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Ping ASU Invitational
Odwin leads No. 8 Women’s Golf to fifth place finish at PING/ASU Invitational
03.26.2023 | Women's Golf
TEMPE, Ariz. — Texas freshman Emily Odwin shot a second straight round of 69 to lead Texas to a fifth place finish at the PING/ASU Invitational at the Papago Golf Club on Sunday.
Odwin posted a final round three-under-par 69 with no bogeys on her card. After bogeys on holes 2-4 in her first round on Friday, Odwin had one bogey in her final 50 holes of the tournament. The fifth place finish for Odwin is her best collegiate finish and marks the ninth time this season a Texas player has recorded a top-10 finish. Odwin is the sixth different Longhorn to record a top-10 finish this season.
Sophie Guo provided a consistent outing for Texas with three rounds of 73 and finished T21 for the tournament. Cindy Hsu provided a spark in round one with a four-under-par 68 and finished T30 for the tournament. Bentley Cotton got better each day and had her best round in the final round with a two-under-par 70 on Sunday. Cotton birdied her final hole, the par-4, 413-yard 18th hole.
The Longhorn tied for the second best final round with a two-under par 286 round three score as they got off to a good start with nine birdies on the front nine holes. Texas shot rounds of 294-290-286 for a six-over-par score for the tournament. Texas finished better than seven ranked teams in the field, including five shots better than No. 5 Oregon. The Longhorns finished two back of No. 6 Mississippi State for fourth place and finished four back of third place No. 14 Baylor. No. 23 Northwestern won the event and No. 11 Arizona State finished in second place.
The Longhorns will return to Arizona April 7-9 for Big 12 Match Play in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Lineup
• Freshman Emily Odwin carded rounds of 69-69 in her final two rounds and finished three-under par for the tournament and in fifth place. The fifth place finish is her best collegiate finish. In the nine stroke play rounds Odwin has played, her score has been counted for Texas in eight of the nine rounds. The rounds of 69 represent her best individual rounds of the season. Odwin's final round featured three birdies and no bogeys. Odwin had one bogey over her final 50 holes of the tournament.
• Sophie Guo carded three rounds of 73 and finished T21 at three-over-par for the tournament. Guo made two birdies on her front nine and nine pars on her back nine in the final round.
• Cindy Hsu got the Longhorns off a strong start with her four-under 68 in rounds one. The 68 was the eighth round at par or better for Hsu this season.
• Bentley Cotton carded a final round of two-under 70 to help the Longhorns to a tie for the second best finish in the final round of the tournament. The 70 is the seventh round at par or better for Cotton this season. The Longhorns have counted Cotton's score in 20 of the 21 rounds she has played this season.
• Angela Heo made three birdies in her final round of two-over-par 74. Heo has been an important piece of the Texas lineup in her freshman season with a T4 finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate and a T16 finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate.
Head Coach Ryan Murphy
"I'm proud of the teams effort today. We got off to a slow start in this tournament but finished strong with one of the better rounds of the day. We will take the positives and work on some specific areas before going back to Phoenix in 10 days.
Emily had a bit of a breakout tournament with a top-5 in a strong field. The pair of 69's to finish was outstanding and a glimpse of what she is capable of doing in competition. I'm very proud of her efforts this week!"
Texas scores
5 Emily Odwin 75-69-69 (-3)
T21 Sophie Guo 73-73-73 (+3)
T30 Cindy Hsu 68-78-75 (+5)
T45 Bentley Cotton 78-75-70 (+7)
T57 Angela Heo 79-73-74 (+10)
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