SunTrust Gator Women’s Invite
Mark Bostick Golf Course | Gainesville, Fla.
Par-70 | 6,002 Yards |
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| Kansas senior Yupaporn Kawinpakorn shot a 143 (+3) with the Folds of Honor Bag. |
| Final Results |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1 |
Florida |
569 (+9) |
| 2 |
North Carolina State |
579 (+19) |
| 3 |
Oregon |
580 (+20) |
| T4 |
SMU |
581 (+21) |
| T4 |
Florida State |
581 (+21) |
| T4 |
Ohio State |
581 (+21) |
| 7 |
Kent State |
582 (+22) |
| 8 |
Florida International |
595 (+35) |
| 9 |
South Florida |
596 (+36) |
| 10 |
UCF |
598 (+38) |
| 11 |
KANSAS |
602 (+42) |
| 12 |
Mississippi |
614 (+54) |
| 13 |
UTSA |
616 (+56) |
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| Individual Leaderboard (Top 5) |
| Place |
Name |
Team |
Score |
| 1 |
Rachael Taylor |
NCSU |
136 (-4) |
| 2 |
Katja Pogacar |
OSU |
139 (-1) |
| T3 |
Kim Metraux |
FSU |
139 (-1) |
| T3 |
Maria Torres |
FU |
139 (-1) |
| T3 |
Morgane Metraux |
FSU |
139 (-1) |
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| Kansas Leaderboard |
| Place |
Name |
Score |
| T8 |
Yupaporn Kawinpakorn |
143 (+3) |
| T29 |
Pornvipa Sakdee |
149 (+9) |
| T37 |
Ariadna Fonseca Diaz |
150 (+10) |
| 74 |
Laine Evans |
163 (+23) |
| 75 |
Lizzie Winyarat |
166 (+26) |
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The unforgiving playing surface adorning the 6,002-yard, par-70 Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville proved to be a source of struggle for the Kansas women’s golf team which sits 11th in the 13-team SunTrust Gator Women’s Invitational field.
“The biggest challenge (today) has been adjusting to the Bermuda grass and sandy turf since it really accentuates any misses, especially from 100 yards and in,” KU head coach Erin O’Neil said following her team’s two-round 602 (+42). “The course plays fairly long, especially the par-fours, which have tough greens that really penalize you if you hit to the wrong section.”
Kansas shot a 305 (+25) in the first round and improved by eight strokes in the second round to record a 297 (+17), the third-largest round-over-round improvement in the tournament. Senior Yupaporn Kawinpakorn sparked the second round rally, jumping from a 74 (+4) to a 69 (-1) over the two rounds. She sits tied for eighth in the 75-golfer field with Taylor Tomlinson and Ursa Orehek, both from Florida, and is seven strokes behind individual leader Rachael Taylor of North Carolina State. Despite their second-round improvement, the Jayhawks did not move from the 11th spot in the team rankings but did position themselves within four strokes of 10th place UCF. Florida sits atop the team rankings with a 569 (+9).
Kansas junior Pornvipa “Faii” Sakdee stands tied for 29th. In her return, she shot a 149 (+9), and recorded a three-stroke improvement between the first two rounds.
“It was wonderful to have Faii back in the lineup,” O’Neil said. “She handled herself great today and was excited to be competing for us.”
One stroke behind Sakdee was freshman Ariadna Fonseca Diaz, who carded a 150 (+10), good to tie for 37th place. Freshman Laine Evans (74th) and sophomore Pitsinee Winyarat (75th) rounded out the squad with scores of 163 (+23) and 166 (+26), respectfully.
“We made too many big numbers today that made it difficult to come back from,” O’Neil said. “It boiled down to not executing our approach shots and chipping.”
The third and final round of the SunTrust Gator Women’s Invitational will begin with a shotgun start at 8:15 (Eastern). Live stats can be found at Golfstat.com.
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