The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
NCAA Louisville Regional
05.12.2021 | Women's Golf
The Longhorns tied for second and had two top-10 finishers.
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. – The No. 15 Texas women's golf team tied for second place at the NCAA Louisville Regional, finishing at 11-over par at the University of Louisville Golf Club on Wednesday and advancing to a fifth consecutive NCAA Championship. Kaitlyn Papp and Agathe Laisne both finished in the top 10, tying for fourth and seventh, respectively.
"There is no doubt in my mind that we received help from Jake (Ehlinger) today. Our team definitely played with some heavy hearts this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ehlinger family in this incredibly difficult time," said Texas head coach Ryan Murphy. "I'm proud of this team. They deserve to be going to Scottsdale. They have been resilient through significant challenges, as we've all experienced, and come through it. Again, I'm so proud of them."
Texas will make its 29th NCAA Championship appearance in program history. The 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship begins Friday, May 21 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Papp was the low Longhorn for the regional, finishing in a fourth-place tie at 2-under for the week. In her final round of the tournament, Papp carded a 1-over 73 that included an eagle on the fifth hole, the only eagle of the week for Texas. The senior had a birdie on the ninth hole while making par on 12 holes and registering four bogeys.
Laisne tied for seventh at 1-under in the regional. She shot the low round of the day for the Longhorns, firing a 2-under 70 while carding a team-high four birdies, including three in the back nine on the 10th, 14th and 17th holes. The senior also birdied the sixth hole, with her lone blemishes coming on bogeys on the second and 12th holes. Laisne improved her score in each round, shooting a 1-over 73 in the first round followed by an even-round performance on day two.
"I'm particularly happy for our seniors that led us this week," Murphy said. "Both Pappy and Agathe have been instrumental in all our team's success over the past four years. One more for them!"
Sara Kouskova tied for 27th at 5-over par this week. She closed out her final round of the week with a 1-over 73 that consisted of two birdies and three bogeys while making par on 13 holes.
Bentley Cotton and Hailee Cooper finished tied for 57th and 72nd, respectively, at the University of Louisville Golf Club this week. Cotton finished 11-over for the week, while Cooper shot 14-over par in the regional.
No. 9 Florida State finished as the 2021 NCAA Louisville Regional Champion with an 8-over par performance in the regional. Also advancing from the NCAA Louisville Regional will be No. 1 South Carolina, No. 11 Auburn, No. 28 UCLA and No. 33 Michigan State.
Team Leaderboard
1. Florida State (+8)
T2. Texas (+11)
T2. UCLA (+11)
T4. Auburn (+14)
T4. Michigan State (+14)
T6. South Carolina (+15)
T6. Arkansas (+15)
T8. Texas Tech (+17)
T8. UCF (+17)
10. Tennessee (+19)
Individual Leaderboard
1. Emma Spitz, UCLA (-8)
T2. Mikayla Bardwell, Tennessee (-3)
T2. Amelia Williamson, Florida State (-3)
T4. Kaitlyn Papp, Texas (-2)
T4. Lauren Hartlage, Louisville (-2)
T4. Christin Eisenbeiss, North Florida (-2)
T7. Agathe Laisne, Texas (-1)
T7. Emma McMyler, Xavier (-1)
T7. Yurika Tanida, Michigan State (-1)
T7. Beatrice Wallin, Florida State (-1)
Texas Golfers
T4. Kaitlyn Papp (-2)
T7. Agathe Laisne (-1)
T27. Sara Kouskova (+5)
T57. Bentley Cotton (+11)
T72. Hailee Cooper (+14)
