TU’s Majidizadeh takes fifth in Lady Paladin Invitational
Greenville, SC – The Tulsa women’s golf team finished in 11th place at the 20-team Lady Paladin Invitational on Sunday, while Nadia Majidizadeh paced the Hurricane with a fifth-place performance. Majidizadeh turned in a final round 1-under par 71 and finished the with a 2-under par score of 214, while as a team the Hurricane had its best round of the tournament with a 4-over par 292 to finish the event with a total score of 895 at the par-72 Furman University Golf Course.
The senior from Tulsa’s Union High School began the day on the par-4 10th hole and was even-par after her first nine holes with a birdie on the par-5 13th hole and a bogey on the par-4 18th hole. After the turn, she birdied holes 2, 4 and 6 to take a 3-under par score into the final three holes, but bogeyed the last two holes of the day.
Freshman Greta Bruner had a 73 on Sunday and finished the tournament with a 15th place score of 1-over par 217.
Sophomore Johanna Samuelsson turned in a final round 74 and finished in 74th place with a 54-hole total of 232. Freshman Taylor Dobson finished the day at 76 and placed 85th overall with a score of 234, while sophomore Olivia Jackson carded her best round of the tournament with a 2-over par score of 74 to place 92nd with a total score of 238.
Texas won the team title by two strokes over host Furman, 853 (-11) to 855 (-9), while Texas’ Emilee Hoffman overtook Furman’s Alice Chen for a one-stroke victory, 210 (-6) to 211 (-5).
Tulsa will be in action next at the Yale Invitational, October 7-9, in New Haven, Conn.
Team Results
1. Texas 283-284-286=853
2. Furman 281-286-288=855
3. Illinois 286-286-290=862
4. Augusta 300-278-288=866
5. Middle Tennessee 282-301-287=870
6. Missouri 287-298-296=881
7. Ole Miss 289-295-300=864
8. Virginia Tech 291-296-303=890
9. East Tennessee St. 304-297-290=891
10. Kennesaw State 303-295-295=893
11. Tulsa 299-304-292=895
12 Daytona State 293-299-304=896
T13. UNCW 303-301-296=900
T13. Maryland 293-297-310=900
T15. Minnesota 305-304-298=907
T15. Mercer 208-293-306=907
17. Georgetown 301-307-300=908
18. New Mexico 302-307-302=911
19. Georgia State 296-320-310=926
20. Wofford 309-319-318=946
Tulsa Individuals
T5. Nadia Majidizadeh 73-70-71=214 (-2)
T15. Greta Bruner 70-74-73=217 (+1)
T74. Johanna Samuelsson 78-80-74=232 (+16)
T85. Taylor Dobson 78-80-76=234 (+18)
T92. Olivia Jackson 80-84-74=238 (+22)
Top-5 Individuals
1. Emilee Hoffman, Texas 65-75-70=210 (-6)
2. Alice Chen, Furman 70-69-72=211 (-5)
3. Bing Singhsumalee, Illinois 70-70-72=212 (-4)
4. Amanda Hollandsworth, VT 67-74-72=213 (-3)
T5. Nadia Majidizadeh, Tulsa 73-70-71=214 (-2)
T5. Eunice Yi, Augusta 75-68-71=214 (-2)
T5. Sophia Schubert, Texas 72-69-73=214 (-2)
T5. Loy Hee Ying, ETSU 77-66-71=214 (-2)