University of Houston Athletics
University of Houston
Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational
Houston Finishes Third at Thompson Invite
3/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Scoring | Results | Schedule |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #6 Texas | 293 | 296 | 294 | 883 | +19 |
| 2. | #17 Oklahoma State | 303 | 300 | 304 | 907 | +43 |
| 3. | #24 Houston | 312 | 305 | 296 | 913 | +49 |
| 4. | #31 Texas A&M | 303 | 317 | 303 | 923 | +59 |
| 5. | Colorado State | 308 | 312 | 310 | 930 | +66 |
| t6. | Washington State | 315 | 315 | 303 | 933 | +69 |
| t6. | Osaka Gakuin | 311 | 309 | 313 | 933 | +69 |
| 8. | Hawai'i | 319 | 314 | 303 | 936 | +72 |
| 9. | #43 Pepperdine | 317 | 311 | 309 | 937 | +73 |
| 10. | UTEP | 323 | 312 | 303 | 938 | +74 |
| 11. | Rutgers | 305 | 316 | 320 | 941 | +77 |
| 12. | Hawai'i-Pacific | 348 | 335 | 332 | 1,015 | +151 |
| 13. | Hawai'i-Hilo | 378 | 367 | 368 | 1,113 | +249 |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t6. | Allie Andersen | 73 | 78 | 73 | 224 | +8 |
| 8. | Megan Thothong | 80 | 74 | 71 | 225 | +9 |
| t20. | Leonie Harm | 82 | 76 | 72 | 230 | +14 |
| t30. | Courtney Tibiletti | 77 | 77 | 80 | 234 | +18 |
| t62. | Amanda Elich | 86 | 86 | 80 | 252 | +36 |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | #25 Kaitlyn Papp Texas | 71 | 74 | 68 | 213 | -3 |
| 2. | #28 Maddie Szeryk Texas A&M | 74 | 72 | 71 | 217 | +1 |
| 3. | #54 Emilee Hoffman Texas | 70 | 76 | 75 | 221 | +5 |
| t4. | #5 Sophia Schubert Texas | 78 | 72 | 73 | 223 | +7 |
| t4. | #98 Chih-Min Chen Oklahoma State | 76 | 75 | 72 | 223 | +7 |
OAHU, Hawai'i â€" The University of Houston Women's Golf program fired the second-lowest round of the day to finish third with a score of 913 on the final day of the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational on Wednesday afternoon
The Cougars, who stand at No. 24 in the latest Golfstat, posted a score of 296 in Wednesday's Final Round, trailing only the 294 by eventual champion No. 6 Texas, on the 6,096-yard, par-72 course at Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Club. It was the second straight round in which the Cougars lowered their score by at least seven strokes.
Texas won the team championship with a score, while No. 17 Oklahoma State finished second at 907. Following the Cougars, No. 31 Texas A&M (923), Colorado State (930), Washington State (933), Osaka Gakuin (933), Hawai'i (936), No. 43 Pepperdine (937) and UTEP (938) rounded out the top-10.
Senior Megan Thothong fired a 1-under 71 on Wednesday to lead the Cougars. Starting her day on No. 2 with a bogey, the Dallas native moved back to even par with a birdie on No. 4 and then drained two birdies in a 2-hole stretch on Nos. 13-15.
Thothong moved into eighth with a 54-hole score of 225 for her fourth top-20 finish of the season.
Senior Allie Andersen continued her stellar play of late and finished with a score of 224 to tie for sixth, her second-straight top-10 showing. The Woodlands, Texas, native was a steady performer for the Cougars, draining a birdie on the 370-yard, par-4 eighth hole with only a pair of bogeys.
Junior Leonie Harm sank a pair of birdies in her final round on the way to an even-par 72 and tied for 20th at 230. The Gerlingen, Germany native has finished among the top-20 leaders in in all but one tournament this season.
Senior Courtney Tibiletti tied for 30th at 234, while sophomore Amanda Elich tied for 62nd at 252.
Texas' Kaitlyn Papp posted a 68 in the Final Round to earn medalist honors at 3-under 213 and finish four strokes ahead of Texas A&M's Maddie Szeryk. Texas' Emilee Hoffman finished third at 221.
UP NEXT
Following the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational will compete at the HBU Husky Invitational on March 19-20 at BlackHorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas.
From there, the team will compete at the LSU Tiger Classic on March 23-25 at University Club in Baton Rouge, La.
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