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Mason Rudolph Championship
No. 4 Women’s Golf wins Mason Rudolph Championship
09.22.2024 | Women's Golf
Longhorns shoot 31-under-par team score, Farah O’Keefe and Lauren Kim finish T3 at 11-under.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — The No. 4 Texas Women's Golf team shot the third best tournament score in program history as they captured the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday at the Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Texas carded rounds of 278-277-278=833 (-31) for a six-shot victory. South Carolina finished second at 25-under and Northwestern was third at 24-under par. The 833 team score marked the third best 54-hole team score in program history and the best since the 2019-20 season.
Among the four counting scores for Texas on the back nine Sunday the team shot 8-under-par with 11 birdies. The Longhorns had a combined 20 birdies in their final 18-holes.
Sophomores Farah O'Keefe and Lauren Kim led the Longhorns as they individually each shot 11-under-par. Their 54-hole tournament scores are tied for the fourth best in program history. Kim birdied her final three holes to shoot a 6-under 66 on the final day of the tournament, tied for the seventh best 18-hole round in program history.
Texas head coach Laura Ianello picked up her first win at the helm of the Longhorns.
"What a win," Ianello said! "I'm impressed by how consistent and poised the women were this week. We stuck to our game plan, executed shots and were disciplined in areas when we needed to play safe. Farah and Lauren led the way with finishing 11-under and Cindy fought back the past two days and went 6-under after a slow start on day one. Angela showed a lot of grit today finishing her last nine holes at 3-under and she finished 1-under for the tournament."
"This win was a complete team effort and all of the women contributed in a big way," Ianello added. "I'm excited to keep working with these women and getting better day by day."
The Lineup
Farah O'Keefe tallied her fifth top-five finish of her career with a T3 finish. O'Keefe shot three rounds in the 60s and now has 10 rounds in the 60s for the collegiate career. O'Keefe made four birdies in her final round 69 on Sunday.
Lauren Kim earned her third top-five finish of her career with a T3 finish. Kim birdied her final three holes of the tournament and was 5-under-par on holes 16-18 for the entire tournament. Kim tallied seven birdies over her final 18-holes. Kim led the tournament field in par three scoring at 6-under.
Cindy Hsu shot her second straight 69 in the final round to finish at 5-under and T18 on the individual leaderboard. Hsu carded five birdies in her final round of the tournament.
Angela Heo rebounded from her 5-over front nine to shoot 3-under on the back nine for the Longhorns. Heo birdied holes 12, 14 and 17 down the stretch of the tournament.
Freshman Alisa Inprasit playing in her first collegiate event carded rounds of 70-75-77 and finished T63 on the leaderboard.
Texas scores
T3 Farah O'Keefe 68-68-69=205 (-11)
T3 Lauren Kim 70-69-66=205 (-11)
T18 Cindy Hsu 73-69-69=211 (-5)
T28 Angela Heo 70-71-74=215 (-1)
T63 Alisa Inprasit 70-75-77=222 (+6)
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