AUSTIN, Texas — Third-ranked Arkansas put together a dominating performance winning the program’s first NCAA Regional title and advancing to the NCAA Championship.
Junior Maria Fassi flirted with the lead in the first two rounds and rallied with three consecutive birdies taking the lead on the 16th hole of the final round to win the individual title.
The Razorbacks posted their best round in a regional in program history on Tuesday with a 17-under 271 and finished the event shooting 26-under par 838.
Fassi won with three rounds under par shooting 69–70–69 — 208 to claim the first individual regional title in program history.
Junior Dylan Kim finished third and Alana Uriell and Kaylee Benton tied for fourth overall Cara Gorlei improved in the final round and finished tied for 38th overall.
The win is:
• The first NCAA Regional title for the women’s golf team
• The first NCAA Individual Regional title for the program
• A school-record seventh single-season tournament victory
• The second consecutive win following the program’s first SEC Championship two weeks ago
Low numbers were hard to come by in the final round with just three teams finishing the day under par.
Notes
• Arkansas has won a school record seven tournaments this season (previous best was three in a season)
• Coach Shauna Taylor has coached the Razorbacks to at least one tournament win in six consecutive seasons
• Coach Shauna Taylor has coached Arkansas to six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes including the program’s first title this year
• Arkansas has played to 10 top-4 finishes in 10 tournaments (7 wins, 2 runners-up and 1 fourth-place finish)
Regional Notes
• This is the first NCAA Regional title for the Razorback women’s golf team and the first individual title at a Regional
• Round two’s 17-under 271 is Arkansas’ best single round in a Regional in program history
• Arkansas has had six top-5 NCAA Regional finishes
• Alana Uriell’s 7-under 65 in round two in the best individual Razorback round in a Regional
• Arkansas was one of just two teams with four players under par for the tournament
The Lineup
| PLACE | PLAYER | SCORES | TO PAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Fassi | 69–70–69—208 | -8 |
| 3 | Dylan Kim | 79–68–73—211 | -5 |
| T4. | Kaylee Benton | 72–68–69—212 | -4 |
| T4. | Alana Uriell | 78–65–69—212 | -4 |
| T38. | Cara Gorlei | 73–75–74—222 | +6 |
The Field
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORES | TO PAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No. 3 Arkansas | 284–271–283—838 | -26 |
| 2 | No. 8 Texas | 281–285–285—849 | -15 |
| T3. | No. 19 Auburn | 292–291–286—869 | +5 |
| T3. | No. 14 Florida | 291–287–291—869 | +5 |
| T3. | No. 35 Baylor | 288–293–288—869 | +5 |
| 6 | No. 21 Oklahoma | 299–282–289—870 | +6 |
| 7 | No. 38 Texas A&M | 295–286–297—878 | +14 |
| 8 | No. 11 Michigan State | 285–302–295—882 | +18 |
| 9 | No. 41 Brigham Young | 291–296–298—885 | +21 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 288–293–307—888 | +24 |
| 11 | No. 25 Houston | 300–297–293—890 | +26 |
| 12 | UTSA | 298–295–299—892 | +28 |
| 13 | No. 49 Texas Tech | 300–299–300—899 | +35 |
| 14 | Houston Baptist | 301–299–310—910 | +46 |
| 15 | No. 30 Miami | 298–306–310—914 | +50 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 302–304–311—917 | +53 |
| 17 | Missouri State | 319–319–308—946 | +82 |
| 18 | No. 48 East Carolina | 299–152–DNF | +29 |
