HOCKLEY, Texas. —(*13*) For the fourth time within the final 5 Big 12 Championships, the No. 13 Texas Women’s Golf squad gained the convention title. The Longhorns took the crew lead in spherical two on Saturday and by no means relinquished it, capturing a 54-hole rating of 24-over-par 876 (291-287-298) over three days at The Clubs at Houston Oaks to assert the Big 12 crown. The crew victory was the primary of the season for UT as they held off No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 15 Baylor on Sunday by ending the ultimate day with a 14-over-par 298. Freshman Bohyun Park led the Longhorns, tying for third place with a four-over-par 217 (72-70-75) in her first profession Big 12 Championship. Senior Sara Kouskova was sixth at five-over-par 218 (71-74-73), whereas sophomore Bentley Cotton was tied for eleventh at nine-over-par 222 (74-71-77). Park and Kouskova each earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
“I’m proud of this team. This was a long time coming and they deserve it,” mentioned Head Coach Ryan Murphy. “They have worked hard through the season and maintained their focus to be ready for this championship. It was truly a team effort with contributions from each player, and we needed every bit of it.”
“Bo and Sara, they handled a very difficult golf course in difficult winds to finish third and sixth individually. Those were both very strong showings.”
The Longhorns have now gained seven Big 12 Championships and 17 convention championships in program historical past. This was head coach Ryan Murphy‘s fourth Big 12 title in seven match appearances main the Longhorn Women’s Golf crew. Murphy led the Longhorns to a UT-best three-straight Big 12 titles from 2017-19 earlier than the 2020 occasion was cancelled resulting from Covid-19. Texas was fifth eventually 12 months’s convention championship.
Playing in her first Big 12 Championship, Park was in competition for the person title for a lot of the occasion. She performed one-under-par, bogey free golf by the primary six holes of the ultimate spherical, however got here up simply two strokes wanting incomes particular person medalist honors. Park completed the tourney in tie for third and now has 5 top-15 and three top-five finishes this season. She additionally claimed Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors.
The closing spherical of 73 from Kouskova tied junior Sophie Guo for the low spherical by a Longhorn on the day. Kouskova performed a constant spherical that included one birdie and 14 pars. The sixth-place end from the senior marks her fourth top-10 end on the season, and was her second profession top-six end on the Big 12 Championships. Kouscova tied for second as a freshman on the 2019 convention championship and the sixth-place end in 2022 earned her Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors for the second time in her profession. Cotton was the ultimate Longhorn to complete within the top-15, tying for eleventh and giving her a complete of 4 finishes within the top-15 this season. Guo scored a one-over-par 72 on Saturday and two-over-par 73 on Sunday to complete twenty seventh at 14-over par 227 (82-72-73), enhancing 15 spots within the particular person standings from Friday’s opening spherical. Brigitte Thibault was the Longhorns closing scorer with a tie for Thirty second-place at 17-over-par 230 (74-74-82).
“Getting this championship is nice, obviously, but I’m also hopeful that this is a turning point, a spark that this team needs,” Murphy added. “We are a great team and capable of some special things this postseason.”
In addition to the Longhorns (No. 13 within the newest WGCA Coaches Poll, launched on April 15, 2022), the nine-team Big 12 Championship subject contains: No. 6 Oklahoma State, No. 15 Baylor, No. 21 Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and TCU.
No. 13 Texas gained the match by three strokes over No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 15 Baylor, who tied for second at 27-over-par 879.
Oklahoma State’s Lianna Bailey captured particular person medalist honors with 54-hole whole of two-over-par (70-68-77). Addie Baggarly of Baylor claimed second at three-over-par 216 (69-77-70). A bunch of three gamers completed tied for third, together with Park who was simply two strokes again of the winner at four-over-par 217.
Texas will proceed its postseason journey within the NCAA (*12*) from May 9/11. The NCAA choice present will happen on Wednesday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. CT on the Golf Channel.
The Lineup(*13*)
- Freshman Bohyun Park shot a four-over-par 75 on the ultimate spherical to complete tied for third within the particular person standings at four-over-par 217 (72-70-75). Park registered posted two birdies (No. 2, par-4; No. 11, par-5) on the day.
- Senior Sara Kouskova fired a two-over-par 73 to complete in sixth at five-over-par 218 (71-74-73). Kouskova recorded one birdie (No. 8, par-5) throughout the closing spherical.
- Sophomore Bentley Cotton carded a six-over-par 77 to complete tied for eleventh at nine-over-par 222 (74-71-77). Cotton tallied two birdies (No. 1, par-4; No. 10, par-4) on Sunday.
- Junior Sophie Guo scored a two-over-par 73 to complete in twenty seventh at 14-over-par 227 (82-72-73). Guo posted two birdies (No. 1, par-4; No. 14, par-4) throughout the closing spherical.
- Graduate Brigitte Thibault posted a 11-over-par 82 to complete tied for Thirty second at 17-over-par 230 (74-74-82). Thibault registered one birdie (No. 12, par-4) on the day.