Cyclones finish ninth at UCF Challenge

Liz Parke

Taglao Jeeravivitaporn stands next to Iowa State women’s golf Head Coach Christie Martens at the 2019 Big 12 Women’s Golf Championship on April 14, 2019.

Will Glocker

The third and final round of the UCF Challenge came to a close Tuesday afternoon as the Iowa State women’s golf team scored a ninth place finish. The Cyclones shot 856 (-8).

Taglao Jeeravivitaporn had another top-10 placing, finishing tied for fourth. Jeeravivitaporn broke Iowa State’s 54-hole scoring mark with 207 (-9). She shot a round three score of 69 (-3).

Jeeravivitaporn finished on par-3 shooting even, par-4 four-under-par and par-5 five-under-par.

Warda Rawof shot her best of the tournament Tuesday, shooting a 68 (-4). Rawof shot 74 (+2) and 75 (+3) the previous days and finished the challenge tied for 45th. Rawof finished the par-3 two-over-par, par-4 even par and par-5 one-under-par.

Ruby Chou finished the challenge placing tied for 37th. Chou shot a 71 (-1) in the final round. On par-3, she shot two-over-par, par-4 even par and par-5 three-under-par.

Liyana Durisic finished the final round shooting a 73 (+1) and tied for 70th overall.

Charley Jacobs and June Song shot a final round score of 76 (+4) and finished tied for 88th overall.

Durisic finished on par-3 two-under-par, par-4 four-over-par and par-5 three-over-par. Jacobs finished on par-3 nine-over-par, par-4 five-over-par and par-5 three-under-par.

Song finished on par-3 one-under-par, par-4 12-over-par and par-5 even par.

Iowa State as a team finished par-3 11-over-par, par-4 five-over-par and par-5 nine-under-par. The Cyclones had a total of 178 pars and 44 birdies.

Final top-10 team standings:

1. Wake Forest 819 (-45)

2. Kentucky 833 (-31)

3. Virginia 837 (-27)

4. Charleston 845 (-19)

5. Auburn 848 (-16)

6. Michigan State 851 (-13)

7. Kent State 852 (-12)

8. Miami 854 (-10)

9. Iowa State 856 (-8)

10. NC State 859 (-5)