Cougars finish 13th at Big 12 Championships

BYU women’s golf finished its inaugural Big 12 Championship in 13th after posting rounds of 303-306-299–908 to finish 56-over-par for the tournament.

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HOCKLEY, Texas – BYU women’s golf finished its inaugural Big 12 Championship in 13th after posting rounds of 303-306-299–908 to finish 56-over-par for the tournament. 

"The Big 12 Conference Championship was an amazing experience,” BYU head coach Carrie Roberts said. "We didn’t show well, but we know what we need to work on. We are excited to be in this conference with world-class competition and hopefully be able to take our games to the level needed to compete.”

Texas (286-283-282—851; -1) took home the team title after being the only team to finish under-par in the 54-hole tournament. Iowa State (292-283-288—863; +11) finished runner-up at 11-over-par with Kansas State (292-289-285—866; +14) taking third at 14-over. Baylor (292-289-287—868; +16) and Texas Tech (293-295-281—869; +17) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth respectively. 

Maria Jose Barragan (78-73-74–225; +12) finished tied for 41st, with Lila Galeai (74-81-73–228; +15) tied for 48th and Alexa Udom (77-77-75–229; +16) tied for 50th. Berlin Long (74-79-79–232; +19) tied for 55th and Lily McCauley (82-77-77–236; +23) rounded out the tournament for the Cougars in 60th. 

Selection for the NCAA Regional tournaments will commence on Wednesday, April 24 at 12 p.m. MDT on The Golf Channel.