Baylor Women’s Golf Ties for Eighth Place at Evans Derby

[Kaye, David]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 25, 2019

Baylor Women’s Golf Ties for Eighth Place at Evans Derby
Kaur and Vesga both earn fifth career top-10 finishes
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>


THE RUNDOWN
OPELIKA, Ala. – Baylor women’s golf finished tied for eighth place with a 54-hole total of 29-over-par 893 in the 2019 Evans Derby Experience. The Bears carded 15-over 299 in Monday’s final round at Saugahatchee Country Club.



All seven teams that finished ahead of Baylor are top-14 ranked nationally. The No. 39-ranked Bears (+29) trailed only No. 11 Florida State (+6), No. 3 Duke (+10), No. 2 Texas (+10), No. 8 Arkansas (+10), No. 7 Florida (+16), No. 14 Kent State (+21) and No. 13 Auburn (+25). BU tied No. 9 South Carolina (+29) and finished ahead of No. 45 Mississippi State (+37), No. 41 Ole Miss (+37), No. 32 Clemson (+41), No. 18 Alabama (+43) and No. 36 Louisville (+48).



Baylor’s Gurleen Kaur and Maria Vesga finished tied for eighth place individually at 1-over 217. Both Kaur and Vesga earned their fifth career top-10 finishes, with Vesga posting a final round of 2-under 70 and Kaur shooting 1-over 73.



Erica Chiang shot 5-over 77 in the final round to finish tied for 42nd place at 12-over 228, while Emma Bradley posted the Bears’ final counting score at 7-over 79 to finish tied for 67th place at 16-over 232. Diane Baillieux took 81st place at 27-over 243, while individual Amelia McKee tied for 48th place at 3-over 75.


HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor finished fifth in the 14-team field in par-5 scoring at 1-under 4.98, tied for fourth in par-4 scoring at 9-over 3.15 and 12th in par-4 scoring at 49-over 4.33.
  *   Baylor’s 177 pars were fourth-most in the tournament.
  *   Vesga tied for eighth in par-4 scoring at 2-over 4.07, while Kaur tied for 12th at 3-over 4.10.
  *   Kaur and Chiang tied for eighth in par-5 scoring at 3-under 4.75.
  *   Vesga and McKee tied for 11th in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00, while Kaur and Baillieux tied for 20th at 1-over 3.08.
  *   Vesga made 42 pars across 54 holes, tied for third-most in the field, while Baillieux tied for 11th with 38 pars.
  *   Kaur recorded a team-high eight birdies, which tied for 21st in the tournament. She also made one of only six eagles during the three-day event.

STAT OF THE DAY
5 – Baylor finished ahead of five top-45 ranked teams and tied with a top-10 squad. All seven teams that placed ahead of Baylor were top-14 ranked entering the tournament.


WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor has one more regular season tournament before beginning postseason play. The Bears are scheduled to play the Bruzzy Challenge, which runs April 1-2 at Lantana Golf Club in Lantana, Texas. BU then heads to the 2019 Big 12 Championship, held April 14-16 at Golf Club of Oklahoma in Broken Arrow, Okla. 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
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