MEDINAH, IL – UCF women’s golf finished the final 18 holes of the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah on Tuesday afternoon, finishing sixth with a final team score of 859 (-5).
Senior Molly Smith captured her second top-10 finish of the season, finishing with a 207 (-9). This is Smith's second under-par finish this season, carding three under-par rounds. Smith tallied five birdies in her first round carding a 68 (-4) and four birdies in round two scoring a 70 (-2) on day one. Smith closed out with an eagle on hole four to finish her three-round under-par streak with a 69 (-3).
Freshman Ayana Hiranaka recorded her first top-10 finish of the season, along with her first tournament under-par, finishing with a 209 (-7). The freshman carded a 69 (-3) and 71 (-1) on her first day of play, then climbed six spots to finish with a 69 (-3) in her final round, tallying 13 birdies on the week.
One Kashima and Mila Jurine played steady throughout the tournament. Kashima recorded 31 pars and 10 birdies on her way to a 219 (+3), while Jurine tallied 38 pars and finished with a 225 (+9). Kashima finished tied for 45th overall, while Jurine finished fifth in the field in total pars and finished tied for 66th overall.
Kinga Kusmierska tied for 75th closing with a 227 (+11), and I-Ju Tsai, playing as an individual, finished tied for 26th with a score of 215 (-1).
The Knights will return to the course on Friday, Oct. 23, at Landfall Country Club for the Landfall Tradition, hosted by UNC Wilmington.
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