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Stanford Intercollegiate Hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice
West Coast Natives Borja, Sung Pace Wolverines to Ninth at Stanford Intercollegiate
10/22/2023 7:41:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a third straight descending team total, Michigan posted a closing 287 total to give the Wolverines a ninth-place finish (866) at the Stanford Intercollegiate played at the Stanford Golf Course.
» Using three straight sub-par tallies in her home state, Hailey Borja closed her fall tying for fifth with a 209 (-4) total -- the second lowest 54-hole total of her career.
» With an even-par 213 total in her hometown of Palo Alto, Lauren Sung tied for 14th and posted a career-best 54-hole tally, lowering her prior best by six shots.
» In one of its strongest fields of the fall, the Stanford Intercollegiate featured a field all ranked among Golfweek's top 60, including 11 among the nation's top 25.
Site: Palo Alto, Calif.
Tournament: Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Condoleezza Rice
Course: Stanford Golf Course (par 71, 6,269 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 9th of 19 Teams (290-289-287/866)
Top U-M Individual: Hailey Borja, tie-5th (70-69-70/209, -4)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Wed., Feb. 12-14 -- at Nexus Bahamas Invitational (Albany, Bahamas)
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- With California natives Hailey Borja and Lauren Sung posting top-15 individual finishes, the University of Michigan women's golf team posted an 866 three-day total Sunday (Oct. 22) to close its fall season ninth at the prestigious Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice on the Stanford Golf Course.
With a 19-team field consisting of 11 among the top 25 and all 19 in the Golfweek top 60, the Wolverines closed Friday's (Oct. 20) afternoon wave first round with a 290 total paced by a pair of 70s (-1) by Borja and Sung. With the California duo pacing play, the Wolverines positioned themselves 10th.
Playing the second round in the morning wave, U-M used Borja's season-low-tying 69 (-2) along with Sung's 72 and Sidney Yermish's 73 to etch a 289 on the board to remain 10th with a 579 36-hole total.
Entering the final round, Borja, Sung and Yermish continued their momentum as they helped U-M finish with its third straight descending team total as the Wolverines' 287 helped them move up one spot and finish among the top half of the field.
Racking up her fourth career top-five finish, Borja's fifth career sub-par 54-hole total of 209 (-4; 70-69-70) -- the second lowest of her career -- helped her tie for fifth in the 100-golfer field. With her even-par 213 (70-72-71), Sung lowered her career-best 54-hole total by six shots, recording her first career top-20 finish, tying for 14th.
With a consistent 74, 73 and 73, Yermish was able to close the fall with a career-low 220 54-hole total to round of the Maize and Blue's top three. After spending four years at UCLA, Emilie Paltrinieri returned to the West Coast and tied for 75th at 228 (77-75-76).
With the completion of the fall season, the Wolverines shift their focus to their midseason training. U-M next will see competition with the spring opener in the Bahamas at the Nexus Bahamas Invitational hosted by Texas Tech. The three-day event (Feb. 12-14) will be played at the Albany Golf Club.
Final Team Standings
 1. USC             279-284-280 = 843 (-9)  2. Northwestern    285-283-282 = 850  3. California      288-287-279 = 854    Stanford        286-279-289 = 854  5. UCLA            274-290-294 = 858    Virginia        283-280-295 = 858  7. Arizona State   289-285-287 = 861  8. Texas           280-293-290 = 863  9. MICHIGAN        290-289-287 = 866 10. Oregon State    293-281-295 = 869 11. Oregon          296-292-284 = 872 12. Auburn          293-290-290 = 873 13. Arizona         289-295-290 = 874 14. Iowa State      295-295-287 = 877    Washington      297-289-291 = 877 16. San Jose State  300-288-292 = 880 17. Denver          307-293-292 = 892    Colorado        300-296-296 = 892 19. Georgia         300-301-296 = 897
Top Individuals
 1. Catherine Park, USC              68-69-69 = 206 (-7)  2. Amanda Sambach, Virginia         72-67-68 = 207  3. Ching-Tzu Chen, Oregon           70-69-69 = 208    Kelly Xu, Stanford               70-69-69 = 208  5. HAILEY BORJA, U-M                70-69-70 = 209    Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern      70-66-73 = 209  7. Bailey Shoemaker, USC            71-70-69 = 210    Paula Martin Sampedro, Stanford  72-67-71 = 210  9. Megan Propeck, Virginia          70-71-70 = 211    Adora Liu, California            70-69-72 = 211
Other Michigan Individuals
T14. Lauren Sung         70-72-71 = 213 T53. Sidney Yermish      74-73-73 = 220 T75. Emilie Paltrinieri  77-75-76 = 228 T90. Grace Wang          76-84-73 = 233
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