Baylor Women’s Golf Finishes 12th in Battle at the Beach

Sun Nov 4 20:39:08 CST 2018

Complete results and statistics attached.

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Nov. 4, 2018

Baylor Women’s Golf Finishes 12th in Battle at the Beach
Erica Chiang led team and tied for 29th place individually at 8-over 221
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico – Baylor women’s golf finished in 12th place in the Battle at the Beach after shooting 18-over-par 302 in Sunday’s final round. The Bears shot 57-over 909 across 54 holes to finish in front of five teams in the 17-team fioeld.

Baylor (+57) placed in front of New Mexico (+64), UAB (+65), Iowa (+66), Denver (+67) and Tulsa (+73). The Bears finished behind Auburn (-7), TCU (+10), Texas (+13), Clemson (+14), Vanderbilt (+17), Oklahoma (+20), Mississippi State (+27), Missouri (+27), Virginia (+41), Houston (+48) and Tulane (+54).

BU’s best finishes came from a pair of players competing as individuals. Erica Chiang led the way in her Division I debut, carding a final round of 3-over 74 to finish tied for 29th place at 8-over 221. Amelia McKee tied for 42nd place at 11-over 224 after shooting 4-over 75 in the final round, and Jordan Shackelford, who was also competing as an individual, shot 5-over 76 to tie for 63rd place at 17-over 230.

Fiona Liddell recorded the best finish among the five players in the Bears’ lineup, shooting 5-over 76 in the final round to take 47th place at 12-over 225. Diane Baillieux tied for 53rd place at 15-over 228 after a final round of 3-over 74, while Maria Vesga shot 4-over 75 on Sunday to tie for 71st place at 19-over 232. Gurleen Kaur and Laila Hrindova carded matching final rounds of 6-over 77, with Kaur finishing tied for 60th place at 16-over 229 and Hrindova tied for 83rd place at 24-over 237.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor finished 11th in the 17-team field in par-5 scoring at 7-over 5.12, tied for 12th in par-3 scoring at 23-over 3.31 and 14th in par-4 scoring at 56-over 4.42.
  *   Baylor posted the 13th-most pars with 145 and the 14th-most birdies with 27.
  *   Erica Chiang led the team and tied for 15th in the 92-player field in par-4 scoring at 4-over 4.15. Chiang also tied for 21st in par-5 scoring at 1-under 4.92.
  *   Diane Baillieux tied for 12th in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.83.
  *   Chiang tied for eighth in the field with 37 pars across 54 holes.
  *   Jordan Shackelford led the team and tied for 22nd overall with eight birdies.
  *   Baillieux tied for the best par-5 scoring average in the final round at 3-under 4.25.

STAT OF THE DAY
2-under – Baylor’s three players competing as individuals combined to shoot 2-under on the front-9 in the final round. Amelia McKee made birdies on Nos. 5, 6 and 8 to shoot 2-under, while Jordan Shackelford birdied Nos. 4 and 7 to shoot 1-under and Erica Chiang birdied No. 7 to card 1-over.

WHAT'S NEXT

Baylor has completed its fall season and has a three month break before returning to action on Feb. 3 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif. BU posted a combined 36-24 head-to-head record across four tournaments in the fall season, recording a season-best third place finish at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.

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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-709-5147

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