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Annika Intercollegiate
No. 7 Women’s Golf finishes sixth at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
09.13.2023 | Women's Golf
Freshman Farah O’Keefe finishes T5 in first collegiate tournament.
LAKE ELMO, Minn. — The No. 7 Texas Women's Golf team finished in sixth place in their first event of the season, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M on Wednesday at Royal Golf Club.
The Longhorns shot 288-280-289 for an 857 total at seven-under-par for the tournament. Texas finished ahead of No. 6 Mississippi State and No. 10 Florida State on the team leaderboard. The 12-team field featured nine squads ranked in the top 13 of the WGCA Coaches Poll.
Freshman Farah O'Keefe led the Longhorns with a seven-under-par score for the tournament. Her seven-under-par 209 (71-67-71) ties the Texas best individual score at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Last season Bohyun Park shot 209 in the event. The Longhorns have started their season with the ANNIKA Intercollegiate the last three seasons. O'Keefe, who was one shot off the tournament champion, finished higher than eight Golfweek All-Americans in the tournament, including five first team All-Americans, in her first collegiate event.
Next up the Longhorns will compete in the Windy City Collegiate Oct. 2-3 in Highland Park, Ill.
The Lineup
• Farah O'Keefe shot 71-67-71=209 (-7) to finish T5 for the tournament. O'Keefe made 11 birdies in the tournament, including six in her second round 67.
• Cindy Hsu finished T23 in her opening tournament of her sophomore season. Hsu made five birdies in her final round of the tournament, including four on the front nine.
• Lauren Kim finished T25 in her first collegiate event. Kim shot an even par 72 on the final day of the event. Kim birdied 17 and 18 to close her round.
• Bentley Cotton finished T35 with a one-over-par 73 in her final round.
• Selina Liao finished 44th in her first collegiate event. Liao opened the tournament with a pair of 73's and had two birdies in her final round.
Head Coach Ryan Murphy on the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
"It's always a tough start at the Annika with the field being so strong. It's an early-season litmus test to see where your team is at the moment. We did a lot of good things and beat some good teams. But, if we are to really compete with the best teams in the country we need to sharpen particular areas. It's good to identify things in early September and iron it all out through the season."
"I'm proud of Farah's finish, obviously. She had a chance coming to the house and had some good looks at birdie and it just didn't happen there at the end. It's coming though and she does so many things really well. Right now most of her game is maintenance and she just needs to continue to be patient with the putter. Big things ahead for Farah, proud of her!"
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