The Kansas State women’s golf team finished 12th at the ICON Invitational hosted by the University of Houston in The Woodlands, Texas. The Wildcats’ score was 47-over-par 911.
The 54-hole tournament was played at the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club. The course is a 6392-yard, par-72 course.
As a team, K-State shot a rough 22-over-par in the first round, leaving them in 13th place ahead of only Memphis and Middle Tennessee.
Sophomore Ella Adams put together the best first round for K-State. She shot a 4-over-par 76. Three Wildcats were right behind her at 6-over-par 78.
K-State remained in their spot after a weather-delayed second round. The round was ultimately finished Tuesday morning because some pairings were unable to complete the round before sundown.
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The Wildcats’ team score improved in the second round. They shot a 305 in the afternoon, 17 shots-above-par.
Sophomore Niamh McSherry led K-State with a 1-over-par 73 in the second round. Freshman Briony Bayles, who shot 78 in the first round, improved by two strokes to a 76 in the second round.
“We did not play well today,” Kristi Knight, head coach, told K-State Sports after the second round. “Hopefully the rain does not wipe tomorrow out as we have an opportunity to improve our position.”
K-State would improve its position by just one to 12th place after an 8-over-par 288 on Tuesday. The team’s ranking was helped by Southern Mississippi going 25-over-par on the last day and dropping four spots.
Adams and McSherry each dipped under par in the third round at 1-under-par 71 for the day. Bayles carded a 76.
In individual competition, Adams’ score of 8-over-par for the entire tournament put her in a seven-way tie for 30th place. McSherry finished in a three-way tie for 43rd with a 10-over-par tournament.
K-State’s next action will be at the Notre Dame Clover Cup, hosted by the University of Notre Dame. The tournament is played in Mesa, Arizona on March 15 to 17.
