Redshirt freshman Casey Weidenfeld of the Auburn Women’s Golf Team, who advanced to the championship round of the East Lake Cup in Atlanta on Tuesday, recovered from three hole downs to win 19 holes. The Tigers will face Texas A&M in Wednesday’s championship round.
Playing in the anchor spot, Bidenfeld birdied Oregon’s Cynthia Lou on the 16th and 17th, both scoring par on the par-5 18th. A hole where Weidenfeld is slightly closer with a birdie putt.
The players started the playoff on the par-3 15th hole. Weidenfeld scored his putt on his three-foot par to give Auburn his 3-2 win, but his opponent, who hit a drive into a greenside bunker, putt just inches longer. I hit a bogey on
Auburn will face Texas A&M on Wednesday after the Aggies beat UCLA 3-2. The match will begin at 11:45 am CDT on The Golf Channel with Weidenfeld televised as leadoff his match.
Coach Melissa Luren, who had to rebuild the lineup due to a graduation loss from last season’s group, which reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championship before losing 3-2 to eventual national champion Stanford, said she ‘s proven senior Megan Shofill scored the first points, sweeping 6&5. The show fill will be the anchor match against Texas A&M. Her tee time is 1:05 pm CDT.
The Tigers also scored points against the Ducks, with Junior Anna Foster taking the 4&2 win. Foster took the lead early on and was four shots ahead on nine holes.
The Ducks beat freshman Rachel Gorey 6&4 and junior Elina Shinz 3&2 as Weidenfeld from Pembroke Pines, Fla., set the stage for victory.
Weidenfeld said, “I think my nerves were a little high as an anchor match, but I was really looking forward to the challenge of being that anchor match and potentially being the deciding factor for the team.
“I made a lot of birdies and kept myself focused on my process and kept grinding there,” Weidenfeld said of recovering from three downs after nine holes and coming back from two downs to 15 holes. Told.
Ruellen, who has a history of strong comebacks for Auburn teams, was asked what the latest team showed her about her 2022-23 Tigers. I knew how,” she said. “I barked at them a little last week about our culture, but we never give up. Casey was a great example of never giving up.”
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