Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech in Seventh Place at Betsy Rawls Invitational
October 17, 2016 | Women's Golf
Sofia Garcia fired a 1-under card Monday in opening two rounds of Betsy Rawls Invitational
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech freshman Sofia Garcia combined to shoot 1-under over two rounds Monday to lead the Lady Raiders during the opening day of the Betsy Rawls Invitational held at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.
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Garcia finished with a 143 card through two rounds after a 2-over 70 in the morning session before returning with a 1-over score over the next 18 holes. She is one stroke out of a tie for third place and two strokes out of second entering Tuesday's third and final round.
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Miami's Dewi Weber took a commanding first-day lead after combining for an impressive 15-under card that featured a 64 opening round and then a 65 in the afternoon. Her successful start catapulted the Hurricanes into the opening-day lead with a 6-under 570 that was eight strokes better than second place Kent State.
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The Lady Raiders head into the final round in seventh place following a 12-over 300 opening 18 holes and then a 8-over second round. Tech is three strokes back of SMU in sixth place and five strokes behind fifth place Baylor. Texas and UNLV completed the top four at 8-over and 14-over, respectively.
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Gabby Barker, who won the Betsy Rawls individual title a year ago, posted Tech's second-lowest score as she overcome a difficult 6-over opening round to shoot 1-under in the afternoon. She is tied for 20th overall at 5-over for the tournament.
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Emma Ballard and Mami Yamamoto both fired 4-over opening round cards before Ballard was one stroke better over her next 18 holes while Yamamoto added a 7-over score that did not count to Tech's second-round total. Lauren Mason, meanwhile, started the day with a 10-over card and then posted a 5-over second round.
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The final round of the Betsy Rawls Invitational will begin with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start Tuesday morning. Live results will be posted throughout the round at www.BirdieFire.com.
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Garcia finished with a 143 card through two rounds after a 2-over 70 in the morning session before returning with a 1-over score over the next 18 holes. She is one stroke out of a tie for third place and two strokes out of second entering Tuesday's third and final round.
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Miami's Dewi Weber took a commanding first-day lead after combining for an impressive 15-under card that featured a 64 opening round and then a 65 in the afternoon. Her successful start catapulted the Hurricanes into the opening-day lead with a 6-under 570 that was eight strokes better than second place Kent State.
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The Lady Raiders head into the final round in seventh place following a 12-over 300 opening 18 holes and then a 8-over second round. Tech is three strokes back of SMU in sixth place and five strokes behind fifth place Baylor. Texas and UNLV completed the top four at 8-over and 14-over, respectively.
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Gabby Barker, who won the Betsy Rawls individual title a year ago, posted Tech's second-lowest score as she overcome a difficult 6-over opening round to shoot 1-under in the afternoon. She is tied for 20th overall at 5-over for the tournament.
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Emma Ballard and Mami Yamamoto both fired 4-over opening round cards before Ballard was one stroke better over her next 18 holes while Yamamoto added a 7-over score that did not count to Tech's second-round total. Lauren Mason, meanwhile, started the day with a 10-over card and then posted a 5-over second round.
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The final round of the Betsy Rawls Invitational will begin with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start Tuesday morning. Live results will be posted throughout the round at www.BirdieFire.com.
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