Kilcrease fires record 63 as Schooner Fall Classic wraps up
NORMAN – Oklahoma women’s golf wrapped up the rain-shortened Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club, finishing fifth (2-under, 558) among the 16-team field. Houston edged Auburn by two shots for the team title, finishing at 9-under.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament was shortened to 36 holes after torrential rain interrupted the second round. Scores from the second round were discarded and the field started the third round on Monday morning, finishing 36 holes on Saturday and Monday.
Oklahoma State Grace Kilcrease, a transfer from Tulsa, shot a school-record 63 to help the Cowgirls leap seven spots up the leaderboard and finish seventh.
The Sooners shot 5-under 275 on Monday, improving eight strokes from their Saturday score of 3-over 283. Oklahoma was one of five teams that finished under par.
Freshman Audrey Rischer tied for 11th and fired rounds of 70-68, finishing 2-under in the final round. Rischer recorded five birdies – all on the front nine, including three consecutive holes on the fifth through seventh. She completed the back nine 2-over 36.
Senior Reagan Chaney and junior Emily Hun tied for 19th (E, 140). Chaney tallied four birdies, including back-to-back on the second and third holes, and finished even-par 70. Hun matched Rischer with a team-high five birdies, tallying three straight on the first through third holes. Hun finished the front nine 4-under 32 and the back nine 2-over 36, shooting a 2-under 68.
Junior Savannah Barber tied for 28th (1-over, 141) and fired a 1-under 69 in the final round, recording four birdies. Sophomore Gracie Mayo rounded out the OU lineup, tying for 37th (3-over, 153).
Junior MaKayla Tyrrell led the group of OU individuals, tying for 15th (1-under, 139). Tyrrell opened the event with an even-par 70 and fired a 1-under 69 on Monday.
Sophomore Holly McLean and redshirt sophomore Raychel Nelke tied for 28th (1-over, 141) and 42nd (4-over, 144), respectively. Junior Isabelle Schlick tied for 63rd (7-over, 147).
Kilcrease, already having won the Carmel Cup earlier this month, became the new low-round record holder in program history. The junior shot a 63, besting the 64s fired by Maddison Hinson-
Tolchard, Amy Ruengmatakhun and Jayde Panos. Hinson-Tolchard shot her 64 at last year’s Schooner Fall Classic. The round put Kilcrease in a tie for eighth overall.
Kilcrease tally was also 7-under par, which is the second-best round vs par in program history. Jayde Panos posted an 8-under score back in 2011. The program’s most recent 7-under was by Hinson-Tolchard in 2022.
“She (Kilcrease) has just been incredible with everything from her work ethic to being a teammate,” Cowgirl head coach Greg Robertson said. “What she’s doing in tournaments, I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
The team didn’t just rely on Kilcrease on Monday. The Cowgirls shot a team score of 271, the third-best round of the day in the 16-team field. The score of 271 tied for the third lowest round by score in program history.
The historic day placed the Pokes in a tie for seventh with Iowa State. The rainy day put OSU 13 strokes behind Houston.
Freshman Lucy Darr put up another career-best round with a 1-under 69. The score marked her first time breaking par in her young career. She shot five strokes better than the Saturday, where the temperature was nearly 30 degrees warmer.
Ellie Bushnell matched Darr, putting up another 69. After a double-bogey early on, Bushnell went on to nab multiple birdies to put her in a tie for 37th. Just like Darr, she improved by five strokes in the cooler conditions.
Thitaporn Saithip had a solid day, shooting even par, a three-stroke improvement from Saturday. Freshman Rylee Roberts concluded her first collegiate tournament with a 77.
On the individual side of things, freshman Summer Lee shined. She fired a 68, improving her career-best that she shot on Saturday. The performance gave the young Cowgirl a 15th-place finish.
Sammie Miller also competed as an individual and shot a solid 72.
Tulsa shot 8-over Monday to drop into 13th place in the field. The Hurricane shot 288 on the final day. Sydeny Seigel led the Tulsa golfers after carding 72 to finish +2 on the day and the tournament, good enough for a tie in 33rd. Allyn Stephens shot a 1-over 71 to place in a tie for 37th a stroke behind Seigel.
Lovisa Gunnar shot two over on both days to finish +4 in a tie for 42nd. Hanna Robinnett (+6) was three over par on both days. Jennifer Roller (+8) shot 74-74. Â Competing as an individual, Norah Seidl (+15) shot 78 Monday.
The Oral Roberts women’s golf team finished 14th out of 16 teams this past weekend at the Schooner Fall Classic.
As a team, ORU finished 18-over par (291-287). The tournament champion Houston Cougars finished the event 9-under par (276-275).
Junior Kate Strickland finished with the lowest individual score for ORU. Strickland (70-70) finished even par for the second consecutive tournament, earning a top-20 finish (19th).
Avery Blake (71-71) finished the tournament 2-over par and tied for 33rd in Individuals. Freshman Anna Swan (72-72) finished nine back of Blake tied for 42nd. Swan ended the tournament 4-over par.
Fellow freshman Jayla Kucy (78-74) finished 12-over par and tied for 81st. Morgan Palermo (80-77) finished eight-back of Kucy at 17-over par.