Badgers finish third at The Bruzzy

Saturday, March 30

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Badgers finish third at The Bruzzy

March 30, 2024 | Women's Golf

Wisconsin grabs third top-3 finish of season

ARDMORE, Okla. – The Wisconsin women's golf team picked up another top-3 showing after placing third at The Bruzzy thanks to a 30-over par (286-287-297=870) finish at Dornick Hills Country Club in Oklahoma.

Vanessa Ho climbed seven spots on the individual leaderboard to lead the Badgers after shooting a 72-72-69=213, placing her T6 at three-over par. Fellow junior Chloe Chan followed closely behind with a five over-par (69-71-75=215) finish to T9.

Wisconsin also paced fellow Big Ten schools Minnesota (8th) and Purdue (10th) in the 13-team tournament hosted by North Texas. Arkansas finished first among the talented field with a 16-over 856.

Sunday, March 31

Round 3

The Badgers wrapped up The Bruzzy by shooting a 17-over 297 to finish out the tournament in third place at 30-over par.

Ho paced the team with a 1-under 69 in the final round to finish T6 at 3-over par. She tallied four birdies in the round to bring her tournament total to nine.

Chan carded a 5-over 75 in the third round, placing her T9 at 5-over par. The junior's 11 birdies throughout the tournament tied for second among the 72 golfers. Following closely behind, Alexia Siehl shot a 6-over 76 to T40 at 15-over par.

Kate Brody finished out the day with a 7-over 77 to T48 at 17-over par, while Carly Carter shot an 8-over 78 to finish tied for 45th place at 16-over par.

Saturday, March 30

Round 2

The Badgers shot 7-over par 287 to finish Saturday's play in the second round of The Bruzzy, placing them third overall with 286-287=573 (+13) after 36 holes.

Chan completed the day with a 1-over 71 to finish in fourth place at par with a 69-71=140. Teammate Ho climbed one spot from T14 in Round 1 to T13 after Round 2 with a 4-over par 72-72=144.

Carter finished third among Badgers in the second round, improving her game by 10 strokes to finish T32 with 79-69=148. Carter finished par on 13 of 18 holes and also shot three birdies for the big climb.

Siehl finished Saturday T37 with 70-79=149 (+9) and Brody shot 75 in both rounds to finish T45 with 10-over par 75-75=150.

Round 1

A strong start saw Wisconsin card a 286 (+6) in the opening round of the invitational, placing them in second and trailing leader Arkansas by only one stroke.

Chan shot 1-under par 69 to lead the Badgers after the first 18 holes and finished the round tied for second place. Chan shot an impressive six birdies, including four in a row on holes 4-7 and led the field at 4-under par on the back nine for a stanza during the morning round.

Siehl also finished among the tournament's top individuals after the first 18 holes, finishing the round tied for fifth at Even par 70 with four birdies. Ho shot 2-over 72 tie for 14th, while freshman Brody completed the opening round T36 at 5-over 75 and Carter held T64 at 9-over 79.

2024 The Bruzzy

Pos.	Player	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
T6	Vanessa Ho	+3	72	72	69	213
T9	Chloe Chan	+5	69	71	75	215
T40	Alexia Siehl	+15	70	79	76	225
T45	Carly Carter	+16	79	69	78	226
T48	Kate Brody	+17	75	75	77	227

Pos.	Team	To Par	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total
1	Arkansas	+16	285	285	286	856
2	Notre Dame	+26	297	282	287	866
3	Wisconsin	+30	286	287	297	870
4	UTSA	+33	290	281	302	873
T5	Oklahoma	+35	294	283	298	875
T5	North Texas	+35	290	289	296	875
7	Texas Tech	+36	292	300	284	876
8	Minnesota	+40	300	281	299	880
9	Kent State	+44	297	286	301	884
10	Purdue	+49	297	296	296	889
11	Tulsa	+50	294	297	299	890
12	Charlotte	+69	299	307	303	909
13	Florida International	+100	310	309	321	940