Badgers improve in Round 2 of UCF Challenge

Monday, February 8

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Badgers improve in Round 2 of UCF Challenge

February 08, 2016 | Women's Golf

Ferrell leads Wisconsin at 5-over, followed by Reinecke at 6-over

• RESULTS

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Wisconsin women's golf team showed improvement from the first to second round of the 54-hole UCF Challenge, shooting a 9-over 297 on Monday, but the Badgers dropped four spots to place 12th after 36 holes.

Following its tournament-best Round 2 score of 283, Missouri (+8, 301-283=584) jumped from a tie for third to the top position on the team leaderboard.

Tulane (+11, 302-285=587) is three strokes behind the Tigers, followed by Iowa State (+12, 301-287=588) in third and fourth-place Houston (+14, 295-295=590). Kentucky rounds out the top five with a 19-over 303-292=595.

Brooke Ferrell (+5, 74-75=149) leads the way for UW shooting a 3-over 75 on Sunday—one stroke more than the first round. At 5-over, Ferrell is in a tie for 22nd. Freshman Jessica Reinecke, who led the Badgers after round 1 with a career-best 72, is tied for 31st (+6, 72+78=150).

Three of Wisconsin's six golfers had a better score in the second round in comparison to their first 18 holes.

Michelle Cheung (+8, 80-72=152) displayed the largest improvement, going from an 8-over 80 in Round 1 to an even 72 on Monday. Her two-round score of 152 situates her in a tie for 40th.

Gabby Curtis (+12, 81-75=156) responded with a 3-over 75 in the second round, improving over the 81 strokes she registered on Sunday. She is knotted in 68th with 18 holes left to play.

The last Badgers golfer to better her score from the first day to Day 2 was Nat Zeng (+10 79-75=154), who went from a 79 to a 3-over 75. Her 36-hole total puts her in a tie for 51st.

Tess Hackworthy,, the Badgers' lone individual competitor, had a 9-over 81 on Monday. She is tied for 86th overall and tied for first with Minnesota's Celia Kuenster on the individual leaderboard.

UCF Challenge action will wrap up on Tuesday with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start.

Fans can follow live scoring on Golfstat.com, while UWBadgers.com will provide scoring results following the tournament's completion.

1	Missouri	301	283	584	+8
2	Tulane	302	285	587	+11
3	Iowa State	301	287	588	+12
4	Houston	295	295	590	+14
5	Kentucky	303	292	595	+19
6	Texas	299	297	596	+20
7	Augusta	301	296	597	+21
8	Vanderbilt	309	289	598	+22
9	East Carolina	309	290	599	+23
T10	UCF	306	295	601	+25
T10	South Florida	314	287	601	+25
12	Wisconsin	305	297	602	+26
T13	Miami	310	296	606	+30
T13	Minnesota	307	299	606	+30
T15	Mississippi State	316	295	611	+35
T15	Cambell	312	299	611	+35
17	Western Carolina	319	302	621	+45
18	Daytona State	324	298	622	+46

T22	Brooke Ferrell	74	75	149	+5
T31	Jessica Reinecke	72	78	150	+6
T40	Michelle Cheung	80	72	152	+8
T51	Nat Zeng	79	75	154	+10
T68	Gabby Curtis	81	75	156	+12
T86	Tess Hackworthy*	79	81	160	+16

*Competed individually