SEDONA, Ariz. – The Illinois State women's golf team got a two-under final round from Kira Wolf, as the team climbed a place to finish 10th at the 2023 Red Rocks Invitational, hosted at Oakcreek Country Club.
The Redbirds' three-round score of 903 included rounds of 311, 296, and 296. Navy finished a stroke over par on the final day and climbed into the team championship seat with a three-round 880. Grand Canyon (884), Cal State Fullerton (885), Gonzaga (886), Weber State (887), Delaware (891), tournament host Northern Arizona (895), California Baptist (895), and Creighton (899) all finished just ahead of ISU in the top-10.
Wolf was stellar in her final round, which started on the par-four 10th hole. She opened her day with a bogey before answering back with a par and three consecutive birdies to drop her to two under par through the first five holes. She hit her lone rough patch of the round over her next three holes with three consecutive bogeys, as a par on her ninth hole sent her into the turn at a stroke over par. Her second round was blemish-free with six pars and three birdies, including under-par holes on three of her final six of the back nine. Behind the two-under final round she climbed to 58th individually in the field with a three-round 232 (+16).
Dani Grace Schrock had the Redbirds' second-lowest score on the final day with a 74, giving her a three-round 223, good for a tie of 21st overall in the tournament. Opening her day on the par-four eighth hole, she had four birdies and eight pars on the day, shooting a balanced 37 on both the front and back nine of the course.
Avalon Woodward finished a shot behind Schrock both on the day with a third-round 75, and in the tournament with a 224, placing in a tie for 24th. Woodward had a birdie over her final 18 holes with 14 pars on the day.
Newcomer Michaela Kverkova had three birdies and nine pars for a four-over 76, placing her 51st in the tournament field with a three-round 229 (+13).
Ali Schrock ended the tournament with a final-round 84 with nine pars, ending the tournament by placing 93rd with a 54-hole score of 240.
The Redbirds return to the course on Monday, April 3, the team's final MVC Championship tune-up, as ISU travels to Richmond, Kentucky, to compete in the Colonel Classic hosted by Eastern Kentucky University.
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