Curtis headlines UW’s third round at UCF Challenge

Tuesday, February 9

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Curtis headlines UW’s third round at UCF Challenge

February 09, 2016 | Women's Golf

Sophomore went 1-under on Tuesday, as Wisconsin placed 15th

• FINAL RESULTS

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gabby Curtis put together her best round of the UCF Challenge on Tuesday, shooting a 1-under 71, as the Wisconsin women's golf team logged a 312 on Day 3 to finish 15th.

The sophomore was one of just 22 golfers to record a single-round scorecard of 1-under or better. To put that into perspective, 96 competitors combined to golf 288 rounds, of which only 9.02 percent were a 71 (17), 70 (three), 69 (three) or 68 (three).

Curtis (+11, 81-75-71=227) was the only UW participant that improved each day of the UCF Challenge. She went from an 81 in Round 1 to a 75 in the second round before notching her best score of the spring season on Tuesday. Curtis finished in a tie for 37th.

The Badgers (+50, 305-297-312=914) were one and two strokes off Mississippi State in 14th and 13th-place Minnesota, respectively.

Houston (+21, 295-295-295=885), who led the field after the first day, regained the top position after falling back to fourth following Round 2. Interestingly, the Cougars netted identical outputs each day to finish 21-over.

In second was Tulane (+22, 302-285-299=886), followed by Missouri (+26, 301-283-306=890).

Texas (+27, 299-297-295=891) placed fourth, while East Carolina (+28, 309-290-293=892), Iowa State (+28, 301-287-304=892) and Kentucky (+28, 303-292-297=892) finished in a knot for fifth.

The Pirates' Frida Gustafsson Spang (-3, 73-68-72=213) took the tournament crown, outscoring Michelle Butler (E, 71-70-75=216) of Missouri by three strokes.

Behind Curtis, Brooke Ferrell (+14, 74-75-81=230) was Wisconsin's second-best golfer at the UCF Challenge, as she went 14-over. The junior placed tied for 49th.

Nat Zeng (+15, 79-75-77=231) trailed Ferrell by one shot after three rounds, finishing with a 15-over 231, which put her in a knot for 53rd.

Jessica Reinecke (+18, 72-78-84=234) and Michelle Cheung (+19, 80-72-83=235) wrapped up UW's team scoring, as they placed tied for 66th and tied for 72nd, respectively. Prior to Curtis' 71 on Tuesday the pair held onto the team's best 18-hole score, as they had each previously went for an even 72.

Tess Hackworthy (+28, 79-81-84=244) was the Badgers' lone individual competitor. She placed 96th at 28-over.

Wisconsin returns to the links, Feb. 21-22, at the Westbrook Spring Invitational in Peoria, Ariz.

1	Houston	295	295	295	885	+21
2	Tulane	302	285	299	886	+22
3	Missouri	301	283	306	890	+26
4	Texas	299	297	295	891	+27
T5	East Carolina	309	290	293	892	+28
T5	Iowa State	301	287	304	892	+28
T5	Kentucky	303	292	297	892	+28
8	Vanderbilt	309	289	297	895	+31
9	Augusta	301	296	300	897	+33
10	UCF	306	295	298	899	+35
T11	Miami	310	296	303	909	+45
T11	Cambell	312	299	298	909	+45
13	Minnesota	307	299	304	910	+46
14	Mississippi State	316	295	302	913	+49
15	Wisconsin	305	297	312	914	+50
16	South Florida	314	287	314	915	+51
17	Daytona State	324	298	320	942	+78
18	Western Carolina	319	302	324	945	+81

T37	Gabby Curtis	81	75	71	227	+11
T49	Brooke Ferrell	74	75	81	230	+14
T53	Bunyaporn (Nat) Zeng	79	75	77	231	+15
T66	Jessica Reinecke	72	78	84	234	+18
T72	Michelle Cheung	80	72	83	235	+19
92	Tess Hackworthy*	79	81	84	244	+28

*Competed individually