Badgers tie for 10th at Briar's Creek Invitational

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Brooke Ferrell at the UCF Challenge Feb. 8-10, 2015, in Orlando, Fla.

Badgers tie for 10th at Briar's Creek Invitational

March 22, 2016 | Women's Golf

Ferrell leads UW with 1-over 217 to finish tied for 13th

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JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. -- Junior Brooke Ferrell saved her best for the last round, collecting six birdies enroute to a 3-under 69 on Tuesday for a 1-over 76-72-69--217 to tie for 13th. Ferrell led the Badgers to tie for 10th place with a 17-over 302-290-289--881 on the par 72, 6,036-yard The Golf Club at Briar's Creek on Johns Island. Tuesday's round of 289 is a team season-low 18-hole round while the 881 ties for the eighth best 54-hole score in UW history.

No. 8 Florida successfully defended its Briar's Creek Invitational title from a year ago and was the only team under par for the tournament with a 6-under 293-380-285--858. Indiana was second with a 5-over 869 .

East Carolina's Frida Gustafsson Spang won the tournament by a stroke, hitting an 8-under 73-67-68--208. Lauren Stephenson of Clemson and Morgane Metraux of Florida State tied for second at 209.

Also competinig for the Badgers was freshman Nat Zeng, shooting a career 54-hole low 5-over 75-73-73--221 to tie for 32nd. Junior Michelle Cheung was a stroke back to tie for 38th along with sophomore Gabby Curtis, both at 6-over 222. Freshman Jessica Reinecke rounded out the team scoring to tie for 78th with a 15-over 75-77-79--231, one off her career best. Playing as an individual, sophomore Becky Klongland tied for 49th with 8-over 73-73-78--224.

The Badgers return to Napa, California, on April 3-5 for the Sliverado Showdown hosted by the University of Oregon.

T10	Wisconsin	302	290	289	881
T13	Brooke Ferrell (1)	76	72	69	217

T32	Bunyaporn Zeng (4)	75	73	73	221

T38	Michelle Cheung (2)	76	73	73	222

T38	Gabby Curtis (3)	76	72	74	222

T78	Jessica Reinecke (5)	75	77	79	231

1	2	3	Team	Scores
5	1	1	Florida	293	280	285	858	-6
T3	2	2	Indiana	291	285	293	869	5
T6	T4	3	Clemson	294	288	288	870	6
T8	T4	4	East Carolina	295	287	289	871	7
T3	3	T5	Florida State	291	286	295	872	8
T11	T7	T5	Kent State	300	288	284	872	8
1	6	7	Louisville	289	295	290	874	10
T13	T14	8	Texas Tech	302	295	279	876	12
T8	T7	9	Coastal Carolina	295	293	289	877	13
T13	T10	T10	Campbell	302	290	289	881	17
T13	T10	T10	Wisconsin	302	290	289	881	17
2	T14	12	Long Beach State	290	307	291	888	24
10	T10	13	Penn State	299	293	298	890	26
T11	9	T14	College of Charleston	300	290	307	897	33
T6	13	T14	Michigan State	294	301	302	897	33
T13	16	16	Virginia Tech	302	298	298	898	34
18	18	17	Maryland	306	303	294	903	39
17	17	18	Boston College	304	301	308	913	49