By Dan Carr/Assistant AD for Media Relations
Photos by Miriam Bazylewicz/Clarion News
HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. – The LU women’s golf team shot a two-day total of 597 to win the Lincoln/William Woods Invitational, played at Railwood Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday (April 8-9).
Kaathi Gunasegar shot a 76 in the opening round and a 69 in the second to card a total of 145, making her the tournament’s individual champion by five strokes. Kaathi Gunasegar also won the NCAA Division II individual title at last week’s National Women’s Collegiate Championship and led LU to the team title there as well, giving both her and the Blue Tigers two tournament championships within the span of six days.
As a team, the Blue Tigers shot a 300 on Monday and a 297 on Tuesday. Lincoln’s total of 597 was an impressive 65 shots better than the runner-up team, William Woods, which posted a team score of 662.
Marsya Nazri won a three-player playoff to take second overall with a sum of 150. Nazri carded a 77 in the opening round and a 73 in the second. Divya Gunasegar, meanwhile, shot scores of 75 and 77 to tie with Nyah Singh for sixth place, as both players totaled a 152. Singh opened the tourney with a 74 and shot a 78 on Tuesday.
Elliott Hull closed out Lincoln with a final sum of 155, tying her for eighth place overall. Hull fired a 75 on Monday and an 80 on Tuesday. Maria Villamil, meanwhile, played as an individual and put together rounds of 78 and 73 to finish in fifth place with a sum of 151.
Lincoln will next play in the MIAA Women’s Golf Championship, which will be held at Silo Ridge Country Club in Bolivar, Mo. on April 22-24.
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