University of Houston
Texas State Invitational
Harm Captures Texas State Invite Title
2/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Live Scoring | Final Results | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | UTSA | 295 | 303 | 303 | 901 | +49 |
| 2. | Texas State | 301 | 294 | 311 | 906 | +54 |
| 3. | Georgia Southern | 295 | 310 | 306 | 911 | +59 |
| 4. | Stephen F. Austin | 301 | 315 | 301 | 917 | +65 |
| 5. | Central Arkansas | 295 | 314 | 310 | 919 | +67 |
| t6. | North Texas | 306 | 316 | 303 | 925 | +73 |
| t6. | Boston College | 312 | 307 | 306 | 925 | +73 |
| 8. | North Dakota State | 312 | 306 | 310 | 928 | +76 |
| 9. | UTEP | 304 | 318 | 316 | 938 | +86 |
| 10. | Houston Baptist | 312 | 314 | 316 | 942 | +90 |
| 11. | Little Rock | 315 | 313 | 315 | 943 | +91 |
| t12. | Incarnate Word | 304 | 321 | 320 | 945 | +93 |
| t12. | Arkansas State | 326 | 309 | 310 | 945 | +93 |
| 14. | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 316 | 317 | 316 | 949 | +97 |
| 15. | Boise State | 320 | 314 | 319 | 953 | +101 |
| 16. | Xavier | 320 | 323 | 317 | 960 | +108 |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Leonie Harm | 70 | 73 | 75 | 218 | +5 |
| t16 | Megan Thothong | 72 | 75 | 77 | 227 | +14 |
| t22. | Courtney Tibiletti | 77 | 77 | 76 | 230 | +17 |
| 41. | Kelli Rollo | 77 | 79 | 79 | 235 | +22 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Leonie Harm Houston | 70 | 73 | 75 | 218 | +2 |
| t2. | Ariana Macioce Georgia Southern | 72 | 72 | 76 | 220 | +4 |
| t2. | Lois Kaye Go Boston College | 71 | 75 | 74 | 220 | +4 |
| t4. | Julie Houston UTSA | 72 | 73 | 76 | 221 | +5 |
| t4. | Erika Lautensack Stephen F. Austin | 74 | 77 | 70 | 221 | +5 |
| t4. | Nikki Long UTSA | 72 | 75 | 74 | 221 | +5 |
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas â€" University of Houston sophomore Leonie Harm opened the spring season in impressive fashion Tuesday, capturing the Cougars' first individual tournament title of the season at the Texas State Invitational at The Bandit Golf Club.
Competing on the 6,032-yard, par-71 course, Harm completed the final three holes of her Second Round on Tuesday morning and posted a 75 in Final Round to finish at 218 and collect the first collegiate title of her career.
Battling overcast skies and cool temperatures, the Gerlingen, Germany, native started her day on a bright note, sinking a birdie on the 163-yard, par-3 11th hole, the 17th hole of her Second Round.
She carried that momentum in the Final Round, draining a birdie on her first hole of the round on the par-3 13th hole but ran into trouble with three straight bogeys on Nos. 14-16. Harm, who was the Cougars' first competitor at the NCAA Championships as an individual a year ago, gained a stroke with a birdie on the par-5, 18th hole but endured consecutive bogeys on Nos. 1-2.
Fortunately, Harm regained her composure and made par on the next eight holes , building 2-stroke lead before making a bogey on No. 11, her next-to-last hole of the tournament. She finished two strokes ahead of Georgia Southern's Ariana Macioce and Lois Kaye Go of Boston College.
"Leonie was really consistent the last two days. Her ball-striking was phenomenal, and she fought really hard," Associate Head Coach Lucy Nunn said. "Condition were tough for everyone across the board, but Leonie put her head down and didn't let anything rattle her."
With the title, Harm became the fourth different Cougar to earn tournament medalist honors during her career. She joined Raegan Bremer and current teammates Emily Gilbreth and Megan Thothong.
The Cougars sent four student-athletes to the Texas State Individuals to compete as individuals and were not eligible for the team championship.
Junior Megan Thothong tied for 16th at 288, while junior Courtney Tibiletti tied for 22nd at 230. Junior Kelli Rollo finished 41st at 235.
UTSA won the team championship with a score of 901 to finish five strokes ahead of host Texas State. Georgia Southern (911), Stephen F. Austin (917), Central Arkansas (919), North Texas (925), Boston College (925), North Dakota State (928), UTEP (938 ) and Houston Baptist (942) rounded out the top 10.
UP NEXT
Following the Texas State Invitational, the Cougars open their spring team season when they compete at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship on Feb. 19-21 at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans.
From there, the Cougars host their first tournament in program history when they compete at The Dickson on Feb. 27-28 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas.
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