Mizzou Concludes Fall Season at Jim West
11/3/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Columbia, Mo. - Sophomore Jess Meek and freshman Clara Young earned top-20 finishes at the Jim West Challenge in San Antonio, Texas on Monday (Nov. 3). Meek and Young shot 8-over par and 10-over par, respectively to lead the Tigers in the tournament. As a team, Mizzou earned a 7th place finish, scoring 301-308-311--920 (+56) through three rounds of play. Texas A&M (+22), Houston (+28) and Texas Tech (+29) made up the top three finishing teams in the tournament, which was played at the 6,234-yard, Par 72 course at Tapatio Springs Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas.
Meek tallied four birdies in the third round of play to secure a 10th place finish. The Carnoustie, Scotland, native shot 73-75-76--224 through three rounds of play. Fellow Scotland native, Young, was not far behind as she shot 75-74-77--226 to conclude her first fall season with the Tigers.
Senior Alina Rogers was also among the tournament's top finishers as she placed 33rd overall with a tally 17-over par. Junior Kat Hepler finished the tournament 23-over par to place 55th, while senior Laura Kraft shot 81-86-79--246 at the two-day event. Competing individually, Haelena Schwemmer closed the tournament 34-over par.
The full tournament field consisted of 12 teams including Texas State, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kent State, Houston, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Iowa, Texas Tech and East Carolina.
The Tigers will open play for the spring season next year, teeing off in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 13. Fans can also follow along with Mizzou Women's Golf on social media by logging on to Facebook (/Mizzou-Womens-Golf) or Twitter (@MUWomensGolf).
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