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Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
No. 1 Women's Golf finishes Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in third
02.11.2020 | Women's Golf
Freshman Sophie Guo leads the way with a seventh-place finish.
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. – The No. 1 Texas women's golf team finished third at the highly competitive Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge on Tuesday at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
The Longhorns turned in a three-over-par three-round total of 855 [290-284-281] to finish eight strokes off the lead. No. 11 Duke captured the event with a five-under-par 847 [291-273-283], while No. 6 Southern California placed second with a two-over-par 854 [296-280-278].
The Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge field was impressive, featuring eight top-10 teams, including each of the top-seven squads, and 13 top-25 teams according to the latest WGCA Coaches poll.
For the week, Texas recorded the best scoring average on par-five holes [4.56, -20] of any team in the field. As a team, the Longhorns totaled 49 birdies and 162 pars.
LINEUP AT A GLANCE
- Freshman Sophie Guo tied for seventh overall with a two-under-par 211 [72-69-70]. It marked her third consecutive top-10 individual finish. Eleven of her 15 rounds this season have come at par or better. Guo lead her team with 12 birdies on the week.
- Junior Kaitlyn Papp placed 11th with a one-under-par 212 [73-69-70]. It marked her fifth top-15 finish in five tournaments this year. Her 36 pars on the week led the Longhorns.
- Junior Agathe Laisne, competing in her first tournament of the season, tied for 18th with a two-over-par 215 [74-71-70]. She recorded the best par-five scoring average [4.11, -8] of any golfer in the field.
- Senior Emilee Hoffman tied for 25th with a six-over-par 219 [71-75-73], while sophomore Sara Kouskova tied for 44th with a nine-over-par 222 [75-76-71].
HEAD COACH RYAN MURPHY
"This was a good week for us and a good start to our spring. We played ourselves back into the tournament with our finish in round two and also in our first 10-12 holes today. We had a shot at it which, in a field like this, is pretty good. The ladies haven't played too much competitive golf since late October so there were a few nerves early. We need to tighten things up in the scoring area and we'll be where we want. But, overall, I'm pleased with this week's effort and performance."
UP NEXT
Texas returns to action Feb. 24-25 when it travels to The Woodlands, Texas, to compete in the Icon Invitational.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Duke [291-273-283=847], -5
2. Southern California [296-280-278=854], +2
3. Texas [290-284-281=855], +3
4. UCLA [293-279-286=858], +6
5. Arizona State [293-284-282=859], +7
6. Kent State [289-294-285=868], +16
7. Stanford [298-285-286=869], +17
8. Wake Forest [292-284-294=870], +18
9. Auburn [283-298-291=872], +20
10. Oregon [291-296-289=876], +24
11. Florida [306-282-295=883], +31
12. Pepperdine [307-289-290=886], +34
T13. Washington [304-291-295=890], +38
T13. Arizona [302-292-296=890], +38
T15. Vanderbilt [304-302-298=904], +52
T15. Ohio State [306-297-301=904], +52
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Kaleigh Telfer [Auburn], 66-70-71=207 [-6]
T2. Miranda Wang [Duke], 74-66-68=208 [-5]
T2. Olivia Mehaffey [Arizona State], 70-68-70=208 [-5]
4. Emilie Paltrinieri [UCLA], 73-69-67=209 [-4]
T5. Amelia Garvey [Southern California], 69-73-68-210 [-3]
T5. Ana Belac [Duke], 74-66-70=210 [-3]
TEXAS GOLFERS
T7. Sophie Guo – 72-69-70=211 [-2]
11. Kaitlyn Papp – 73-69-70=212 [-1]
T18. Agathe Laisne – 74-71-70=215 [+2]
T25. Emilee Hoffman – 71-75-73=219 [+6]
T44. Sara Kouskova – 75-76-71=222 [+9]
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