Cards Record 17 Birdies on Final Day of NCAA Regional

Wednesday, May 8

East Lansing, Mich. (Forest Akers West Golf Course)

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University of Louisville

NCAA East Lansing Regional

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

May 08, 2019 | Women's Golf

Day Three Results (pdf)

UofL tied for the lead for birdies in a round. This was the final tournament for head coach Courtney Trimble

By: Brian Alden

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The University of Louisville women's golf team ended their season on a high note, as the Cardinals jumped three spots on the final day of the NCAA East Lansing Regional to finish in 11th place. The Cards recorded 17 birdies on the final day, the most by any team, en route to a team score of 293 and a three-day total of 902.

Hosted by Michigan State at the Forest Akers West Golf Course, the par-72 course was played at 6,387 yards. Kent State captured the regional title by one shot over Arizona with a 54-hole score of 4-under-par 860. Patty Tavatanakit from UCLA earned the medalist honors with a three-round score of 8-under-par 208.

"Today was a much better day, as we played very solid and were able to put together four good scores", head coach Courtney Trimble said. "We are disappointed not to advance as we dug ourselves too big of a hole but we walk away from the tournament with our heads held high after a solid year."

The round was the final one of Trimble's tenure as she is set to retire from her position on June 30. "The program is in a great place, returning all but our lone senior, Olivia Cason, and with Whitney Wade Young leading the way I know they will continue to succeed!" Trimble said. "It is a bitter sweet day for me as I am so proud of this team and what they have accomplished and the people and players that they have grown to become. I will miss walking alongside such great players in the heat of competition but I am grateful for the chance to spend more time with my family."

The Cardinals finished three shots back of 10th place LSU while ending the tournament four shots better than fellow ACC school North Carolina. UofL finished the day with 17 birdies as a team, more than anyone else had on the day, and tied for the most by a team in any round during the tournament.

Lauren Hartlage capped of the tournament by shooting the lowest round by a Cardinal, finishing with a 1-under-par 71 that included four birdies on Nos. 7, 8, 11, and 13. She finished the week tied for 23rd place with a 5-over-par 221.

Margot Bechadergue finished the tournament tied for 39th with a 54-hole score of 224. Bechadergue carding a team-best five birdies, coming on Nos. 1, 6, 7, 13, and 17, capping off her week with an even-par 72. She finished the front nine bogey free to shoot a 3-under-par 33.

Playing in the final round of her Cardinal career, senior Olivia Cason carded a 76 to tie for 56th place with a three-round score of 229. Cason birdied the second hole of her round, the par-4, 388-yard No. 11.

Mairead Martin finished her week with three birdies (Nos. 7, 11, and 17), to shoot a 78 for the day and a 232 for the tournament to finish in 71st place. Delaney Shah ended the tournament tied for 82nd with a three-day score of 237. Shah capped things off with her lowest round of the week, a 2-over-par 74, as she carded four birdies on Nos. 2, 4, 13, and 17. She was one of only three golfers on the day to record a birdie on the par-4, 326-yard No. 4.

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