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No. 8 Women’s Golf places fourth at Windy City Classic
10.05.2021 | Women's Golf
Freshman Bohyun Park earns third-place individual finish with a 54-hole score of 1-under-par 215.
WILMETTE, Ill. — The No. 8 Texas Women's Golf team carded a 12-over-par 300 in Tuesday's final round to place fourth at the Windy City Classic at Westmoreland Country Club. Freshman Bohyun Park registered a 1-over-par 73 on Tuesday to finish in third place in the individual standings with a 54-hole score of 1-under-par 215 (68-74-73).
The 15-team field at the Windy City Classic featured nine squads that are ranked in the top 25 of the latest Division I WGCA Coaches poll (Sept. 17), including No. 1 South Carolina and No. 2 Duke.
The Longhorns registered a 54-hole total of 28-over-par 892 (296-296-300) en route to their fourth-place team finish. No. 5 Stanford captured the team title with a score of 14-over-par 878 (291-292-295), while No. 21 Virginia placed second at 22-over-par 886 (302-293-291). No. 10 Florida took third at 890 (297-297-296), just two strokes in front of Texas.
Rose Zhang of Stanford won individual medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 4-under-par 212 (72-70-70), one stroke in front of runner-up Jackie Lucena of Florida at 3-under-par 213 (69-73-71). Park finished three strokes behind Zhang in third at 215.
"Westmoreland Country Club is one of several terrific golf courses in Chicago," Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. "It tests every facet of your game starting with driving ability, and it most definitely tests your putting. We only played six holes in the practice round due to weather, so the team was not as prepared as we'd normally be. Despite that, we played pretty well and will come out of here with great experience to build on going forward."
"Individually, Bo played great," Murphy continued. "With a U.S. Open appearance this past summer, she may have been the most prepared for this Westmoreland course. She handled the tight fairways and fast undulating greens really well. Bo's time is coming. Sara (Kouskova) and Bentley (Cotton) had solid weeks as well. Both had stretches of some terrific play, but like most in the field they each had a couple hiccups. They each had great finishes today of their finishes today, going 1-under on their last three holes. I'm proud of them for staying in the round like that. Bri (Thibault) and Sophie (Guo) didn't have the week they envisioned, but I'm confident they are both close to getting their game where they want it. No question their effort is there, we'll just go back to the drawing board, iron some things out and be better next time out."
The Longhorns are next in action at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Oct. 15-17 in Palo Alto, Calif.
The Lineup
- Freshman Bohyun Park finished in third place in the individual standings at 1-under-par 215 (68-74-73). She registered her second-straight top-10 individual finish to begin her collegiate career, as she previously tied for 10th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Park recorded four birdies during Tuesday's final round.
- Sophomore Bentley Cotton tied for 14th at 8-over-par 224 (73-77-74). This marked a collegiate-best finish for Cotton, who previously placed 17th at last year's East Lake Cup. She recorded three birdies during Tuesday's final round.
- Senior Sara Kouskova tied for 19th with a 54-hole total of 9-over-par 225 (77-70-78).
- Junior Sophie Guo finished in a tie for 38th place at 13-over-par 229 (78-75-76), while graduate transfer Brigitte Thibault tied for 61st at 20-over-par 236 (78-81-77).
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