The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
No. 7 Women’s Golf preview: Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
03.02.2025 | Women's Golf
Monday, March 3 - Wednesday, March 5
Where: Long Cove Club (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Live Scoring: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233094/scoring/participants
Tournament Notes
The Texas Lineup: UT will be represented by the following players at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Lauren Kim (So.)
Farah O'Keefe (So.)
Angela Heo (Jr.)
Cindy Hsu (Jr.)
Tiffany Cao (Sr.)
The Field: No. 12 Vanderbilt, No. 28 Baylor, No. 9 Wake Forest, No. 7 Texas, No. 10 Northwestern, Kentucky, No. 8 Arizona State, No. 25 UCLA, No. 26 Ohio State, No. 5 South Carolina, No. 22 LSU, No. 2 Arkansas, Georgia, No. 20 Auburn, No. 14 Mississippi State, No. 19 Duke and Alabama.
Last time out: Texas finished in fourth place at the Moon Golf Invitational in their last event. Lauren Kim recorded her third top-five finish of the season as the finished third at 4-under-par. Farah O'Keefe moved up the leaderboard 32 spots in the final round and recorded her fifth straight top-10 finish and she finished T10. O'Keefe shot 5-under 67 with eight birdies in the final round of the tournament.
Darius Rucker Flashback: Farah O'Keefe sank a nearly 50-foot putt on the 18th hole to post a 5-under score and eventually earn co-medalist honors at the 2024 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The Longhorns finished in sixth place as a team.
Back in Action: The Longhorns opened the spring schedule with a third place finish at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Farah O'Keefe led Texas with a T4 finish at 2-under-par. Her 3-under 68 in the second round was her sixth round in the 60s this season. Tiffany Cao recorded a collegiate best finish of T8 for the tournament.
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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