Michigan
Westbrook Spring Invitational
Ghelfi's Career Event Guides U-M to Seventh at Westbrook Spring Invite
2/25/2019 5:21:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Closing with an even-par 288 team final round, Michigan posted the second-lowest 54-hole total in program history at 861 (-1) to finish seventh at the Westbrook Spring Invitational.
» Hannah Ghelfi posted a career-best 215 (-1) tally for her first career top-20 finish as she tied for 19th to lead the Wolverines.
» Alisa Snyder (76-69-72), Ashley Kim (73-73-71) and Ashley Lau (72-74-71) all tied for 24th with 217 (+1) totals that are career-low 54-hole scores for Snyder and Lau.
» Elodie Van Dievoet closed with a season-low 220 total and tied for 48th.
Site: Peoria, Arizona
Course: Westbrook Village Golf Club, Vistas Course (Par 72, 6,252 yards)
Tournament: Westbrook Spring Invitational
U-M Team Standing: 7th Place of 16 Teams (289-284-288/861)
Top U-M Individual: Hannah Ghelfi, tie-19th (71-70-74/215, -1)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., March 11-12 -- at Arizona Wildcat Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.)
PEORIA, Ariz. -- A career-best tally of 215 (-1) by junior Hannah Ghelfi guided the University of Michigan women's golf team to the program's second-lowest 54-hole total in program history (861, -1) and a seventh-place finish at Wisconsin's Westbrook Spring Invitational. The Wolverines closed the event with an even-par 288 today (Monday, Feb. 25).
"When we teed off this morning, we had a legitimate shot at winning the tournament," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "The scores were tight all week, and if a couple players got hot we were going to be right there. I was pleased overall with how our team bounced back with any adversity we faced, particularly on the 36-hole day. It was really fun to make so many birdies."
For the second straight weekend the Wolverines were led by a career-best performance. This time it was Ghelfi, who lowered her career-best 54-hole tournament total by seven shots. She recorded her first career top-20 finish, tying for 19th, and led U-M for the second time this season.
Using a pair of birdies and 15 pars, Ghelfi opened with new career-best 71 (-1) to guide U-M to a 289 first-round team total Sunday morning. She carded four more birdies and another 12 pars in the afternoon to better her newly minted career low with a second-round 70 (-2), putting her tied for 11th. Adding in junior Alisa Snyder's first career sub-70 round (69, -3), Michigan recorded a season-low 284 (-4) total in the second round and was tied for fourth after 36 holes at 573.
With momentum heading into the final round, the Wolverines reached as high as third place during the day before a few miscues dropped U-M out of the top five. In the end, a 71 (-1) from sophomore Ashley Kim -- her fourth sub-par score in her last six rounds -- and a career-low-tying 71 (-1) from freshman Ashley Lau propelled U-M to its even-par final round.
Snyder (76-69-72), Kim (73-73-71) and Lau (72-74-71) all tied for the 27th spot with 217 (+1) tallies. Senior Elodie Van Dievoet added a season-low 220 total (73-72-75) to tie for 48th to round out U-M's starting five.
"This weekend was very solid," said Ghelfi. "The course really set up well for me, and it was a lot of fun to play. Overall, I was pretty consistent over the last two days. I am excited for what is next."
"Hannah's very consistent play and finishing even par for the entire event was awesome," added Dowling. "She was a couple swings away last week in Florida, and she was very focused in her practice to get ready for this weekend.
"Also, Alisa (Snyder) posted her first round in the 60s for her collegiate career, and her confidence is soaring. We are very much looking forward to coming back out to Arizona for our spring break and continuing this momentum."
The Wolverines will make a brief stop back in Ann Arbor before heading back to Arizona for their annual spring break training trip. During the week off from school the Wolverines will practice and play throughout next week before closing the trip by playing in Arizona's Wildcat Invitational, Monday and Tuesday, March 11-12, at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson.
Final Team Standings
1. Nebraska 287-276-290 = 853 (-11)
2. Oklahoma 283-288-283 = 854
3. Illinois 287-288-280 = 855
4. Oregon State 286-287-283 = 856
5. Notre Dame 288-286-286 = 860
Mississippi State 286-284-290 = 860
7. MICHIGAN 289-284-288 = 861
8. Tennessee 289-290-283 = 862
9. Denver 292-281-290 = 863
10. Ohio State 291-293-283 = 867
11. Indiana 290-289-289 = 868
UC Davis 300-282-286 = 868
13. Missouri 289-291-291 = 871
14. Washington State 296-295-283 = 874
15. Iowa 300-299-294 = 893
16. Wisconsin 294-295-310 = 899
Top Individuals
1. Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State 69-68-67 = 204 (-12)
2. Kate Smith, Nebraska 70-68-70 = 208
Emma Albrecht, Notre Dame 70-68-70 = 208
4. Christine Danielsson, UC Davis 74-69-66 = 209
5. Kornkamol Sukaree, Illinois 71-73-66 = 210
Kirsten Baete, Nebraska 72-66-72 = 210
7. Alexis Miestowski, Indiana 69-70-72 = 211
Kaitlin Milligan, Oklahoma 69-72-70 = 211
9. Mary Weinstein, Denver 72-68-72 = 212
Nikolette Schroeder, Ohio State 70-71-71 = 212*
Michigan Individuals
T19. Hannah Ghelfi 71-70-74 = 215 (-1) T24. Alisa Snyder 76-69-72 = 217 T24. Ashley Kim 73-73-71 = 217 T24. Ashley Lau 72-74-71 = 217 T48. Elodie Van Dievoet 73-72-75 = 220 T81. Sophia Trombetta 77-74-76 = 227*
* playing as individuals
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