Michigan
Landfall Tradition
Wolverines Close Fall Season with Runner-up Finish at Landfall Tradition
10/31/2021 4:19:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a 293 third-round tally, Michigan closed its fall as the runner-up at the Landfall Tradition with an 861 (-3) total -- the second sub-par 54-hole score of the fall.
» Mikaela Schulz paced the Wolverines, tying for 10th with her 214 (-2) total -- her second sub-par finish of the fall and third of her career.
» The Wolverines had all five starters finish among the top 30, and three among the top 25.
Site: Wilmington, N.C.
Course: Country Club of Landfall (Par 72, 6,150 yards)
Tournament: Landfall Tradition (Day 3 of 3)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd Place of 18 Teams (289-279-293/861, -3)
Top U-M Individual: Mikaela Schulz, t-10th (70-67-77/214, -2)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Tue., Feb. 13-15 -- at Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.)
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- With three Wolverines finishing among the top-25 individually, the 15th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team posted an 861 (-3) 54-hole total Sunday (Oct. 31) and closed as the runner-up at the Landfall Tradition held at the Country Club of Landfall.
In its eighth trip to the Landfall, the Maize and Blue posted its best-ever finish as the runner-up and fourth top-five. After opening the fall with an 851 (-1) total at the Wolverine Invitational and a team title, Michigan nearly repeated that effort its second sub-par total of the season.
"It was really a fabulous week for our team, and a total group effort," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "The team responded to adversity so well all week. We finished poorly on day one, and they responded with a nine-under-par team round on day two. And, in today's final round we got off to a rough start, and they responded with grit and patience to finish strong and place second. We wanted to win, but overall it was a great team performance."
Using an opening 70 (-2) from sophomore Mikaela Schulz and an even-par 72 from senior Sophia Trombetta, U-M began the Landfall with a 289 (+1) and positioned itself atop the 18-team field. In Saturday's (Oct. 30) second round, Schulz fired a career-best 67 (-5), while U-M added a career-best-tying 68 (-4) from senior Ashley Lau, and got a 70 (-2) from junior Hailey Borja to stay atop the leaderboard after 36-holes following a 279 (-9) team total.
Playing in the final group for the fourth straight event, U-M's slow start dropped it out of the lead. However, a back-nine rally of 10 birdies over the starting five's final seven holes helped the Wolverines post a 293 and earn the runner-up finish, just behind sixth-ranked South Carolina (849, -15).
Schulz's 214 (-2) tally helped her tie for 10th and post the best finish by a Wolverine at the Landfall. She helped U-M see three Wolverines close among the top 25, as well as all five starters finishing in the top 30.
Lau posted her third top-20 individual finish of the fall as she tied for 19th with a 219 (74-68-75) total, while Borja's 218 (75-70-73) gave her a share of 23rd. Rounding out the starting five, sophomore Monet Chun tied for 27th at 219 (73-74-72), and Trombetta tied for 30th at 220 (72-75-73).
With the fall slate completed, the Wolverines shift their focus to their midseason training program. The next time the Maize and Blue will see competition will be during a January training trip against Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, Jan,. 17. The first team competition of the spring is set for February, when U-M competes in Tulane's Allstate Sugar Bowl event, Feb. 13-15, in New Orleans, La., at the English Turn Golf Club.
Final Team Standings
 1. South Carolina   291-278-280 = 849 (-15)  2. MICHIGAN         289-279-293 = 861  3. Michigan State   293-283-289 = 865  4. Wake Forest      294-287-290 = 871  5. Virginia         290-294-288 = 872  6. Central Florida  293-285-295 = 873  7. Texas            291-298-289 = 878  8. Illinois         299-290-290 = 879  9. Virginia Tech    295-285-301 = 881 10. Florida State    303-291-290 = 884    N.C. State       297-291-296 = 884 12. Clemson          291-297-301 = 889 13. Purdue           303-296-293 = 892 14. North Carolina   306-298-290 = 894 15. Penn State       308-293-297 = 898 16. Furman           297-296-306 = 899 17. Maryland         305-294-303 = 902 18. UNC-Wilmington   318-312-302 = 932
Top Individuals
 1. Justine Fournand, South Carolina  67-73-68 = 208 (-8)  2. Emily Mahar, Virginia Tech        71-72-68 = 211  3. Crystal Wang, Illinois            74-68-70 = 212  4. Amelia Williamson, Florida State  71-71-71 = 213    Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue            71-70-72 = 213    Inja Fric, N.C. State             68-74-71 = 213    Jennifer Cleary, Virginia         69-74-70 = 213    Louise Rydqvist, South Carolina   75-67-71 = 213    Hannah Darling, South Carolina    76-69-68 = 213
Michigan Individuals
T10. Mikaela Schulz    70-67-77 = 214 (-2) T19. Ashley Lau        74-68-75 = 217 T23. Hailey Borja      75-70-73 = 218 T27. Monet Chun        73-74-72 = 219 T30. Sophia Trombetta  72-75-73 = 220
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