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Thomas Finishes in 7th Place to Lead Tulsa Golfers at Sam Golden Invitational
9/14/2021 3:04:00 PM | Women's Golf
DENTON, Texas –– Tulsa junior Lilly Thomas finished the 54 holes at the Sam Golden Invitational with a total score of 9-under par 207 for a seventh-place performance in a field of 81 golfers at the par-72 Wildhorse Golf Course at Robson Ranch.
The Hurricane finished the impressive 15-team field in sixth place with rounds of 285-284-283 for a 12-under par 852 total score.
On Tuesday, Thomas turned in a 3-under par 69 in the final round. After bogeying her second hole, the par-4 6th hole, Thomas had four birdie putts coming on the par-5 eighth hole, par 4 15th and 16th holes and the par-3 fourth hole.
Thomas' performance was her second career top-10 finish. She placed third at last year's Rebel Beach Intercollegiate.
Lorena Tseng had her 22nd top-20 finish in 26 career tournaments with a 12th place performance. Tseng shot 1-under par 71 score on Tuesday to finish with a 7-under par 209. She had five birdies and two double bogey's on the day.
Tulsa freshman Lovisa Gunnar finished in 43rd place with a score of 3-over par 219 after turning in an even-par 72 score today. Senior Haley Greb had a round of 76 for a three-round total of 6-over par 222 for 56th place.
Freshman Hanna Robinette turned in a spectacular round with a 1-under par 71, finishing 13 strokes better than her first collegiate round a day earlier. She birdied three of her first four holes on Tuesday and totaled six birdie putts for a 54-hole total of 236.
The nation's 7th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowgirls captured the team title with a 38-under par 828 total after today's 17-under par score. OSU was followed by Texas Tech (841), TCU (843), Texas A&M (844) and Oklahoma (847) to round out the top-5 teams.
Tulsa will be back in action at the Schooner Fall Classic in Norman, Okla., Sept. 26-27.
TEAM RESULTS
1. Oklahoma State 280-277-271=828
2. Texas Tech 276-282-283=841
3. TCU 286-277-280=843
4. Texas A&M 283-281-280=844
5. Oklahoma 281-279-287=847
6. Tulsa 285-284-283=852
7. Mississippi State 288-286-279=853
8. Purdue 286-285-284=855
9. UTSA 286-293-284=863
10. Houston 291-291-285=867
11. North Texas 289-286-294=869
12. Charlotte 295-292-283=870
13. Kansas State 284-291-298=873
14. Missouri 295-297-284=876
15. Tulane 297-297-294=888
TULSA INDIVIDUALS
T7. Lilly Thomas 72-66-69=207 (-9)
T12. Lorena Tseng 68-70-71=209 (-7)
T42. Lovisa Gunnar 73-74-72=219 (+3)
T56. Haley Greb 72-74-76=222 (+6)
81. Hanna Robinett 84-81-71=236 (+20)
TOP-5 INDIVIDUALS
T1. Blanca Fernandez Garcia-Poggi, Texas A&M 68-67-67=202
T1. Julia Lopez Ramirez, Mississippi State 67-72-63=202
T3. Sabrina Iqbal, TCU 69-67-68=204
T3. Caley McGinty, Oklahoma State 67-67-70=204
T5. Chiara Horder, Texas Tech 68-71-67=206
T5. Isabella Fierro, Oklahoma State 68-67-71=206
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