Baylor WGOLF Holds its Ground in Fifth Place at the Folds of Honor Collegiate

[Roberts, Matt]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS- Sept. 10, 2024

Baylor WGOLF Holds its Ground in Fifth Place at the Folds of Honor Collegiate
BU’s Kaur cards one of just six rounds at under par on Tuesday
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — On a day where just 10 players finished at even par or better, Baylor women’s golf held steady in fifth place at American Dunes Golf Club Tuesday.

One of the 10 players was Baylor sophomore Ashleen Kaur. Her 1-under 71 was the best round by a Bear so far this week, while Bridget Boczar also finished with an even-par 72 to jump 20 spots in the second round. At 1-over, Kaur enters the final round six shots back of the individual leader, Carolina Melgrati of Arizona.

Florida State stormed up the leaderboard on Tuesday, finishing with a 9-over 585, a one-shot ahead of second-place Arizona and its 10-over 586. Just seven shots separate the Bears and the Seminoles ahead of the final round on Wednesday.
THE RUNDOWN
Kaur carded Baylor’s first under-par round of the year and enters Wednesday in seventh place, individually. After an opening bogey, the sophomore responded with a birdie at No. 2, adding another at No. 6 to make the turn at 1-under par. She converted another bounce-back opportunity, erasing a bogey at No. 10 with a birdie at No. 11. A fourth birdie got her to 2-under on the round. At that point, she was working on the round of the day until a triple-bogey at No. 16 dropped her back over par. For the fourth time in six tries this week, Kaur responded to a dropped shot with a birdie, one of two to close out her round at Nos. 17 and 18.

Sera Hasegawa played another steady round with a 2-over 74 to move her into a tie for 11th. Falling to 2-over through five holes, the senior played her final four holes of the front nine at even-par with birdies at Nos. 7 and 9, around a double-bogey at No. 8. Turning at 2-over, she made a couple of bogeys at Nos. 11 and 15 but closed strong with birdies at Nos. 16 and 18.

BaiMai Seema shot a 3-over 75 for a second-straight round to move into a tie for 23rd. Bogeys at Nos. 3 and 5 saw her turn with a 2-over 38. Her first birdie of the day came at No. 11 to get to 1-over, but she dropped two more shots with a double-bogey at No. 14.

Boczar bounced back with an even-par 72 in the second round, jumping into a tie for 25th. An early double-bogey at No. 2 dropped Boczar over par, but she battled back with a birdie at No. 6 to make the turn with a 1-over 37. A second birdie at No. 12 got her back to even on the day ahead of a pair of dropped shots at Nos. 14 and 16. The Oakland transfer closed strong at No. 18 with one of just seven eagles this week.

Yoonjeong Huh moved into a tie for 43rd with a 6-over 78 on Tuesday. On the heels of four pars to open her round, Huh dropped three shots with a bogey at No. 6 and a double-bogey at No. 6 before closing with a birdie at No. 9 for a 2-over 38. A bogey at No. 11 was offset by a birdie at No. 14 before closing with a pair of doubles at Nos. 16 and 18.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   BU was one of just three teams to have multiple scores at even-par or better on Tuesday (Florida State and Arizona)
  *   The Bears played No. 18 3-under as a team.
  *   Kaur finished as one of just six players in red figures on Tuesday
  *   Kaur has made bogey-or-worse six times this week but has responded with a birdie in four of those six bounce-back chances
  *   Boczar was one of just 10 players to shoot even-par or better in the second round
  *   Boczar tied for the third-largest individual jump in the field on day two

QUOTABLE:
Head coach Jay Goble on the team’s performance— “I’m very proud of everyone for fighting hard on a challenging day. I was really impressed with how well we closed, playing No. 18 in 3-under as a team, with a couple of birdies and an eagle. That finish puts a really good taste in our mouths for tomorrow.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will play alongside Texas and Michigan State, with tee times beginning at 7:00 a.m. CT. Specific tee times, stats and live scoring are available throughout the tournament at scoreboard.clippd.com<https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233597/scoring/team>. Golf Channel will also feature live coverage from 10:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m.

For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on X, Instagram and Facebook.

—BaylorBears.com—




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