Ferrell, Badgers earn best finishes of the year at Cardinal Cup

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Ferrell, Badgers earn best finishes of the year at Cardinal Cup

October 20, 2015 | Women's Golf

Junior tied for first and equaled Wisconsin record for 54 holes

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Louisville, Ky. - Brooke Ferrell headlined a fourth-place performance for the Wisconsin women's golf team at the Cardinal Cup, as the junior tied the best 54-hole score in school history.

Ferrellwas 4-under and alone in the first through two rounds on Monday. In Round 3, Tuesday, Ferrell shot a 1-over 73, which put her at a 3-under 66-74-73=213 for the tournament. The scorecard tied two other marks-set by Ferrell in 2014 and four others-for the best three-round output in UW history.

Ferrell tied for first with Jacqueline Chulya (72-71-70=213) of Columbia, which noted a new best tournament finish. The result was also the first time a Badger won an event since Kimberly Dinh took the crown at the BYU Entrada Classic in 2013.

Wisconsin (302-295-299=896) moved up one spot, Tuesday, to place fourth-a new season-best finish for the Badgers. The team shot an 11-over 299 in the third round, putting it at 32-over for the competition.

No. 20 Louisville ( 14, 287-297-294=878) ran away with the tournament, topping second-place No. 47 Florida State ( 25, 296-289-304) by 11 strokes. Chattanooga (303-298-294=895) rounded out the top three after jumping seven spots on the final day of the Cardinal Cup. The Mocs were just one shot better than Wisconsin at 31-over.

In all, UW finished ahead of three top-50 teams (No. 31 Notre Dame, seventh; No. 23 East Carolina, eighth; No. 42 Illinois, ninth).

Michelle Cheung (78-72-78=228) and Nat Zeng (78-73-77=228) were Wisconsin's second-best performers, as the duo placed tied for 29th at 12-over. The freshman Zeng picked up a new career-low for 18 (73), 36 (151) and 54 (228) holes.

Becky Klongland tied for 34th, one stroke behind Cheung and Zeng at a 13-over 81-77-71=229. Her third-round 1-under 71 was the best score of the day and second-best-behind Ferrell's 66-for the tournament for the Badgers. Klongland also earned new 18- and 54-hole career-bests.

Gabby Curtis (80-76-81=237) completed the team scoring, shooting 21-over and finishing knotted in 65th.

Competing in the first 54-hole competition of her career, Tess Hackworthy ( 15, 80-75-76=231) placed tied for 44th and second among individual competitors. Her 36-hole score of 155 and second-round 75 beat out her previous season lows, which came during the stroke play rounds of the Badger Invitational.

Wisconsin returns to the links, Oct. 25-26, at the Alamo Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.

1	Louisville	14	287	297	294	878
2	Florida State	25	296	289	304	889
3	Chattanooga	31	303	298	294	895
4	Wisconsin	32	302	295	299	896
5	Virginia Tech	33	301	298	298	897
6	Louisville (B)	34	302	295	301	898
7	Notre Dame	35	303	287	309	899
8	East Carolina	36	296	302	302	900
9	Illinois	39	299	292	312	903
10	Columbia	40	301	300	303	904
11	Cincinnati	49	304	296	313	913
12	Richmond	50	308	299	307	914
13	Indiana	59	314	309	300	923
14	Ball State	67	307	305	319	931
15	Bradley	68	322	302	308	932

T1	Brooke Ferrell	-3	66	74	73	213
T29	Michelle Cheung	12	78	72	78	228
T29	Nat Zeng	12	78	73	77	228
T34	Becky Klongland	13	81	77	71	229
T65	Gabby Curtis	21	80	76	81	237
T44	Tess Hackworthy*	15	80	75	76	231