Baylor WGOLF Finishes Third at The White Sands Invitational

Sun Oct 20 16:19:24 CDT 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- Oct. 20, 2024

Baylor WGOLF Finishes Third at The White Sands Invitational
BU’s Seema cards career-best round to pace the Bears on Sunday
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

NASSAU, Bahamas — Baylor women's golf finished third at the White Sands Invitational on Sunday with a 36-hole score of 19-over 591.

BiaMai Seema led the way for the Bears in third place with a 3-under 69 in the final round, polishing off a career-best finish. The senior was one of three Bears to end up in the top 10 as Sera Hasegawa tied for fourth and Silje Ohma came home tied for ninth.

Kansas surged to the team title with 3-under 285 on Sunday, carding a 15-over 587 for the week, moving two shots in front of second place, and overnight leader, Purdue. The Boilermakers’ Natasha Kiel and Georgia’s Chantal El Chaib shared individual medalist honors with matching 2-under 141’s for the tournament.

THE RUNDOWN
Starting with a pair of early birdies on No. 3 and No. 4, Seema continued her strong play throughout the rest of the round, highlighted by three-consecutive birdies on her inward nine at Nos. 12, 13 and 14.

Hasegawa finished right behind Seema with a 2-over 145. Making the turn with a 2-over 38, the senior started back nine with a birdie at No. 11 but closed with a pair of bogeys at Nos. 14 and 18.

Ohma carded 2-over 74 on Sunday to bring her two-day total to 5-over 148. After three pars to start, Ohma notched three bogeys on the front nine but played a bogey-free second nine, highlighted by a birdie at No. 16.

Jenny Lee bogeyed six of her first nine holes at Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 to drop to 6-over. The freshman finished strong, though, with a bogey-free inward half that included a birdie at No. 15, finishing the week in a tie for 33rd with a 5-over 77.

Bridget Boczar shot an 8-over 80 on Sunday, wrapping the week in a tie for 46th. Playing a relatively steady first nine, making the turn at 2-over. She played Holes No. 15-18 at 6-over after a bogey at No. 15, a double at No. 18 and a triple at No. 17 but closed with three-straight pars.

The Baylor individuals were led by Yoonjeong Huh and Ashleen Kaur, who carded 7-over 150s to tie for 17th. Junior Mallory Matthews finished tied for 38th with a 12-over 155.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor led the field with 118 pars across two rounds
  *   The Bears tied Kansas for the best par-3 scoring average (3.13).
  *   BU and the Jayhawks were the only teams with three players finishing inside the top-10.
  *   Baylor’s 7-over 295 on Sunday was the second-best round in the field.
  *   With her third-place finish, BaiMai Seema carded her career-best finish and career-first top-5.
  *   Seema led the field in par-3 scoring average (2.56).
  *   The senior tied her career-low round with a 69 on Sunday.
  *   Silje Ohma tied for the third-best par-5 scoring average (4.88).

QUOTABLE:
Head coach Jay Goble on the team’s third-place finish — “We had a lot of fun in the Bahamas this week. Finishing only four shots out of the lead is pretty bittersweet, but we have a lot of positives to take out this week. I was really happy to see Sera put together another solid week, I believe she is really close to breaking through for another win. BaiMai played great again, tying her best-career round today was cool. She continues to ascend in her senior season, which is great for all of us.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will tee it up in the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 28-29 at Ridglea Country Club. For more information on Baylor Women's Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.

—BaylorBears.com—

Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-227-2280
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