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Silverado Showdown
Liao finishes in fourth place to lead No. 7 Women’s Golf at Silverado Showdown
04.10.2024 | Women's Golf
Selina Liao finishes at two-under-par in just her third collegiate tournament.
NAPA, Calif. — The No. 7 Texas Women's Golf team finished tied for seventh place at the Silverado Showdown as the tournament concluded on Wednesday.
Freshman Selina Liao, playing in her third collegiate event, led the Longhorns with a fourth place finish. Liao shot rounds of 71-72-71=214 (-2) for the tournament. Only seven players in the 88-player field shot under par for the event.
The Longhorns turned in a five-over-par team score in the final round of the tournament and finished at 19-over-par overall. Northwestern and USC shared the team championship at four-over-par, and Arizona finished in third at 11-over par.
Up next the Longhorns will compete in the Big 12 Championships at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas, April 18-20.
Texas Lineup
Selina Liao shot par or better each of the three rounds of the tournament and finished in fourth place for her best finish of the season at two-under-par for the tournament. Liao carded five birdies in her final round on Wednesday.
Cindy Hsu carded an even par 72 in her final round and finished two-over-par and T13 for the tournament. It's the second top-20 finish for Hsu this season, who moved up eight places on the final day of the event.
Angela Heo shot her best round of the tournament on the final day for a one-over-par 73. Heo carded two birdies in her final round and finished T48.
Bentley Cotton birdied hole one in the final round and finished at 12-over-par for the event and T61 on the leaderboard.
Tiffany Cao playing in her fourth tournament of the season and second straight event shot a five-over-par 77 on the final day and finished T80 on the leaderboard.
Texas head coach Ryan Murphy
"It was a good learning experience this week at Silverado. It was a very challenging golf course that requires many different facets of the game and it was a comprehensive test for our team.
I'm very proud of Selina. She has been working hard through this year and it is showing in her game. Finishing under par was some terrific golf this week. She finished top-five in a very strong field. Again, very proud of Selina!"
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