The Notre Dame women’s golf team flew to Florida Atlantic University this past weekend facing 17 teams, including Clemson, which is an ACC competitor. The team finished with a combined score of 891 (+27,) tying with the University of Cincinnati for 11th place.
The tournament was hosted on the Osprey Point Golf Course in Boca Raton, Florida. Freshman Taryn Cagle commented on the course, stating, “the greens were exceptionally big at Osprey Point, and I know lag putting was a point struggle amongst the team.” She also mentioned that the weather conditions were not optimal for the first couple of days; however, the team remained calm and collected.
Freshman Jordan Levitt was the top-placer for the team, ending tied at 16th with a score of 216 (E). Levitt placed in the top-20 with her best score coming in her third round with at 71 (-1). Junior Alexsandra Lapple shot a 225 (+9) and freshman Sawyer Brockstedt shot a 227 (+11) — the three were the top finishers for the Irish, all placing in the top-60 for the tournament. Cagle and sophomore Bridget Wilkie were the other two placers with scores of 231(+15) and 232(+16).
During the second round, the team shot just 3-over, which was a drastic improvement from their first round score of 12-over.
“We work well in playing off the energy of one another despite being in different groups, with a wave and fist pump to the group behind us to signify pars and birdies, respectively,” Cagle said. This positive outlook helped the team make improvements from the first to second round.
Cagle commented that the team is “going to be diligent in practices to refine and tweak things,” and that she hopes “to be more aggressive with wedges, maximize our birdie opportunities out there, and shoot some low scores.”
The team will be flying to Viera, Florida in a couple of weeks (Feb. 21-22) to play in the Space Coast Classic. They will face 12 teams, including the hosts, Columbia University.
“We are confident going into our next event in a couple weeks hosted by Columbia and are so excited to get back out there,” Cagle said.
