Sophomore Elena Hualde carded a 3-under par 69 in the final round Tuesday, the low individual round of the week for Auburn, but that was one of the lone bright spots as the Tigers finished in a disappointing tie for fourth at +13 in the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi.
“Overall, very disappointed with a tie for fourth-place finish,” Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. “Just had to count too many high numbers over the three days. Clean that up and we will have better finishes. Some bright spots were Michaela’s top-10 finish and Elena’s final-round 69.”
Hualde’s final round was her third round in the 60s this season and moved her into 11th place. She opened with a birdie and played the back nine in even par before birdieing three of her final seven holes.
Michaela Owen was the Tigers’ top individual finisher in a tie for eighth at 1-over par after a final round 73. Her three birdies on Tuesday were enough to earn her fourth career top-ten finish.
Freshman Kaleigh Telfer carded a final round 76 and finished tied for 27th in her first collegiate tournament. Kelli Murphy and sophomore Kayley Marschke finished in a tie for 34th.
Tournament co-host Ole Miss won the event at -10, seven shots ahead of second place Memphis. Ole Miss’ Julia Johnson and Memphis’ Abby Herrmann were co-medalists at -7. Johnson won a two-hole playoff to take the title.
Auburn will continue its fall season October 22-24 at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
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