EDMOND, Okla. – The Arkansas Tech women's golf team completed their second tournament of the fall with a seventh-place finish at the Grace Shin Invitational, hosted by Central Oklahoma.
FINAL RESULTS
At the conclusion of the opening round on Monday, the Golden Suns were in sixth place with a 15-over team score of 299. On Tuesday, the Golden Suns dropped a spot in the standings for their seventh overall finish. In that final round Tech shot 21-over for a team score of 305. Improved rounds by Northwest Missouri and Washburn slipped the Golden Suns to seventh as both MIAA foes tied for fifth in the team standings.
Jaylee Castro led the Golden Suns at the event and placed in a tie for 12
th with consecutive rounds of two-over (73).
Presley Stam was next with a two-round score of 149 (+7). The first-year golfer would post the best round of the tournament for the Golden Suns as she shot one-over (72) in the final round on Tuesday. Overall, Stam finished in a tie for 24
th.
In her collegiate debut,
Payton Bourland was the third-scorer for the Golden Suns and posted a two-round total of 154 (+12). She would finish in a tie for 45
th.
Laura Weber Bernardo had her score count in both rounds as she shot 74 and 84 to finish tied for 65
th.
The Golden Suns will now prepare for a relatively quick turnaround as they will play three rounds over three days at the Nebraska Kearney Regional Preview. The event is slated to start this coming Sunday, October 11 and go through Tuesday, October 13.
