Baylor Women’s Golf Tied for Eighth at White Sands Invitational

[Kaye, David]

Complete results and statistics attached.

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 29, 2019

Baylor Women’s Golf Tied for Eighth at White Sands Invitational
Kaur tied for ninth place in 82-player field
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>


THE RUNDOWN
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Baylor women’s golf is tied for eighth place after shooting 8-over-par 296 in Tuesday’s second round at the White Sands Invitational. The Bears have a two-round total of 11-over 587 and are seven shots backs of the top-three entering Wednesday’s final round.



No. 27 Baylor (+11) is tied with No. 21 Mississippi State (+11) and leads No. 48 Tennessee (+12), SMU (+17), Tulane (+18), No. 25 Ohio State (+19) and New Mexico (+24). The Bears trail No. 3 Texas (-22), No. 17 Arkansas (-4), No. 41 Oklahoma (+4), No. 34 Georgia (+4), No. 24 Houston (+6), North Texas (+7) and No. 31 Clemson (+8).



The Bears were led in Tuesday’s second round by Gurleen Kaur, who posted even-par 72 to move into a tie for ninth place individually at 1-under 143. Fiona Liddell carded 2-over 74 to tie for 16th place at 1-over 145, while Elodie Chapelet, Erica Chiang and Jordan Shackelford posted matching scores of 3-over 75 to complete the Baylor scorecard.



Shackelford enters the final round tied for 34th place at 4-over 148, while Chapelet is tied for 59th place at 7-over 151 and Chiang is tied for 66th place at 8-over 152. Anika Veintemilla, who is competing as an individual, shot 4-over 76 to move into a tie for 44th place at 5-over 149.


HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor ranks third in the 14-team field in par-4 scoring at 10-over 4.10, tied for ninth in par-3 scoring at 11-over 3.28 and 12th in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.95.
  *   Baylor is tied for fifth with 26 birdies and tied for sixth with 116 pars.
  *   Kaur is tied for fifth in the 82-player field in par-5 scoring at 5-under 4.38.
  *   Liddell is tied for seventh in par-4 scoring at even-par 4.00.
  *   Veintemilla and Chiang lead the team and are tied for 18th in the field in par-3 scoring at 1-over 3.13.
  *   Shackelford is tied for 16th in par-4 scoring at 1-over 4.05.
  *   Veintemilla is tied for 16th in par-5 scoring at 2-under 4.75.
  *   Kaur is tied for second in the tournament with nine birdies across 36 holes, while Chiang is tied for 10th with seven birdies.
  *   Liddell is tied for sixth in the field with 27 pars over two rounds.

STAT OF THE DAY
1-under – Baylor bounced back from a slow start to shoot 1-under as a team on the front-9 in Tuesday’s second round. The Bears started on the fifth, sixth and seventh holes in the shotgun start, and the team shot 9-over on the back-9 before returning to the front-9 to complete their round. Kaur made one birdie and eight pars to card 1-over on the front-9, while Liddell, Chiang and Chapelet all posted even-par 36 going out.


WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor is paired with Mississippi State and Clemson for Wednesday’s final round, which is a 7 a.m. CT shotgun start. Kaur will tee off from No. 7, while Liddell starts on No. 8, Chapelet and Shackelford begin from No. 9, Chiang goes off of No. 10 and Veintemilla starts from the 16th tee. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com. 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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