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Annika Intercollegiate
Chun Earns Top-10 Finish, Wolverines Close Ninth at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
9/14/2022 4:22:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a closing team tally of 304, Michigan posted an 880 54-hole total to finish ninth at the season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate played at the Royal Golf Club.
» The fall-opening event featured 11 of 12 teams ranked among the Women Golf Coaches Association's Top 20.
» Monet Chun paced the Wolverines with a ninth-place showing -- her seventh career top-10 finish -- carding a 215 (72-68-75, -1). Overall, it was the fifth sub-par 54-hole total of her career.
» Hailey Borja tied for 30th with a 221 total (73-75-73).
Site: Lake Elmo, Minn.
Tournament: ANNIKA Intercollegiate
Course: The Royal Golf Club (Par 72, 6,408 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th Place of 12 Teams (288-288-304/880)
Top U-M Individual: Monet Chun, t-5th (72-68-75/215, -1)
Next Event: Mon-Tue., Sept. 19-20 -- Mercedes Benz Collegiate (Knoxville, Tenn.)
LAKE ELMO, Minn. -- Led by junior Monet Chun's top-10 individual finish, the 20th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team opened its season with a ninth-place showing Wednesday (Sept. 14) with an 880 total at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate played at the Royal Golf Club.
The Wolverines used an opening-round 70 (-2) from senior Mikaela Schulz and an even-par 72 from Chun to etch an even 288 team total on Monday's board, putting the Maize and Blue in a tie for second. A six-birdie 68 (-4) from Chun as well as a 71 (-1) from graduate student Ashley Lau highlighted U-M's second round. With those tallies, Michigan repeated its opening 288 tally, but it saw the Wolverines drop two spots to a tie for fourth after 36 holes.
"It was a tremendous opportunity to compete in one of the premier collegiate events in the nation," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "This team earned the invitation and we embraced it for sure. We had two solid days, and put ourselves into contention. Our final round wasn't our best, but we will continue to learn and know we can compete with the best with our A and B games."
A slow start to the final round saw the Wolverines finish with a 304 team total and fall to ninth with an 880 total. Senior Hailey Borja found herself five-over after her first six holes. However, she rallied playing three-under over her next 12 holes. With eight pars and four birdies, she rebounded with a 73 (+1). Chun had eight pars and a birdie on her opening nine holes before three bogeys and a double yielded a 75.
With her seventh career top-10 finish, Chun paced U-M in the season opener with her fourth career sub-par 54-hole total at 215 (-1). Her second-round 68 (-4) was her 11th career sub-par round, fourth sub-70 and second-lowest round of her career. Borja finished tied for 29th with her 221 total after bookending rounds of 73 (+1) around her second-round 75. Schulz rounded out U-M's top three, tying for 35th at 222 (70-74-78).
"Monet took advantage of some very solid ball striking and had a very nice top 10," said Dowling. "She really doesn't ever over or under value any one tournament, and was ready for this great opportunity. What a nice way to start her fall campaign."
The Maize and Blue will return to Ann Arbor and have a quick turnaround, heading to Knoxville, Tenn., for Tennessee's Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 19-20) at the Cherokee Country Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Wake Forest     294-279-285 = 858 (-6)  2. Texas           288-291-283 = 862  3. Virginia        284-283-296 = 863  4. South Carolina  295-279-291 = 865    Duke            292-284-289 = 865  6. Oregon          292-289-285 = 866  7. Florida         294-286-291 = 871  8. Arizona State   300-285-291 = 876  9. MICHIGAN        288-288-304 = 880 10. Auburn          303-290-290 = 883 11. Alabama         303-293-296 = 892 12. Minnesota       304-299-305 = 908
Top Individuals
1. Amanda Sambach, Virginia          65-68-74 = 207 (-9)  2. Bohyun Park, Texas                69-71-69 = 209    Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest         73-66-70 = 209  4. Phoebe Brinker, Duke              72-69-69 = 210  5. Annabell Fuller, Florida          70-74-69 = 213    Hannah Darling, South Carolina    73-66-74 = 213    Mathilde Claisse, South Carolina  72-67-74 = 213  8. Huai-Chien Hsu, Texas             74-70-70 = 214  9. MONET CHUN, U-M                   72-68-75 = 215 10. Rachel Kuehn, Wake Forest         73-72-71 = 216    Emilia Migliaccio, Wake Forest    74-68-74 = 216
Other Michigan Individuals
T29. Hailey Borja    73-75-73 = 221 T35. Mikaela Schulz  70-74-78 = 222 T41. Ashley Lau      74-71-78 = 223 T49. Anika Dy        73-75-79 = 227
