Marissa Wenzler Finishes Top 25, Wildcats Tied for 13th at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Graduate student Marissa Wenzler shined with a 2-under round Wednesday as the University of Kentucky women’s golf team wrapped up play in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, shooting a 14-over-par 298 in the final round to finish in a tie for 13th place with a 54-hole total of 24-over-par 876. The tournament was played a Long Cove Golf Club (par 71, 6,369 yards) on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Wenzler was the star for Kentucky in the final round, posting four birdies on the day to shoot the 2-under-par 69. She was solid on the first nine holes with two birdies and seven pars to help card the high score. For the tournament, Wenzler finished at 2-over-par 215 to record a top-20 showing in a tie for 19th.
Graduate student Jensen Castle finished her final round at 5-over-par 76 to end the tournament tied for 28th at 3-over-par 216. Castle struggled on the first nine holes with four bogeys and a double-bogey, but turned it around on the final nine holes with three birdies.
Wednesday was a challenging round for senior Laney Frye who carded a 7-over-par 78 to finish tied for 49th with a 7-over-par 220. Frye did have two birdies on the day, but had two bogeys and a triple bogey in the final four holes to end her round.
Concluding the UK lineup was freshman Cathryn Brown and junior Marta Lopez Echevarria. Brown finished the day at 4-over-par 75 to finish the event at 12-over-par 225 and in a tie for 71st. Brown had back-to-back birdies on her fourth and fifth holes of the day, but couldn’t keep that momentum going with three straight bogeys around the turn. Lopez Echevarria, who posted an 8-over-par 79 Wednesday, finished in 86th at 23-over-par 236. After a double bogey to start the day, the junior settled in with nine pars in her next 10 holes, but followed that stretch with two double bogeys and a bogey.
As a team, Kentucky finished in a tie for 13th place with Baylor while Arizona State claimed the tournament title. Northwestern and Auburn wrapped up the top three.
Kentucky will return to action March 22-24 when it plays in the Clemson Invitational at Lake Keowee in Lake Keowee, South Carolina. The three-day event will begin Friday, March 22 and wrap with the third and final round Sunday, March 24. Live scoring will be available online at UKathletics.com.
Scorecard
T19 Marissa Wenzler 72, 74, 69 … 215 (+2)
T28 Jensen Castle 71, 69, 76 … 216 (+3)
T49 Laney Frye 69, 73, 78 … 220 (+7)
T71 Cathryn Brown 78, 72, 75 … 225 (+12)
86 Marta López Echevarría 79, 78, 79 … 236 (+23)
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