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Big Ten Championships
Chun Wins Second B1G Crown, Wolverines Fourth at Conference Championships
4/21/2024 7:19:00 PM | Women's Golf
» With her final-round 70 (-2), Monet Chun tied for medalist honors (209, -7) at the Big Ten Championships, capturing her second career conference title and third in program history.
» With an even-par 864 54-hole total, 37th-ranked Michigan tied for fourth, along with Purdue, at the conference championships. It is U-M's 13th top-five finish and third in the last four years.
» With her 214 (-2) total, Hailey Borja gave U-M two Wolverines in the top 10 as she tied for seventh -- her career-best performance at Big Tens. Her 54-hole sub-par tally marked the sixth of her career.
» U-M recorded two holes-in-one at the championships after Mara Janess in the first round and Chun in the second.
Site: Havre de Grace, Md.
Tournament: Big Ten Championships (Day 3 of 3)
Course: Bulle Rock Golf Course (par 72, 6,314 yards)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-4th of 14 Teams (288-287-289/864, E)
Top U-M Individual: Monet Chun, tie-1st (73-66-70/209, -7)
Next U-M Event: Mon-Wed., May 6-8 -- at NCAA Regional (site/time TBD)
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- Earning medalist honors for the second time at the Big Ten Championships, senior Monet Chun guided the 37th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team to an even-par 864 54-hole total and tie for fourth at the conference championship Sunday (April 21) at Bulle Rock Golf Course.
With a 209 (-7) championship total, Chun (73-66-70) won the second conference crown of her career sharing the top spot with Minnesota's Isabella McCauley (74-71-64) and Indiana's Caroline Craig (69-69-71). After winning the title in 2022 (205, -8), Chun added U-M's third Big Ten medalist honor in program history. Elodie Van Dievoet won U-M's first Big Ten title in 2017.
After being declared tri-medalists, Chun, McCauley and Craig went out for a sudden-death playoff to determine the designation of "medalist" for individual qualification to NCAA Regionals. After all three opened with pars on No. 18, the trio went out to No. 16, where Chun chipped in for a birdie to win the tiebreak.
For her efforts throughout the weekend, Chun was named to the All-Championships Team along with McCauley, Craig, Caroline Smith (Indiana), Lauryn Nguyen (Northwestern) and Katie Lu (Michigan State).
In addition to Chun's performance, fifth-year senior Hailey Borja helped U-M close the event with a pair of top-10 Wolverines. She saved her best for last in her final conference event. Posting her sixth career sub-par 54-hole total of 214 (-2, 71-73-70), Borja tied for seventh as she etched her first top-10 finish at the championship tournament. Her prior best finish was a tie for 16th in 2021.
In their first career Big Ten postseason event, freshman Sidney Yermish tallied a 224 (78-73-73) to a tie for 40th, while sophomore Mara Janess tied for 45th at 225 (71-75-79). Sophomore sisters Lauren Sung and Sydney Sung rounded out the Wolverine starters as they tied for 49th (227) and tied for 55th (229), respectively.
In addition to U-M's 13th top-five team finish at conference championships, the Maize and Blue highlighted the event with a pair of holes-in-one. In the first round, Janess used an 8-iron from 142 yards to record her ace on the seventh hole. In the second round, Chun used a 5-iron from 162 yards on the 17th hole for her ace.
The Wolverines shift their focus to a bid for an upcoming NCAA regional selection. The 72-team field and individuals (36) will be announced on Wednesday (April 24) during the live selection show on the Golf Channel at 2 p.m.
Regional play will take place Monday through Wednesday, May 6-8 at six different regional sites. The top five teams (a total of 30 teams) and the top individual not on an advancing team (six total) will advance to play in the NCAA Finals at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Final Team Standings
1. Indiana 288-285-283 = 856 (-8) 2. Michigan State 279-283-295 = 857 3. Northwestern 287-295-281 = 863 4. MICHIGAN 288-287-289 = 864 Purdue 292-289-283 = 864 6. Ohio State 298-288-286 = 872 7. Maryland 298-287-288 = 873 8. Wisconsin 295-294-293 = 882 9. Minnesota 301-296-287 = 884 10. Nebraska 301-293-299 = 893 11. Rutgers 305-296-297 = 898 Illinois 301-297-300 = 898 13. Penn State 310-294-298 = 902 Iowa 300-298-304 = 902
Top Individuals
1. MONET CHUN, U-M 73-66-70 = 209 (-7) Isabella McCauley, Minnesota 74-71-64 = 209 Caroline Craig, Indiana 69-69-71 = 209 4. Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern 67-74-70 = 211 Caroline Smith, Indiana 73-71-67 = 211 6. Katie Lu, Michigan State 70-68-74 = 212 Isabel Sy, Illinois 70-70-74 = 214 7. HAILEY BORJA, U-M 71-73-70 = 214 Paula Balanzategui, Michigan State 67-72-75 = 214
Michigan Individuals
T1. Monet Chun 73-66-70 = 209 (-7) T7. Hailey Borja 71-73-70 = 214 (-2) T40. Sidney Yermish 78-73-73 = 224 T45. Mara Janess 71-75-79 = 225 T49. Lauren Sung 73-78-76 = 227 T55. Sydney Sung 74-79-76 = 229
All-Big Ten Championships Team
Monet Chun, Michigan Caroline Craig, Indiana Isabella McCauley, Minnesota Caroline Smith, Indiana Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern Katie Lu, Michigan State
