Baylor’s Strong Final Day Leads to a Second-Place Finish at The Cougar Classic

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 14, 2021

Baylor’s Strong Final Day Leads to a Second-Place Finish at The Cougar Classic
Baylor Shoots the low round of the tournament, on Tuesday
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THE RUNDOWN
Charleston, SC – Baylor women's golf shot 14-under on the final day of the Cougar Classic to finish a single shot out of the lead at Yeamans Hall Golf Club on Tuesday.

With that 274, the Bears tied Georgia for the lowest team round of the tournament to vault the Bears from 5th to 2nd place on the final day.

Senior Gurleen Kaur fired a bogey-free 5-under par 67 to lead the team and finished tied for 24th as an individual.

Freshman Antonia Matte was not far behind, shooting a third-round 68. It was her third consecutive under-par round to begin her collegiate career after rounds of 70 and a 71 on Monday, as she finished tied for 4th at 7-under 209.

Britta Snyder got things started with a birdie on her first hole of the day en route to a 3-under 69 to finish tied for 6th as an individual. Snyder finished tied with her teammate, Rosie Belsham, who finished at -6 after a 1-over 73 on Tuesday.

Hannah Karg rounded out her week with a nice 2-under round of 70, which put her in a tie for 51st individually.

Baylor was the only team in the field whose four counted scores were under-par on Tuesday.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Gurleen Kaur shot one of only two bogey-free rounds in the field on Tuesday en route to her 67
  *   Sophomore Britta Snyder took advantage of the Par-3's, finishing the week playing them in 2-under, which was tied for 3rd best in the field.
  *   In addition to tying for 8th in par-3 scoring average for the week, sophomore Rosie Belsham played the par-4's at 4-under par for the week, which was 4th-best in the field.
  *   Freshman Antonia Matte's stellar week and steady play was highlighted by her 39 pars, which tied her for seventh-best in the field joining her teammate Hannah Karg in that category.
  *   As a team, the Bears led the field with 184 pars and tied for the third-most birdies with 52 for the week.
  *   Baylor led the field in Par-3 scoring average at a stroke average of 3.02 (+1)
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Head Coach Jay Goble – "We putted really well today, as a team," Goble said. "It was good to see three of our players finish in the top six, on a tough golf course against a really good field of teams that we're going to see at the end of the year. To go out there and show them that, Baylor's here again and we're going to play some good golf this year, was really fun."

WHAT'S NEXT:
Baylor will compete at the Schooner Fall Classic September 26th-27th at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma. Baylor won that event by 32 shots a season ago. For more information on Baylor Women's Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications | Baylor University
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