MAINEVILLE, OH. – The Wisconsin women's golf team concluded its 2018-19 season at the Big Ten Championships in Maineville, Ohio with a top-10 finish Sunday.
After a rain-delay cancelled the second round of play, senior Nat Zeng responded strongly in Sunday's final round with a 69 (-3) to earn a share of 11th place individually with a 145 (+ 1) that led all Badgers in Ohio.
As a team, Wisconsin finished the final round with a strong 286 (-2), ending in ninth place out of the 14 Big Ten Conference teams.
The championships were the final outing for Zeng and fellow senior
Jessica Reinecke, a duo that were major contributors in the UW lineup over the past four seasons.
A native of Verona, Wisconsin, Reinecke was a two-time top-15 finisher for the Badgers this season and competed in every event for UW during her junior and senior seasons.
Zeng, a native of Bangkok. Thailand, was electric for Wisconsin down the stretch of her senior season, placing in the top-25 of the field in the final three events of the year.
TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State, 294-281= 575 (-1)
T2. Illinois, 291-287= 578 (+2)
T2. Indiana, 294-284= 578 (+2)
T2. Purdue, 297-281= 578 (+2)
5. Michigan St., 297-283= 580 (+4)
6. Northwestern, 302-280= 582 (+6)
7. Michigan, 298-285= 583 (+7)
8. Maryland, 301-288= 589 (+13)
9. Wisconsin, 304-286= 590 (+14)
10. Minnesota, 299-294= 593 (+17)
11. Penn State, 307-288= 595 (+19)
12. Rutgers, 314-290= 604 (+28)
13. Nebraska, 313-296= 609 (+33)
14. Iowa, 310-302= 612 (+36)
WISCONSIN INDIVIDUALS
T11. Bunyaporn Zeng, 76-69= 145 (+1)
T24.
Tess Hackworthy, 75-73= 148 (+4)
T24.
Claire Fitzgerald, 76-72= 148 (+4)
T38.
Bobbi Stricker, 78-72= 150 (+6)
T56.
Jessica Reinecke, 79-74= 153 (+9)
T66.
Tracy Lee, 77-78= 155 (+11)
