Women's Golf Finishes Day One at Jim West Challenge
10/20/2019 6:15:00 PM | Women's Golf
Tigers Shoot Season-Best Team 285 in Opening Round
The Mizzou Women's Golf Team opened play Sunday at the 2019 Jim West Challenge, held at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, and the Tigers stand in 15th place overall after two rounds of play, with a team score of 584. Mizzou shot a season-best team round of 285 in the morning tour of the par-72, 6,033-yard course, in a round that featured an impressive 15 birdies and one eagle in all, with no worse than a bogey by any of the five Tiger competitors. Head Coach Stephanie Priesmeyer's squad followed with a team score of 299 in the afternoon round.
"I was pleased to see how we played in the morning," said Priesmeyer. "Today was a shoot out, the course was set up to go low in the morning, and the weather cooperated. Noelle (Beijer) had a great first 18 and had some fantastic shots and took advantage early on. Sophia (Yoemans) and Bri (Bolden) were right there too, and had a lot of birdie chances that they capitalized on. In the afternoon, the winds picked up and made it more difficult and we just didn't strike the ball as well overall. This was the first time we've played 36 holes in a day this season, and I think we did get a little fatigued down the stretch in the afternoon and that led to missing some shots that we normally are solid with," she said.
Here's a recap of the Tiger lineup from Sunday…
#1 Noelle Beijer (Jr. – Assendelft, The Netherlands) – T-25th (68-73=141)…
Got off to a great start Sunday by firing a four-under par 68 in the morning round which included four birdies and an eagle on the 486-yard par-five fifth hole…That round marked her best at Mizzou, and was also the best score posted by any Tiger so far this season…Followed with a one-over 73 in the afternoon round, featuring a pair of birdies…
#2 Cherise Otter (Sr. – Bloomington, Ind.) – T-71st (75-77=152)…
Opened with a three-over 75 Sunday morning, with a pair of birdies…Followed with a five-over 77 in the afternoon round that saw her card three more birdies playing with the honorary Folds of Honor bag to raise funds for the organization and to honor the life of fallen Tiger and 1st Lt. William Anthony Edens…
#3 Sophia Yoemans (Fr. – Red Wing, Minn.) – T-33rd (71-72=143)…
Shot a one-under par 71 in the morning round with three birdies (all on par fives), which marked the best opening round of her freshman season…Followed by leading the team in the afternoon with an even-par 72, including a one-under 35 on the back nine…
#4 Bri Bolden (Fr. – Mokena, Ill.) – T-62nd (71-77=148)…
Fired her collegiate best in the morning with a one-under par 71 that featured four birdies in all…Was five-over par in the afternoon round for a 77, including a birdie on the par-four 18th hole…
#5 Julia Bower (So. – Columbia, Mo.) – 77th (77-78=155)…
Was five-over in the morning with a 77 and followed up with a six-over 78 in the afternoon round…Carded three birdies in round two, after posting one in the morning tour…
The Jim West Challenge will conclude with a single round of play beginning Monday morning from Kissing Tree Golf Club. Live results will be available on www.golfstat.com.
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