The Kansas women’s golf team successfully defended its home course, claiming victory by a 13-stroke margin in the Marilyn Smith Sunflower Invitational at Lawrence Country Club on Tuesday.
As a team, the Jayhawks shot a 6-under 858 in 54 holes for one of their lowest scores in program history. More notably, though, since they had already won the Golfweek Red Sky Classic two weeks earlier, they clinched a second straight event victory for the first time in 12 years.
Missouri came in second among the 13 teams competing — which included a Kansas B team — and Kent State’s Veronika Kedronova took first in the individual standings with her 5-under 211. KU junior Amy DeKock and senior Johanna Ebner were two members of a four-way tie for second at 3-under 213 that also included Eastern Michigan’s Savannah de Bock and Missouri’s Melanie Walker.
Ebner shot a 66 in her second of three rounds that put her in a tie for the third-best 18-hole score in KU history.
“I’m so impressed and honored to be their head coach,” KU head coach Lindsay Kuhle said in a press release. “I’m really proud of how we played all 54 holes. This is a great group of ladies who love each other and love the sport of golf and I couldn’t be happier.”
Lily Hirst, Lyla Louderbaugh and Jordan Rothman made up the rest of KU’s winning group, while the B team, which finished in sixth place, consisted of Lauren Clark, Ruth Toennessen, Anna Wallin and, making her debut, freshman Lauren Madson.
KU will travel to the Bahamas for the White Sands Bahamas Fall Invitational beginning Oct. 18.
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