TicketsHOCKLEY, Texas – The University of Cincinnati women's golf team battled through windy conditions in the final round of the Big 12 Championships on Thursday.
Junior Yu-Wei Chiang guided the Bearcats through blustery conditions in Houston, where wind gusts reached up to 40 miles per hour. She posted a four-over-par (75) in the final round, highlighted by a birdie on a lengthy par five. Chiang showed significant improvement, cutting seven strokes from her second-round score.
Graduate student Ruby Chou wrapped up the tournament in a tie for 25th place, her fifth top-25 finish of the season. She paced the Bearcats with a team-best five birdies throughout the event.
Mar Garcia (T31), Rim Imni (T45), Yu-Wei Chiang (T57) and Minoo Mousavi (67) followed in order.
Cincinnati finished 13th overall with a team total of 908. Oklahoma State, Arizona State, and Arizona shared the Big 12 Championship crown, each posting a score of 871. Kansas State's Sophie Bert claimed the individual title with a tournament-best two-under-par 211.
Cincinnati Scores
T25. Ruby Chou (74-71-78=223)
T31. Mar Garcia (73-75-76=224)
T45. Rim Imni (75-70-82=227)
T57. Yu-Wei Chiang (77-82-75=234)
67. Minoo Mousavi (79-83-85=247)
Team Leaderboard
T1. Oklahoma State (871)
T1. Arizona State (871)
T1. Arizona (871)
4. TCU (872)
5. Kansas State (877)
6. Iowa State (880)
7. Houston (881)
8. BYU (898)
9. UCF (899)
10. Kansas (900)
11. Baylor (901)
12. Texas Tech (903)
13. Cincinnati (908)
14. Colorado (910)