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Ruth's Chris Invitational
Dy's Career Performance Leads U-M to Top Five Finish at UNC's Ruth's Chris Invitational
10/18/2022 6:23:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a 301 final round tally, Michigan used an 883 event total to tie for fifth at North Carolina's Ruth's Chris Invitational played at the Governors Club.
» Senior Anika Dy used a career-low 216 (74-70-72) 54-hole total to record her first career top-10 finish as a starter. She led the Wolverines with her eighth-place finish.
» Graduate student Ashley Lau's 220 (73-71-76) and tie for 16th helped give U-M two Wolverines among the top 20. Hailey Borja just missed the top 25, tying for 26th at 223.
» Freshman Lauren Sung made her second career start and posted a career-best tie for 30th (224).
Site: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Tournament: Ruth's Chris Invitational
Course: Governors Club (Par 72, 6,203 yards)
U-M Team Standing: T-5th Place of 14 Teams (295-287-301/883)
Top U-M Individual: Anika Dy, t-8th (74-70-72/216, E)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., Oct. 28-30 -- at Landfall Tradition (Wilmington, N.C.)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Led by a career performance and top-10 finish from senior Anika Dy, the 28th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team used an 883 team total today (Tuesday, Oct. 18) to tie for fifth at the Ruth's Chris Invitational at the Governors Club.
With an opening 73 (+1) from graduate student Ashley Lau and four 74s from the other members of the starting five, the Wolverines began with a 295 and were in seventh after 18 holes. Heading back out for the second 18 of the day, Dy's 70 (-2), Lau's 71 (-1) and three 73s helped U-M recorded its second sub-par team total of the fall at 287 (-1) and position the Maize and Blue fifth after 36 holes. Dy's even-par 72 paced a closing 301 as the Wolverines recorded their first top-five finish of the fall, tying with No. 8 Duke and Louisville with 883 total tallies.
"We had a solid week as a team; it was a full team effort that is for sure," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "This shows our depth once again. The final day was the toughest with windy and cold conditions. We were able to maintain momentum with some good up and downs, and good decisions. We led the field with pars, and that says a lot about our good decision making and short games."
Dy made the most of returning to the starting lineup as she led the Wolverines with her career-low 216. It marked the first time as a starter that she posted a top-10 finish. She also finished fourth as an individual at EMU's 2019 Shirley Spork Invitational as a freshman.
"This was the first time UNC has hosted an event on this course so it was fun learning a new place, however it also had its challenges at times," said Dy. "Today, the weather really took a turn. It was cold and windy so it was playing a lot tougher during the last round. Overall, I stayed patient and waited for the birdies to come. I hit the ball pretty well throughout and saw some putts drop so that helped make things little easier."
"Anika had a great week and we are super proud of her," added Dowling. "She earned her way back into the lineup and has worked hard on her swing and overall game. It's awesome to see the work pay off and the solid ball striking freed up her whole game."
With her 220 (73-71-76) tally, Lau was able to post a season-best tie for eighth place and record the 15th top-10 finish of her career. Senior Hailey Borja finished just outside the top 25 as she tied for 26th at 223 (74-73-76).
The Wolverines will wrap up their fall season with the finale at the Landfall Tradition, Friday through Sunday (Oct. 28-30). Michigan will make its ninth appearance in UNC Wilmington's annual fall event played at the Country Club of Landfall. Last year, Mikaela Schulz's top 10 finished helped the Wolverines post a runner-up team finish.
Final Team Standings
1. Kentucky 290-283-287 = 860 (-4)
2. Wake Forest 292-282-291 = 865
3. North Carolina 293-284-300 = 877
4. Tennessee 301-288-293 = 882
5. MICHIGAN 295-287-301 = 883
Louisville 297-284-302 = 883
Duke 287-296-300 = 883
8. Virginia Tech 295-288-307 = 890
9. UNC Wilmington 293-294-306 = 893
10. Michigan State 289-296-309 = 894
11. N.C. State 295-288-312 = 895
12. Princeton 298-300-300 = 898
Furman 295-296-307 = 898
14. Rollins College 319-319-315 = 953
Top Individuals
1. Jensen Castle, Kentucky 74-67-68 = 209 (-7)
Phoebe Brinker, Duke 67-70-72 = 209
3. Laney Frye, Kentucky 68-71-71 = 210
4. Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest 68-73-72 = 213
Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest 71-69-73 = 213
6. Victoria Levy, UNCW 72-72-71 = 215
Carmen Griffiths, Louisville 72-67-76 = 215
8. ANIKA DY, U-M 74-70-72 = 216
Symone Henriques, Virginia Tech 70-72-74 = 216
Kayla Smith, North Carolina 72-68-76 = 216
Erica Shepherd, Duke 71-74-71 = 216
Michigan Individuals
T16 Ashley Lau 73-71-76 = 220 T26 Hailey Borja 74-73-76 = 223 T30 Lauren Sung 74-73-77 = 224 T54 Monet Chun 74-73-82 = 229
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