Wildcats Take Talents to the “Essence of Arizona Golf” for Clover Cup
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Women’s Golf program will travel to the Clover Cup hosted by the University of Notre Dame. Held at the Longbow Golf Club (par 71, 7,050 yards) in Mesa, Ariz., the 54-hole tournament will begin on Friday and conclude on Sunday.
“It’s no secret we are excited to head back to the Clover Cup and Longbow Golf Club,” stated Head Coach Golda Borst. “Last time we were here, our season got cut short and a lot has happened since then. Our team has been looking forward to this trip for a long time and they are pumped to see the back nine of the course!”
Kentucky will be competing against 16 teams including Southeastern Conference opponents Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M.
The Wildcats are coming off its most recent tournament in South Carolina at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The tournament, held at the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, resulted in an 11th-place team finish.
Individually, the Cats saw sophomore Laney Frye have an impressive performance throughout the tournament finishing in the top 20 out of 90 golfers. She completed the tournament tied for 16th, shooting 68 on the third day. Overall, Frye shot 218 on 54 holes resulting in five-over-par.
María Villanueva Aperribay shot 73 on days two and three bringing her total overall score to 222 tying for 35th at the conclusion of 54 holes. Following behind her was Rikke Svejgård Nielsen who finished the tournament tied for 53rd shooting an overall 226. Jensen Castle tied for 65th scoring 228 with Marissa Wenzler rounded out the individual placements for the Cats in 83rd shooting 236.
The lineup for the Clover Cup will consist of Castle, Frye, Svejgård Nielsen, Wenzler and Villanueva Aperribay. Redshirt junior Ryan Bender will be competing individually.
Kentucky Women’s Golf announced the start of a new fundraiser last week to aid fellow Kentuckians in the Western region of the state who were devastated by an EF4 tornado in early December of last year. In partnership with the Kentucky Red Cross, the program is asking for monetary donations or pledges. For each birdie made, beginning with the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and throughout the rest of the 2022 spring season, money will be given to those impacted by the catastrophic disaster.
Those wishing to donate can do so by clicking here.
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