Baylor WGOLF Finishes Tied for 13th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate

Wed Mar 6 17:54:19 CST 2024

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 6, 2023

Baylor WGOLF Finishes Tied for 13th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
BU finishes as one of two teams with three players in the top 20
For more information contact: Matt Roberts, 254-227-2280, WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu<mailto:WM_Roberts at Baylor.edu>

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Baylor women’s golf tied for 13th at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate after a final-round 9-over 293 on Wednesday at Long Cove Club.

Rosie Belsham drove the bus for the Bears in the final round, shooting a 1-under 70 to tie for 19th. Meanwhile, freshman Ashleen Kaur shot an even-par 71 to close out the event as Baylor's highest individual finisher, tied for 16th.

Baylor’s 24-over 876 tied Kentucky and was six shots behind No. 20 Vanderbilt in 12th place. No. 19 Arizona State captured the team championship with a 3-over 855. Julia Lopez Ramirez of Mississippi State, Jennifer Cai of Northwestern, Hannah Darling of South Carolina and Farah O’Keefe of Texas shared co-medalist honors with 5-under 208s.

THE RUNDOWN
Kaur's 1-under 70 was her second straight round under par, securing the top-20 finish. A bogey began the day for the freshman at No. 10 before she battled back to even with a birdie at No. 14. She closed her outward nine with a double bogey at No. 16 and a bogey at 17 to make the turn at 3-over. The freshman caught fire on the front nine with birdies at Nos. 1, 3, 6 and 7 before a final bogey of the day at No. 9 to finish off a 3-under second nine.

Belsham carded her second round at par or better in as many days with a 1-under 70 to tie her teammate Sera Hasegawa and seven others for 19th place. Starting at No. 10, the senior opened with birdies on two of the first five holes but closed the back nine with two bogeys for an even-par 35. Belsham made the turn with a bogey at No. 1 to fall back over par, but she recovered with birdies at Nos. 3 and 6 to finish the day in red figures.

Hasegawa finished the event with a 4-over 75 on Wednesday, her only over-par round of the week, and tied for 19th. Following three-straight pars to open the round, Hasegawa made a bogey at No. 13 but got it back with a birdie two holes later at No. 15. A bogey at No. 18 saw her make the turn with a 1-over 36. Four straight pars opened her inward nine, but a double bogey at No. 5 dropped her to 3-over on the day. A final bogey came at the final hole of the day for Hasegawa at No. 9

Yoonjeong Huh shot her first counting score of the week, a 6-over 77, on Wednesday to finish the week in 88th. Huh played her first three holes at 1-over after bogeys at Nos. 1 and 3 sandwiched a birdie at No. 11. Following a par at No. 13, the freshman birdied three of the next four holes around a bogey at No. 16 to make the turn at even par. On her second nine, Huh played her first seven holes at seven over with bogeys at Nos. 1, 4, 5 and 9 and double bogeys at Nos. 3 and 6. The lone birdie on her inward half came at No. 8.

Silje Ohma closed the week in a tie for 80th on the heels of a 7-over 78 in the final round. Starting on the back nine, Ohma made bogeys at Nos. 11, 12 and 18 to make the turn at 3-over. The sophomore played her homeward half at 4-over 40 with bogeys at Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8 around a lone birdie at No. 2.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   The Bears joined team champion Arizona State as one of just two teams, with three players finishing in the top 20 individually.
  *   Ashleen Kaur, Sera Hasegawa and Rosie Belsham recorded at least two rounds at par or better.
  *   Kaur finished the event tied for the second-best par-4 scoring average (3.97).
  *   The freshman also tied for the fourth-most birdies at the Darius Rucker (11).
  *   Belsham tied for the third-most pars across three rounds (40).
  *   Hasegawa tied for the fourth-most pars (38).

QUOTABLE
Head coach Jay Goble — “This was certainly not the finish we were looking for, but I definitely saw some positives that we can take out of this week,” he said. "We need to keep getting reps, and we will have a great opportunity to do that next week at the FSU Match Up."

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears will compete at Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Fla, in the Florida State Match Up, March 15-17.

For more information on Baylor Women’s Golf, follow @BaylorWGolf on Twitter, 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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