MAC Announces Women's Golfer of the Week
MAC Women’s Golfer of the Week
Taylor Kim, Kent State
Senior, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Taylor Kim won the first tournament medalist honors of her career this week at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships by shooting 6-under in the event. She entered a playoff with India Clyburn from NC State but was able to outshoot her on the second hole, scoring a birdie to take the title. Kim was under par or even in all three rounds. She started the event with a 120-yard hole-in for eagle early in the first round and never looked back.
Other Nominees:
Mikayla Baer, Bowling Green
Junior, Elmore, Ohio
Mikayla Baer posted her second straight round of 73, +1, on over the third round of play to climb into 14th-place overall with a 54-hole score of 223, +7, at the 2015 Cardinal Classic. Baer's tournament score of 223, +7, is a new career-low 54-hole score as a Falcon, as she finished the two-day event with a team-high nine birdies, which placed her in a tie for sixth overall in the tournament field in birdies, and a total of 31 pars overall. The junior finished in a tie for fifth-place over the entire tournament field with a par 5 scoring average of 4.67, -3 under par. BGSU was consistent throughout the three rounds of play, carding rounds of 300, 301 and 302 to finish just out of the top-three with a combined team score of 903, +39. The Falcons 54-hole score of 903 is tied for the lowest 54-hole team score in BGSU women's golf history.
Angela Codian, Ohio
Senior, Massillon, Ohio
Codian finished the 2015 Cardinal Classic tied for 20th place at the end of Tuesday (Sept. 23). On the first day, Codian shot a 74 in round one and a 78 in the second round to finish the first day in 29th place. Codian closed out the tournament by shooting a 74 in Tuesday’s round to finish the two-day tournament with a total of 226 (+10), moving her up eight spots and tying her for 20th place. Codian’s performance helped Ohio finish in 7th place with a final team total of 911 (+41)
Kelsey Murphy, Eastern Michigan
Junior, Plymouth, Michigan
Eastern Michigan University junior Kelsey Murphy (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) fired a scorching six-under par 66, the lowest round in school history and the low round of the tournament, to capture medalist honors with a career-best 211 (74-71-66) at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday, Sept. 22. The individual title is the second of her career. As a team, the Eagles finished in second place with a two-day total of 880 (301-293-286) on the par 72, 6,204-yard Players Club course.
Brielle Ward, Northern Illinois
Freshman, Frisco, Texas
Brielle Ward set NIU’s record for a 54-hole tournament by shooting a 218 at the 2015 Cardinal Classic. She carded rounds of 75, 70 and 73, and even posted her first career eagle on a par five. Ward, who tallied 11 birdies in the tournament, helped the Huskies set the team record for 18 holes and a 54-hole event. NIU scored a school-best 292 in the final round contributing to the Huskies’ 888 team total.
Anna Wilcoxson, Western Michigan
Junior, South Bend, Indiana
Anna Wilcoxson led the Western Michigan squad at the Cardinal Classic with a seventh-place finish at 4-over 220 (70-76-74). Her opening round of 70 was the team low for the tournament and tied a career low. She totaled 12 birdies, four on Tuesday, which was the second most among the field. Her 220 also set a new career high for 54-hole total.
