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No. 18 Women’s Golf advances to NCAA Match Play quarterfinals
05.24.2021 | Women's Golf
The fifth-seeded Longhorns will face fourth-seeded Ole Miss on Tuesday morning.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The No. 18 Women's Golf team posted a 3-over-par 291 on Monday afternoon to place fifth after the final round of stroke play in the 2021 NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club. The fifth-seeded Longhorns move on to the NCAA Match Play quarterfinals to face fourth-seed Mississippi on Tuesday at 9:10 a.m. CT on the 10th tee.
The Golf Channel will provide live national coverage of the quarterfinals from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. CT.
The Longhorns closed out stroke play with a 72-hole total of 9-over-par 1161 (289-288-293-291). Stanford earned the top seed after finishing stroke play at 10-under-par 1142 (291-278-277-296). Duke finished second at 3-over 1155 (292-281-293-289), while Oklahoma State placed third at 5-over-par 1157 (297-289-282-289.
Kaitlyn Papp was the low Longhorn for the second time this week, carding a 1-under-par 71 on Monday afternoon and tied for 15th in the individual standings at 2-over-par 290 (70-74-75-71). She carded birdies on the sixth and 11th holes today with her lone blemish occurring with a bogey on the 15th hole.
Agathe Laisne had the next lowest round for Texas on Monday, registering an even-par 72 that featured birdies on the first, seventh, 15th and 17th holes. Laisne finished stroke play tied for 20th at 3-over par 291 (72-74-73-72).
Sara Kouskova and Sophie Guo each closed out their week with rounds of 2-over 74. Both Longhorns carded birdies on the seventh hole, while Guo birdied the 17th hole and Kouskova closed out her round with a birdie on the eighteenth.
Kouskova finished the week tied for 15th in individual play at 2-over-par 290 (74-70-72-74) and Guo tied for 20th at 3-over par 291 (73-70-74-74).
Ashley Park posted a final-round score of 4-over-par 76 and closed out the week in 75th at 17-over-par 305 (80+75+74+76).
Should Texas win its quarterfinal match, it would advance to play the winner of the Stanford-Arizona quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, May 25 afternoon. Golf Channel will provide live national coverage of the semifinals from 4-8 p.m. CT.
Team Leaderboard
1. Stanford (-10)
2. Duke (+3)
3. Oklahoma State (+5)
4. Mississippi (+7)
5. Texas (+9)
6. Auburn (+18)
T7. Arizona (+21)
T7. Arizona State (+21)
T9. LSU (+22)
T9. Florida State (+22)
11. Oregon (+23)
12. Wake Forest (+25)
13. South Carolina (+25)
14. Baylor (+30)
15. UCLA (+37)
Individual Leaderboard
1. Rachel Heck, Stanford (-8)
2. Emma Spitz, UCLA (-7)
3. Angelina Ye, Stanford (-6)
4. Ashley Menne, Arizona State (-3)
T5. Hailey Borja, Michigan* (-2)
T5. Julia Johnson, Mississippi (-2)
T5. Phoebe Brinker, Duke (-2)
T5. Gina Kim, Duke (-2)
T9. Anna Zanusso, Denver* (E)
T9. Beth Lillie, Virginia* (E)
T9. Beatrice Wallin, Florida State (E)
Texas Golfers
T15. Kaitlyn Papp (+2)
T15. Sara Kouskova (+2)
T20. Agathe Laisne (+3)
T20. Sophie Guo (+3)
75. Ashley Park (+17)
*Denotes competing as an individual.
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