Michigan
Moon Golf Invitational
Borja's Top-10 Finish Helps Wolverines Tie for Seventh at Moon Golf Invitational
2/21/2023 6:03:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With a closing 291 team total, No. 33 Michigan recorded an 855 (-9) 54-hole total to tie for seventh with three other teams at the Moon Golf Invitational played at the Suntree Country Club.
» For the second straight week, Hailey Borja paced the Wolverines with a top-10 finish. She tied for tenth with a 210 (71-69-70, -6) tally -- the second-lowest 54-hole total of the season.
» Monet Chun's tie for 17th (70-69-73/212, -4) marked her third top-20 finish of the season.
» Lauren Sung fired a career and team season-low 67 (-5) in the second round. She finished tied for 57th (219, +3).
Site: Melbourne, Fla.
Tournament: Moon Golf Invitational
Course: Suntree Country Club, Classic Course (Par 72, 6,362 yards)
U-M Team Standing: t-7th of 17 (286-278-291/855, -9)
Top U-M Individual: Hailey Borja, t-10th (71-69-70/210, -6)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., March 4-5 -- at VyStar Gators Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.), Time TBA
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Senior Hailey Borja posted a top-10 individual finish for the second-straight event and fourth time this season, helping to lead the 33rd-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team to an 855 (-9) team total and tie for seventh place at the 2023 Moon Golf Invitational played at the Suntree Country Club's Classic Course.
"Overall, this event at Suntree was a great experience for our team," said U-M head coach Jan Dowling. "The wind changed direction every day, so making adjustments was super important. Our second round was very special, and our lowest of the season. We've been preaching patience and for us to go seven-under on the last hole was a testament to that patience and belief. That round shows evidence of what we are capable of. Today in the final round, we had plenty of positives, and will continue to learn and improve as our season progresses."
In yet another loaded field featuring 13 of the GolfStat top 50 teams, the Wolverines opened Sunday's (Feb. 19) play with a 286 (-2) team total as junior Monet Chun paced the round with her 70 (-2), while Borja and fellow-senior Anika Dy each carded 71s (-1).
With U-M positioning itself tied for 11th after the first 18, freshman Lauren Sung stole the show for the Maize and Blue in the second round as she fired a career and team season-low 67 (-5). With four birdies and a closing eagle on the 18th hole, she guided the Wolverines to a 278 (-10) tally for the day, vaulting U-M six spots into a tie for fifth. Helping produce U-M's third-lowest team total all-time, Borja and Chun each carded sub-par 69s (-3).
With a closing 70 (-2) from Borja and an even 72 from Dy, U-M closed at 291 in the final round to produce a nine-under 855 total -- the third lowest 54-hole team total in program history. The Wolverines finished tied for seventh along with No. 19 Vanderbilt, No. 21 UCF and No. 25 Arkansas.
Individually, Borja made it two-straight top-10 finishes as her 210 (-6) tally put her in a three-way tie for tenth. Overall, it was her fourth top-10 finish of the season and second sub-par 54-hole total. Chun's season-low 212 (-4) helped put two Wolverines among the top 20 as she tied for 17th. For Chun, it marked the first sub-par total of the season and the sixth of her career.
"This weekend was a very loaded field on an open course," said Borja, "so staying patient and focused is what helped us get through the week. We discussed this as a team: focus only on what we can control. For me, I really focused on controlling how I reacted to outcomes. This helped me stay consistent and take one shot at a time. I couldn't be prouder of my team for hanging in there in a competitive field and trusting their game. This tournament was a good sneak peek to what we will do in the next upcoming tournaments."
Dy rounded out the top three for Michigan as she tied for 37th with an even par and season-low-tying 216 (71-73-72). Firing a career-low 67 (-5) in the second round, Sung posted a new career-best 219 (+3) and tied for 57th.
The Maize and Blue return to action in early March as the Wolverines look to defend their title at Florida's VyStar Gators Invitational, which is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday (March 4-5) in Gainsville, Florida. Last year at the Mark Bostick Golf Course, U-M shared the team title with host Florida after both posted 851 totals -- the second lowest 54-hole team total in U-M history. U-M doubled up as Ashley Kim's 203 (-7) tally claimed medalist honors.
Final Team Standings
1. LSU 276-274-284 = 834 (-30)
2. Northwestern 281-280-282 = 843
3. Florida 281-283-282 = 846
4. Auburn 281-278-290 = 849
5. Michigan State 285-289-276 = 850
6. Clemson 279-288-287 = 854
7. MICHIGAN 286-278-291 = 855
Arkansas 285-284-286 = 855
Vanderbilt 282-286-287 = 855
UCF 278-283-294 = 855
11. Florida State 286-291-279 = 856
12. North Carolina 291-285-290 = 866
13. Alabama 289-297-291 = 877
14. Virginia Tech 284-293-301 = 878
15. Louisville 295-292-292 = 879
16. Augusta 288-296-296 = 880
17. Miami (Fla) 300-304-305 = 909
Top Individuals
1. Leila Raines, Michigan State 69-69-65 = 203 (-13)
Mirabel Ting, Augusta 68-67-68 = 203 (-13)
3. Lottie Woad, Florida State 66-69-71 = 206
4. Annabell Fuller, Florida 66-69-72 = 207
5. Kajal Mistry, Arkansas 70-69-69 = 208
Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 68-67-73 = 208
Carla Tejedo Mulet, LSU 66-68-74 = 208
Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern 68-72-68 = 208
Jackie Lucena, Florida 69-73-66 = 208
10. HAILEY BORJA, U-M 71-69-70 = 210
Casey Weidenfeld, Auburn 72-68-70 = 210
Dianna Lee, Northwestern 73-70-67 = 210
Other Michigan Individuals
T17. Monet Chun 70-69-73 = 212 (-4) T32. Anika Dy 71-73-72 = 216 (E) T57. Lauren Sung 74-67-78 = 219 T75. Mikaela Schulz 74-76-76 = 226
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