Michigan
Meadow Club Women's Intercollegiate
Kim's Top-20 Finish Leads Wolverines to 14th at Meadow Club Women's Collegiate
3/6/2018 8:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
» Michigan used team tallies of 309 and 303 to tie for 14th (612) at San Francisco's Meadow Club Women's Collegiate.
» Freshman Ashley Kim led the Wolverines and posted her first career top-20 finish, a tie for 18th (147)
» For the second consecutive event, sophomore Hannah Ghelfi posted a career-best 73 (+1). She tied for 50th at 153.
» The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, but frost delays on the first day reduced the event to 36 holes.
Site: Fairfax, Calif.
Course: Meadow Club (Par 72, 6,157 yards)
Tournament: Meadow Club Women's Collegiate
U-M Team Standing: Tie-14th of 16 Teams (309-303/612)
Top U-M Individual: Ashley Kim, Tie-10th (72-75/147)
Next U-M Event: Sun-Tue., March 18-20 -- at Evans Derby Experience (Auburn, Ala.)
FAIRFAX, Calif. -- Paced with her first career top-20 individual finish, freshman Ashley Kim tied for 18th with a 147 36-hole total to lead the University of Michigan women's golf team to a tie for 14th with a 603 team tally at the Meadow Club Women's Collegiate held at the Meadow Club.
The tournament was originally scheduled for a 54-hole event, but frost delayed Monday's first round and eventually reduced San Francisco's spring event to 36 holes. Following the wait and using five birdies, Kim paced the Maize and Blue during the first round as her 72 tied her for eighth individually while the Wolverines posted a 309 to position themselves 15th.
In today's final 18 holes, Kim was able to get off to a strong start and played the back nine at two-under before she found trouble closing the round to finish with a 75.
"Ashley put herself in contention, and I know she's frustrated with her finish," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "But she will be there again, no doubt, and use this experience."
Thanks to sophomore Hannah Ghelfi tying a career-best 73 (+1) and a second 73 from junior Elodie Van Dievoet, U-M dropped six shots for a 303 and moved one position, tying for 14th at 612 with Idaho.
"Overall, we have to regroup as a team," said Dowling. "It's as simple as that. Moving forward we have two tremendous opportunities to compete against some great teams around the country. We are fortunate for that and will do our best to take advantage."
Van Dievoet's second round helped U-M put two among the top 50 as she tied for 41st at 152 (79-73), while Ghelfi tied for 50th a shot back at 153 (80-73).
"Both Elodie and Hannah came back strong today after a tough start to the tournament," Dowling said. "Elodie isn't hitting the ball well but was able to score, which takes guts. Hannah also shot a solid score today and really helped us."
The Wolverines return to Ann Arbor after their spring break training and competition. They will have two weeks of training and start the semester before heading back out for tournament play. U-M will head to Auburn, Alabama, for the Evans Derby Experience, Sunday through Tuesday, March 18-20. The 54-hole event will be held at the Auburn University Club.
Final Team Standings
1. Washington 283-290 = 573 (-3)
2. San Francisco 291-292 = 583
3. Oregon State 294-292 = 586
4. Colorado 291-297 = 588
5. Illinois 295-297 = 592
6. UC Davis 298-295 = 593
7. Washington State 300-295 = 595
8. San Jose State 302-295 = 597
9. Brigham Young 297-304 = 601
10. California 302-304 = 606
11. Minnesota 308-300 = 608
12. Boston College 302-307 = 609
Cal Poly 304-305 = 609
14. MICHIGAN 309-303 = 612
Idaho 310-302 = 612
16. Gonzaga 306-318 = 624
Top Individuals
1. Samantha Gong, San Francisco 72-68 = 140 (-4)
Brittany Fan, Colorado 67-73 = 140
3. Robyn Choi, Colorado 70-72 = 142
Karen Miyamoto, Washington 69-73 = 142
Julianne Alvarez, Washington 68-74 = 142
6. Alivia Brown, Washington State 73-70 = 143
Sarah Rhee, Washington 74-69 = 143
8. Ailin Li, Boston College 72-72 = 144
Michigan Individuals
T18. Ashley Kim 72-75 = 147 T41. Elodie Van Dievoet 79-73 = 152 T50. Hannah Ghelfi 80-73 = 153 T78. Emily White 78-82 = 160 85. Kathy Lim 82-83 = 165 T41. Alisa Snyder 76-76 = 152* T70. Megan Kim 81-76 = 157*
* playing as individual
Players Mentioned
