The Southeastern Conference is home to some of the nation’s top teams in women’s golf, and at this weekend’s SEC Championship tournament, Missouri women’s golf witnessed that firsthand.
After finishing the first round in last place, the Tigers weren’t able to climb back very far, finishing 12th out of the 14 teams that competed.
Right off the bat, the Tigers found themselves in a hole, shooting +14 in the first round, posting what would be the worst round by any team at the tournament.
The Tigers managed to climb up the leaderboard in the final two rounds. They rebounded in the second by improving their team score by 7 strokes and posted the ninth-best score of the day in the final round.
Individual performances followed the same pattern as the team. Most of the golfers finished strong, improving from their first round scores.
Freshman Jessica Yuen continued her successful spring season with another top-20 finish, coming in tied for 17th with a score of -2. It was her best performance of 2017 thus far.
The weekend was more of a struggle for the rest of the team, with no top-40 finishes. Junior Clara Young had a solid final two rounds, finishing tied for 46th at +9. Senior Jessica Meek finished one stroke behind Young, tied for 50th.
After leading the team at the PING ASU Invitational, sophomore Amanda Kim finished 58th with a score of +12 even after improving her score over the final two rounds. Sophomore Emma Allen finished outside the top 50 for the second week in a row after finishing no worse than 36th all year. She came in tied for 59th at +13.
Florida won the SEC Championship with a score of -22. Katelyn Dambaugh from South Carolina won first place overall with a score of -12.
The Tigers are hoping to have individuals qualify for the NCAA Regionals competition in May.
_Edited by Eli Lederman | elederman@themaneater.com_