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Therese Hession Regional Challenge
No. 5 Women’s Golf preview: Therese Hession Regional Challenge
02.01.2025 | Women's Golf
The Longhorns are back in action at Palos Verdes Golf Club on Feb. 2-4.
Sunday Feb. 2-Tuesday Feb. 4
Where: Palos Verdes Golf Club (Palos Verdes Estates, California)
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233614/scoring/participants
Tournament Notes
The Texas Lineup: UT will be represented by the following players at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Lauren Kim (So.)
Farah O'Keefe (So.)
Cindy Hsu (Jr.)
Bohyun Park (Sr.)
Tiffany Cao (Sr.)
The Field: No. 26 Florida, No. 49 Miami, No. 5 Texas, No. 39 San Jose State, No. 7 Arizona State, No. 35 Clemson, No. 28 UCLA, No. 29 Ohio State, No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 USC, No. 6 Oregon, No. 124 Georgetown, No. 72 Cal Poly, No. 48 Pepperdine, No. 8 Arizona and No. 31 California.
ANWA Invitations: Farah O'Keefe, Lauren Kim and Cindy Hsu have received invitations to compete in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. For O'Keefe and Kim it will be their second appearance and Hsu will make her first appearance in the event. The event will take place April 2-5.
O'Keefe named to final fall ANNIKA Award Watch List: O'Keefe recorded three top-three finishes in fall events this season. At the Mason Rudolph Championship O'Keefe shot three rounds in the 60s and finished T3 at 11-under, to help the Longhorns win the tournament championship. O'Keefe followed that up with a T3 at the Stanford Intercollegiate and a T2 at the Nanea Invitational. In the final round of the Stanford Invitational, O'Keefe carded a 7-under 64 to tie the Longhorn record for lowest 18-hole round. O'Keefe earned SEC Women's Golfer of the Week following her performance at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
Stanford Intercollegiate: The Longhorns finished in third place at the Stanford Intercollegiate. In the final round of the tournament the Longhorns tied their program record for lowest 18-hole score with a 12-under 272. Farah O'Keefe finished T3 on the individual leaderboard. O'Keefe carded a 7-under 64 in the final round, which tied the program record for individual lowest 18-hole score.
NB3 Match Play Champions: Texas won their second straight event by capturing the women's NB3 Match Play Championship at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. All five players captured two match play wins. Texas beat New Mexico State 4.5-0.5 and New Mexico 5-0. Against No. 1 Stanford, the Cardinal won 3-2. The Longhorns also teamed up with the Texas men's golf team to win the combined university championship. Lauren Kim posted a record of 2-0-1 with 15 birdies and two eagles in her three matches.
The Win in Tennessee: The Texas women's golf team won their tournament at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Franklin, Tenn. The Longhorns shot 31-under par, their third best 54-hole score in program history for a six-shot victory. Sophomores Farah O'Keefe and Lauren Kim each finished T3 on the individual leaderboard at 11-under. That 11-under 205 is tied for the fourth best 54-hole individual round in program history. On the final day Kim birdied her final three holes to shoot 6-under 66 and tied for the seventh best individual 18-hole round in program history.
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