Baylor Women’s Golf Takes Fourth at Schooner Fall Classic

Sun Sep 29 18:54:08 CDT 2019

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 29, 2019

Baylor Women’s Golf Takes Fourth at Schooner Fall Classic
Bears have finished fourth in three consecutive tournaments
For more information contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
NORMAN, Okla. – Baylor women’s golf finished in fourth place at the Schooner Fall Classic with a 54-hole total of 9-over-par 849. The Bears carded 1-under 279 in Sunday’s final round at Belmar Golf Club to climb one spot and finish in fourth place for a third consecutive tournament.

Baylor (+9) finished behind only Texas (-2), Alabama (+7) and Mississippi State (+8). The Bears notched wins against Illinois (+10), Florida State (+10), Oklahoma (+13), Houston (+16), Clemson (+19), Texas A&M (+23), Miami (+27), Louisville (+28), TCU (+28), Notre Dame (+29) and Texas State (+38).

BU made a strong comeback after sitting in a tie for 10th place after the first round. The Bears were 15-over in the first round, then shot a combined 6-under over their next two rounds.

Gurleen Kaur tied for third place individually at 2-under-par 208, just one shot back of the co-medalists. Kaur shot even-par 70 in the final round, including a 2-under 34 on the back-9. It was Kaur’s second third-place finish in three tournaments this season, giving her eight career top-10 finishes. Kaur also improved her career stroke average to 72.90, moving her past Hayley Davis’ 73.00 for the top spot on Baylor’s all-time list.

Elodie Chapelet shot 1-under 69 in the final round and finished tied for seventh place at 1-under 209 for the tournament. Chapelet has now finished top-10 in each of her last two tournaments and in 28 of 31 collegiate tournaments during her four-year Division I career.

Erica Chiang and Diane Baillieux posted matching scores of even-par 70 to round out Baylor’s final round scorecard. Chiang tied for 28th place at 5-over 215, bouncing back from a 5-over 75 in the first round to shoot even-par each of the next two days. Baillieux tied for 48th place at 9-over 219, improving her score by three strokes each round after a first-round 6-over 76. Fiona Liddell had a final-round 2-over 72 and finished tied for 48th place at 9-over 219.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor has finished in fourth place in each of its first three tournaments this season.
  *   Four different Baylor players have combined for six top-10 individual finishes over the first three events.
  *   Baylor finished tied for second in the 15-team field in par-3 scoring at 4-over 3.05, third in par-4 scoring at 14-over 4.09 and ninth in par-5 scoring at 2-over 5.04.
  *   Baylor’s 39 birdies were third-most in the field, and the Bears tied for sixth with 177 pars.
  *   Gurleen Kaur tied for second in the 81-player field in par-3 scoring at 2-under 2.87, tied for 10th in par-4 scoring at even-par 4.00 and tied for ninth with 38 pars over 54 holes.
  *   Elodie Chapelet tied for fifth in par-4 scoring at 1-under 3.97 and tied for fourth with 11 birdies across 54 holes.
  *   Erica Chiang tied for 14th in par-3 scoring at even-par 3.00.

STAT OF THE DAY
6 – Baylor leaped ahead of six teams on the leaderboard after sitting in a tie for 10th place following the first round. The Bears made up deficits and surpassed Illinois, Florida State, Oklahoma, Houston, Clemson and Texas A&M.

TOP QUOTE
“I’m very proud of the comeback we made the last two days,” head coach Jay Goble said. “It was a complete team effort this week and it was fun to see them play well in the tough conditions. Gurleen was not pleased with how she putted in Ohio two weeks ago, and she made it her mission to putt well this week and she did, so I’m really happy for her to have a good week. Elodie is a fantastic addition to our team. She plays with passion and fights for every shot. Her 139 over the weekend was awesome, and she also had a very good week on the greens.”

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor next competes at the Betsy Rawls Invitational, which runs Oct. 12-13 at University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas. Follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for updates throughout the season.

www.BaylorBears.com

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

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