From April 12-13, the University of Wisconsin women’s golf team competed in their last regular season event of their spring tournament schedule, the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational, hosted by the Ohio State Buckeyes. The event contained a strong field, but it was weaker compared to what the Badgers have seen this season.
The Badgers’ lineup consisted of sophomore Kate Brody, junior Alexia Siehl, who got her first start since the Westbrook Invitational, and seniors Carly Carter, Chloe Chan and Vanessa Ho. Chan and Carter started this event riding three consecutive finishes within the top 25 of the players’ leaderboard. The Badgers also finished third in their last event.
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The day one scoring was rough for everyone, as the Badgers shot 23 over par as a team, with teams like Ohio shooting as high as 39 over par as a team. Siehl led the way through the first round, leading the Badgers with the low score of two over par. Chan also shot a solid 76, four over par. Ho had her score scratched at 11 over par, while Brody and Carter shot 10 and seven over, respectively. The Badgers found themselves 17 shots off the pace set by Ohio State, of six over as a team through one round.
After the second round, the Badgers dropped from seventh to eighth place, though improving their scoring by one, going 22 over as a team. Siehl once again led the Badgers with another low score of the round of two over, even going one under on the second nine. This time, however, it was Ho that chipped in a solid four-over round of 76. Brody had her score scratched at 12 over, while Chan and Carter both shot 80s, eight over par.
A final round effort of 19 over par found the Badgers finishing the event in eighth place, out of 13 teams. Siehl, for the third consecutive round, led the Badgers with the low score, this time, of four-over par, a 76. This four-over score, however, was matched by Brody and Chan, as the Badgers poured in three rounds of four over. Ho found her score scratched at nine over, while Carter turned in a 79, seven over par.
Siehl’s tournament score of eight over par was good enough to finish tenth on the players’ leaderboard, her first ever collegiate top ten finish.
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In sadder news, Chan (16 over) finished 30th and Carter (22 over) finished 45th, which ended both of their consecutive top-25 finishes streak at three events. As for the other golfers, Brody (26 over) finished in 53rd while Ho (24 over) finished in 48th.
On April 18, Wisconsin will head to Maryland for the Big Ten Women’s Golf Championship. They will be entering the championships in good form. Siehl is coming off a top ten, along with Ho, Carter and Chan stacking up several top 25s near the end of the season. Time will tell if Badgers women’s golf can make a statement on the conference’s biggest stage.