Rawls Invitational is set for Sunday at UT Golf Club. Play begins at 8:45 a.m. CT with a shotgun start.
Through 36 holes, Baylor leads the field with an eight-under-par 568 [289-279]. Texas has totaled a four-under-par 572 [293-279]. Iowa State is in third with a three-over-par 579 [291-288].
Texas' second-round 279 tied for the fifth-best 18-hole team total in Betsy Rawls Invitational history.
"I liked that bounce-back for sure," Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. "That was a great second round that we played, obviously led by Kaitlyn's 67. Whenever you have four scorers under par in a round, you've played pretty well. I was proud of them for that and proud of the bounce-back. They've put us in position with one round to play. We're four back so we've got a shot tomorrow."
As a team, the Longhorns totaled a field-best 36 birdies and added 109 pars. Texas' scoring average on par-five holes [4.85, -6] was the best of any team in the field on Saturday.
LINEUP AT A GLANCE
- Senior Kaitlyn Papp leads the Longhorns and is tied for fourth overall with a four-under-par 140 [73-67]. Her second-round 67 marked her 17th career round in the 60s. Papp carded nine birdies and 22 pars on the day.
- Junior Hailee Cooper [73-71] and freshman Bentley Cotton [73-71] are both tied for 13th with even-par 144s. Cotton charted a squad-best 10 birdies on Saturday, including four birdies over her last seven holes of the day.
- Freshman Ashley Park is tied for 19th with a two-over-par 146 [76-70] and sophomore Sophie Guo is tied for 23rd with a three-over-par 147 [74-73].
- Senior Kelly Xac, competing as an individual, is currently in 51st place with a 29-over-par 173 [92-81].
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Baylor – 289-279=568 [-8]
2. Texas – 293-279=572 [-4]
3. Iowa State – 291-288=579 [+3]
4. TCU – 293-290=583 [+7]
5. Oklahoma – 299-287=586 [+10]
T6. North Texas – 292-304=596 [+20]
T6. Kansas – 299-297=596 [+20]
8. Texas Tech – 297-302=599 [+23]
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1. Gurleen Kaur [Baylor] – 72-65=137 [-7]
* T2. Isabella Fierro [Oklahoma State] – 67-71=138 [-6]
T2. Hannah Screen [Oklahoma] – 69-69=138 [-6]
T4. Grace Do [TCU] – 72-68=140 [-4]
T4. Kaitlyn Papp [Texas] – 73-67=140 [-4]
* T4. Rina Tatematsu [Oklahoma State] – 72-68=140 [-4]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T4. Kaitlyn Papp – 73-67=140 [-4]
T13. Hailee Cooper – 73-71=144 [E]
T13. Bentley Cotton – 73-71=144 [E]
T19. Ashley Park – 76-70=146 [+2]
T23. Sophie Guo – 74-73=147 [+3]
* 51. Kelly Xac – 92-81=173 [+29]
* - denotes golfer competing as an individual
