Michigan
Glass City Invitational
Veterans Rally Wolverines to Fifth Place at Glass City Invitational
9/26/2023 5:46:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With the final round's lowest tally, 283 (-5), Michigan rallied to post an 881 54-hole total to close fifth at the Glass City Invitational played at the Inverness Club.
» After an opening 308, the Wolverines dropped 18 shots in the second round (290) and then seven more in the final round (283).
» With her 215 (-1) total, Monet Chun led the Wolverines with her eighth career top-10 finish as she was sixth in the 67-player field. Hailey Borja recorded her second straight top-20 finish as she tied for 15th (221).
» Emilie Paltrinieri made her Michigan, and season, debut tying for 31st (228), while Sidney Yermish posted their first career top 20 finish, tying for 18th (224).
Site: Toledo, Ohio
Tournament: Glass City Invitational
Course: Inverness Club (par 72, 6,218 yards)
U-M Team Standing: 5th Place of 10 (308-290-283/881)
Top U-M Individual: Monet Chun, 6th (74-74-67/215, -1)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Tue., Oct. 9-10 -- at Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Senior Monet Chun (67, -5), fifth-year senior Hailey Borja (69, -3) and graduate student Emilie Paltrinieri (72, E) combined to help the University of Michigan women's golf team post a final-round best 283 (-5) to tally an 881 54-hole total Tuesday (Sept. 26) and earn fifth place at the Glass City Invitational at the prestigious Inverness Club.
In one of the fall's strongest fields, the Wolverines had a slow start Monday (Sept. 25) morning posting a 308 total in the misty and rainy conditions. Heading back out for the second 18, U-M was improving, but the 10-team field was called off the course at 7:15 p.m. due to darkness and weather.
Returning Tuesday morning, three 72s (E) from Borja, redshirt-freshman Mara Janess and freshman Sidney Yermish helped the Maize and Blue drop 18 shots from the first round and etch a 290 on the leaderboard to position the Wolverines fifth at 598. Using that momentum, U-M came out firing in the final round using 16 birdies during the first half of the round to inch closer to the top three.
Maintaining a steady pace, U-M used a 67 (-5) from Chun and a 69 (-3) from Borja to post the lowest team total in the final 18 (283, -5) to maintain the fifth position after producing an 881 event total. In the tightly contested battle, just three shots separated places three through five.
After back-to-back 74s (+2), Chun used her season-low 67 (-5) to close with her ninth career sub-par 54-hole total to finish sixth (215, -1). After an uncharacteristic start with an 80 -- just the fifth in 122 career rounds -- Borja rallied to a top-15 finish after her 72 (E) and season-low-tying 69 (-3) gave her a 221 total and tie for 15th.
Yermish was able to capitalize on their second round 72 (E) to capture their first top 20 finish, tying for 18th with a 224 (77-72-75) total. Janess' 227 (30th) and Paltrinieri's 228 (t-31st) rounded out the Wolverines starting five. Playing as an individual, freshman Grace Wang tied for 26th (226).
Returning to Ann Arbor for a few weeks of prep, U-M will head back to Chapel Hill, N.C., to play in the Ruth's Chris Invitational, Oct. 9-10, at the Governor's Club. Making its seventh consecutive trip to UNC's home event, the Wolverines tied for fifth last season after an 883 total and Anika Dy's tie for eighth (216, E).
Final Team Standings
1. Florida 289-290-289 = 868 (+4) 2. Virginia 299-290-285 = 874 3. Michigan State 301-283-294 = 878 4. South Florida 298-284-297 = 879 5. MICHIGAN 308-290-283 = 881 6. Miami (Fla) 301-299-304 = 904 7. Indiana 308-301-296 = 905 8. Notre Dame 310-294-304 = 908 9. Kent State 306-303-303 = 912 10. Toledo 317-312-307 = 936
Top Individuals
1. Amanda Sambach, Virginia 72-68-68 = 208 (-8) 2. Katie Lu, Michigan State 74-72-66 = 212 Maisie Filler, Florida 70-72-70 = 212 Melanie Green, South Florida 69-72-71 = 212 5. Jackie Lucena, Florida 74-70-69 = 213* 6. MONET CHUN, U-M 74-74-67 = 215 7. Sophie Stevens, Florida 73-71-72 = 216 Emma Falcher, South Florida 74-66-76 = 216 9. Caroline Smith, Indiana 73-74-72 = 219 Annabell Fuller, Florida 73-72-74 = 219 Megan Propeck, Virginia 73-75-71 = 219 Brooke Biermann, Michigan State 72-68-79 = 219
Other Michigan Individuals
T15. Hailey Borja 80-72-69 = 221 T18. Sidney Yermish 77-72-75 = 224 30. Mara Janess 78-72-77 = 227 T31. Emilie Paltrinieri 79-77-72 = 228 T26. Grace Wang 77-74-75 = 226* T53. Lauren Sung 79-75-84 = 238* * played as individuals
