AUSTIN, Texas 2018 NCAA Womens Golf Regional Champions!
The third-ranked University of Arkansas womens golf team put together a dominating performance winning the programs first NCAA Regional title and advancing to the NCAA Championship. Junior Maria Fassi flirted with the lead in the first two rounds and rallied with three consecutive birdies taking the lead on the 16th hole of the final round to win the individual title.
The Razorbacks posted their best round in a regional in program history on Tuesday with a 17-under 271 and finished the event shooting 26-under par 838. Fassi won with three rounds under par shooting 697069208 to claim the first individual regional title in program history. Junior Dylan Kim finished third and Alana Uriell and Kaylee Benton tied for fourth overall Cara Gorlei improved in the final round and finished tied for 38th overall.
The win is:
The first NCAA Regional title for the womens golf team
The first NCAA Individual Regional title for the program
A school-record seventh single-season tournament victory
The second consecutive win following the programs first SEC Championship two weeks ago
Low numbers were hard to come by in the final round with just three teams finishing the day under par.
Notes
Arkansas has won a school record seven tournaments this season (previous best was three in a season)
Coach Shauna Taylor has coached the Razorbacks to at least one tournament win in six consecutive seasons
Coach Shauna Taylor has coached Arkansas to six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes including the programs first title this year
Arkansas has played to 10 top-4 finishes in 10 tournaments (7 wins, 2 runners-up and 1 fourth-place finish)
Regional Notes
This is the first NCAA Regional title for the Razorback womens golf team and the first individual title at a Regional
Round twos 17-under 271 is Arkansas best single round in a Regional in program history
Arkansas has had six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes
Alana Uriells 7-under 65 in round two in the best individual Razorback round in a Regional
Arkansas was one of just two teams with four players under par for the tournament
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