HUMBLE, Texas – Freshman
Marine Griffaut shot a season-low 3-under par 69 in the final round of the ICON Invitational to pace the Texas State women's golf team. Her score is the lowest a Bobcat has recorded this season.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Golf Club of Houston | Humble, Texas
Par 72 | 6,247 yards
INDIVIDUALS
Griffaut began her day on the 12th hole. After an opening par, the Paris, France native birdied her next three holes. Following another par on the 16, she recorded her fourth birdie of the day on the par 4, 391-yard 17th hole. Griffaut pared 11 of her final 12 holes with the lone blemish being a bogey on the 9th.
Her low round propelled her to finish at even par 216 for the tournament and finish in a tie for 19th-place.
Federica Tavelli-Westerlund posted a 4-over 76 behind four birdies, two of which came on each nine. Both
Sasikarn Somboonsup and
Geraldine Wong carded 79s in the final round.
Rounding out the TXST squad was
Halle Whitney with an 8-over 80.
TXST IN THE STANDINGS
T-19.
Marine Griffaut (71-76-69=216; E)
T-48.
Halle Whitney (71-72-80=223; +7)
T-54.
Geraldine Wong (73-74-79=226; +10)
64.
Federica Tavelli-Westerlund (80-73-76=229; +13)
T-70.
Sasikarn Somboonsup (76-79-79=234; +18)
TEAM
Texas State closed out the invitational with a 15-over 303. Overall, the Bobcats placed 11th at 25-over 889. They finished four strokes ahead of SMU and were 15 back of Texas. Baylor won the team title at 24-under 840 by five strokes over LSU. Oklahoma State rounded out the top three at 10-under 854.
NEXT UP
TXST returns to the links Mar. 9-10 for the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio.
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