OSU takes fifth, OU eighth, Tulsa ninth in Charles Schwab Collegiate Challenge
Fort Worth, Texas – A career-best finish from Thitaporn Saithip helped the Oklahoma State women’s golf team to a fifth-place showing at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Challenge. Oklahoma finished eighth and the University of Tulsa ninth.
The 21st-ranked Cowgirls posted a 17-over, 869 over three rounds to finish ahead of Big 12 rivals Baylor and Texas Tech.
Saithip, a junior from Thailand, posted eight birdies over 54 holes to end the tournament at 1-under par (212) and claim the highest finish of her three-year OSU career. She was just three shots behind individual medalist, Cayetana Fernandez of Texas A&M.
12th-ranked Grace Kilcrease finished in the top-10 of all five fall events after tying for sixth in Fort Worth. It’s the longest top-10 streak by a Cowgirl since the 2020-21 season when Isabella Fierro claimed six straight. The junior transfer from Tulsa carded a 66 in round one and put up 73 and 74 in rounds two and three, respectively.
Ellie Bushnell posted a solid 2-over, 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for 27th.
Competing individually, Lucy Darr fired a team-high five birdies on Tuesday in a 3-over, 74 performance that netted her a tie for 29th.
Fellow freshmen Tarapath Panya (+4, 75) and Summer Lee (+7, 78) finished 33rd and 50th respectively.
The Cowgirls are off for the next three months. They’ll open the spring season Feb. 3-4 at the FAU Paradise Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla.
Oklahoma concluded its fall slate finishing eighth (+35, 887) among the 12-team field after recording a 7-over 291 in the third round.
Junior MaKayla Tyrrell led the Sooner lineup and tied for 22nd with a 6-over 219. Tyrrell started the final 18 with a bogey on the 10th hole before recording two birdies and another bogey on the back nine. She tallied birdies on the fourth, eighth and ninth holes to record a 69, marking the lone round under par by a Sooner.
Junior Gracie Mayo tied for 29th with rounds of 75-73-74. Mayo started the day with a bogey and a double bogey before shooting even par for the rest of the round.
Senior Reagan Chaney and junior Savannah Barber tied for 33rd (11-over, 224). Chaney tallied a birdie on her sixth hole before five bogeys and a birdie on her penultimate hole. Barber recorded three birdies and six bogeys on the day. Freshman Audrey Rischer rounded out the OU lineup, tying for 51st with rounds of 76-77-77. Rischer fired a pair of birdies and eight bogeys in the final round.
The University of Tulsa finished its fall schedule with a ninth place finish, shooting 38-over 890 over the 54-hole tournament.
Tulsa closed with its best round of the tournament, shooting 8-over, 292 on Tuesday to finish three strokes behind Oklahoma and seven behind Baylor in seventh.
Lovisa Gunnar shot even par on Tuesday to move up six places and finish 13th after carding a +4 for the tournament. She started the day on hole 10 with a birdie sandwiched between a pair of bogeys, but rattled off four straight pars before a birdie on four got her back to even. Gunnar closed with a bogey on eight and birdie on nine.
Sydney Seigel finished two strokes behind Gunnar in 22nd. Seigel recorded a birdie on 14 and finished one-over on the day. Allyn Stephens shot even par to finish +13, moving up 13 spots into 40th. Jenni Roller (+18) placed 53rd and Norah Seidl (+25) finished 57th to round out the Tulsa golfers.
Tulsa golf returns will return to competitive action February 2-4 with the UCF Challenge in Orlando, Florida.