Baylor
Northrop Grumman Invitational
Women's Golf Wins Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
2/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
THE RUNDOWN
PALOS VERDES, Calif. - The Baylor women's golf claimed the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge championship after shooting 9-over-par 293 in Tuesday's final round at Palos Verdes. The Lady Bears shot 11-over 863 in the 54-hole tournament, which was best in the field that included nine teams ranked in the nation's top 15.
Baylor finished four strokes ahead of No. 4-ranked USC (+15, 867), the 2014, 2011 and 2010 champions of the tournament. Top-ranked Washington finished in sixth place with an overall score of 32-over 884. The Lady Bears also broke the tournament record for lowest 54-hole team score - the previous lowest score of 866 was set by USC in 2014.
Hayley Davis finished in second place individually after shooting 2-over 73 in Tuesday's final round for a total score of 3-under 210. Just four strokes behind Davis was newcomer Dylan Kim, who finished in a tie for fourth place in her first collegiate tournament. Kim shot even-par 71 in Tuesday's final round for a total score of 1-over 214.
Laura Lonardi finished in a tie for 16th place with a total score of 7-over 220 after shooting 5-over 76 in the final round. Giovana Maymon shot 2-over 73 for an overall score of 11-over 224 and finished in a tie for 29th place, and Louise Gateau-Chovelon finished in 77th place after shooting 14-over 85 for an overall score of 24-over 237.
HIGHLIGHTS
? The Lady Bears led the 16-team field in birdies with 38 through the three rounds.
? Davis posted the second-best average in par-4 scoring at 3.94. Davis also led the individual field in birdies with 15 over 54 holes.
? Lonardi posted the second-most pars through the three rounds with 39.
? All BU players contributed birdies in the third round: Kim led with four, Davis and Maymon had two apiece and Lonardi and Gateau-Chovelon each had one.
STAT OF THE DAY
2 - categories in which the Lady Bears led the field in scoring. BU finished with ties for the best averages in both par-3 and par-4 scoring, at 3.20 and 4.18, respectively.
TOP QUOTE
"It was a great day for Baylor women's golf," head coach Jay Goble said. "This has got to be the best win in Baylor women's golf history, and I believe it's going to be a springboard for many more things to come. Hayley plays great at this golf course. She is an excellent player who thinks her way around the course very well. I am so proud of her and her leadership out there. Dylan Kim is going to be a big part of our future, and she made a big statement with her play this week. We are so happy to have her at Baylor and it was so fun to watch her play."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lady Bears play their second tournament of the spring season in Malibu, Calif., at the Bruin Wave Invitational, which begins March 2. Live scoring will be available at www.golfstat.com. Follow @BaylorWGolf on twitter for updates throughout the season.
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