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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
No. 12 Women’s Golf ties for fourth at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
03.02.2022 | Women's Golf
Two Longhorns are among the top-five individuals with Freshman Bohyun Park’s runner-up finish and Senior Sara Kouskova’s fifth place finish.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The No. 12 Texas Women's Golf team carded a 10-over-par 294 on Wednesday to finish in a season-best tie for fourth place in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club. The Longhorns registered a 54-hole total of 21-over-par 873 (289-290-294). Freshman Bohyun Park led the Longhorns with a runner-up performance, firing an even-par 71 in the final round to put her at two-under-par 211 (70-70-71) for the tournament. Senior Sara Kouskova also finished in the top-five after shooting a one-over-par 72 to finish fifth at even-par 213 (72-69-72).
Park continues her stellar start to her collegiate-career with a UT career-best second place finish. That gives her a total of three top-10 finishes on the year, which currently leads the Longhorns. Her second place finish ties Kouskova for the top finish at a tournament this season (Kouskova placed second at the Stanford Intercollegiate). Park's 54-hole score of 211 marks her lowest 54-hole effort of the season. Park also went 35 straight holes without registering a bogey, starting from hole 12 on Monday and going all the way to hole 10 on Wednesday. Kouskova's fifth place finish marks her second top-10 finish on the season, as well as her fifth top-20 placement of the year.
Incredible chip-in birdie from @bohyunniee on No. 17. She remains in 2️⃣ nd place with just 1️⃣ hole to go! 🤘#HookEm | #DRI22
— Texas Women's Golf (@TexasWGolf) March 2, 2022
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"I'm really proud of Bo (Park)," Texas head coach Ryan Murphy said. "She played great on a very demanding golf course which is a testament to her game. A putt here or there and she's the winner. Her time is coming soon."
"Sara (Kouskova) played very solid this week as well," Murphy continued. "She's trending in a good direction. There are lots of positives with her game. Our team is trending right now. We are doing a lot of things well. Consistency through the lineup with each player is what we need as we head into the final few months of our season. All in all, I like where we are and the belief that this team has. We are getting better each time we tee it up and our plan is to have the wrinkles ironed out so we can peak at the right time."
Beautiful shot from @sara_kouskova on No. 15 to set up a birdie putt! 🤘#HookEm | #DRI22
— Texas Women's Golf (@TexasWGolf) March 2, 2022
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No. 4 Wake Forest captured the team title with a score of nine-over-par 861 (291-280-290), while No. 5 host South Carolina placed second at 18-over-par 870 (303-284-283). No. 11 Arizona State took third at 872 (292-285-295), just one in front of Texas and Baylor who tied for fourth.
Park was in contention for the individual title and remained among the tourney leaders for all three rounds, but Carolina Lopez-Chacarra of Wake forest won individual medalist honors with a 54-hole total of four-under-par 209 (71-69-769). Park, who moved into second place just one stroke back late in the final round, finished two strokes behind Chacarra in second at 211. Celina Sattelkau of Vanderbilt and Calynne Rosholt of Arizona State finished in a tie for third place with a 54-hole score of one-under-par 212, while Kouskova finished in fifth with at even-par 213.
In addition to the Longhorns (No. 12 in the most recent WGCA Coaches Poll, released on Feb. 25, 2022), the 17-team Darius Rucker Intercollegiate field includes: No. 4 Wake Forest, No. 5 host South Carolina, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Arkansas, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 17 Auburn, No. 18 LSU, No. 20 Baylor, No. 21 Duke, Furman, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, Northwestern and Vanderbilt. Ten of the 17 teams participating are currently ranked among the nation's top-25.
The Longhorns return to action at the Northrup Grumman Intercollegiate on March 13-15 in Los Angeles, Calif.
The Lineup
- Freshman Bohyun Park carded an even-par 71 in the last round to finish second in the individual standings at two-under-par 211 (70-70-71). Park recorded three birdies during Wednesday's final round (No. 2, par-3, No.9, par-4, No. 17, par-3). Park chipped in for birdie on hole 17.
- Senior Sara Kouskova fired a one-over-par 72 to finish fifth in the individual standings with a 54-hole total of even-par 213 (72-69-72). Kouskova registered three birdies during the final round (No. 5, par-4; No. 8, par-3; No. 15, par-5).
- Graduate Brigitte Thibault tallied an eight over par 79 on Wednesday to finish tied for 46th at 11-over-par 224 (70-75-79).
- Junior Sophie Guo scored a one-over par 72 during the final round and finished in a tie for 53rd place at 13-over-par 226 (78-76-72). Guo scored two birdies on the day (No. 4, par-4; No. 17, par-3).
- Sophomore Bentley Cotton posted an eight-over-par 79 on Wednesday to finish in a tie for 79th at 21-over-par 234 (77-78-79).
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