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Fredgaard Named The American Golfer of the Month
11/5/2019 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Freshman collects first monthly honor of collegiate career following record-setting October
HOUSTON – After posting a pair of Top-10 finishes and recently leading the Cougars to a second-place team showing, University of Houston freshman Karen Fredgaard was honored Tuesday as the American Athletic Conference Golfer of the Week for October.
In two tournaments, Fredgaard posted five sub-par rounds, including four in the 60s, with three 68s.
Fredgaard opened the month with a score of 5-under 211 to tie for ninth at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 20. The Asserbo, Denmark, native started that tournament with a 71 and tied her career-low with a 68 in the Second Round.
From there, she led the Cougars in her second straight tournament at their own White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club in Nassau, Bahamas, on Oct. 28-30.
Fredgaard fired three straight rounds in the 60s with 68s in the First and Final Rounds to finish second at 11-under 205. With her 54-hole total, she set a Houston record, topping the previous low of 207 by Leonie Harm at the MountainView Collegiate on March 10-12, 2017.
Competing in a field against 10 of the nation's Top-50 program and five of the Top 25, the Cougars closed out their fall season with a fourth-place finish at the White Sands Invitational.
Fredgaard collected the first monthly honor of her collegiate career.
Memphis' Isaiah Jackson and USF's Luke Gifford shared Men's Golfer of the Month honors.
UP NEXT
Following the White Sands Invitational, the Cougars will take a break from action before opening the spring season at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans on Feb. 16-18, 2020.
From there, Houston plays host to the ICON Invitational on Feb. 24-25 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club on Feb. 24-25.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join The P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually.
To join the P.A.R. 4 Club, fans can call 713-743-9417 or email gchadwel@central.uh.edu. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
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In two tournaments, Fredgaard posted five sub-par rounds, including four in the 60s, with three 68s.
Fredgaard opened the month with a score of 5-under 211 to tie for ninth at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 20. The Asserbo, Denmark, native started that tournament with a 71 and tied her career-low with a 68 in the Second Round.
From there, she led the Cougars in her second straight tournament at their own White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club in Nassau, Bahamas, on Oct. 28-30.
Fredgaard fired three straight rounds in the 60s with 68s in the First and Final Rounds to finish second at 11-under 205. With her 54-hole total, she set a Houston record, topping the previous low of 207 by Leonie Harm at the MountainView Collegiate on March 10-12, 2017.
Competing in a field against 10 of the nation's Top-50 program and five of the Top 25, the Cougars closed out their fall season with a fourth-place finish at the White Sands Invitational.
Fredgaard collected the first monthly honor of her collegiate career.
Memphis' Isaiah Jackson and USF's Luke Gifford shared Men's Golfer of the Month honors.
UP NEXT
Following the White Sands Invitational, the Cougars will take a break from action before opening the spring season at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans on Feb. 16-18, 2020.
From there, Houston plays host to the ICON Invitational on Feb. 24-25 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club on Feb. 24-25.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join The P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually.
To join the P.A.R. 4 Club, fans can call 713-743-9417 or email gchadwel@central.uh.edu. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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