WGOLF: Baylor Women’s Golf Finishes Third at The Schooner Fall Classic

[Roberts, Matt]

Baylor Women’s Golf Finishes Third at The Schooner Fall Classic
Gurleen Kaur Paces the Bears on Her Way to a Fourth-Place Finish
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

Norman, Oklahoma – Baylor women’s golf notched a second top-five finish in as many events after an 8-over par 848 on Monday at the Schooner Fall Classic.

Baylor’s finished behind only Oklahoma State, who won the event with a 16-under 824, and Texas A&M with a 4-over par 844.

Gurleen Kaur earned her eighth-career top-five finish after shooting three rounds at par or better including an even-par 70 in the final round. Kaur was one of just four players in red figures after 54 holes, and head coach Jay Goble really liked the way she attacked this week.
“She put herself in position to shoot really good scores,” he said. “With a 20-mph wind over the last few days, she handled the conditions well and played smart to put herself in contention throughout the weekend.”

Sophomore Rosie Belsham battled through illness throughout the event but felt better on Monday. She fired the second-lowest round of the day, a 3-under par 67, to lead the Bears in the third round and move into a tie for 24th in recording her eighth-career top-25 finish.

Freshman Antonia Matte finished in a tie for 11th in her second collegiate event, buoyed by two rounds at par or better to open the tournament.

Britta Snyder bounced back from a rough first day to post a 1-under 69 on Monday. Snyder played a steady round, highlighted by a couple of early birdies on her front nine.

Hannah Karg played a solid round on Monday as well with an even-par 36 on the front nine before finishing her day at 1-over par to put her in a tie for 33rd for the tournament.

HIGHLIGHTS

•       Baylor’s 3-under 277 in the final round was the third-best round of the day.

•       Baylor was able to attack the par-5’s this week with a scoring average of 4.93, which trailed only Oklahoma State for the weekend.

•       Gurleen Kaur was 3-under par on the par 5’s this week, tying her for second in the field.

•       Rosie Belsham was third, playing the par-5’s at 2-under.

•       Baylor made 40 birdies over 54 holes, which was fourth-best in the field.

•       Antonia Matte was 1-under on the par 3’s which was third-best among the field.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

•       Head Coach Jay Goble on team’s strong final round – “Yeah, I think they're fighters and they have a lot of resilience,” Goble said. “They weren't happy about yesterday. But we proved today that we can come out and compete with anybody.”

STAT OF THE DAY

Senior Gurleen Kaur has now played four-consecutive rounds at par or better, dating back to her final-round 67 at the Cougar Classic earlier this month.

WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor will compete in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at Alotian Club, October 18-20. The three-day event will consist of 54 holes of stroke play, setting the field for 18-holes of match play on the final day. The event will be televised on the Golf Channel.
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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