GLADEWATER, Texas -- The LeTourneau women's golf team placed third at the annual Energy Weldfab Tempest Intercollegiate, which concluded on Tuesday at the par-72 Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater.
LeTourneau finished with a 647 (327-320) to place third in the tournament after shaving seven strokes off its first-round score. Mary Hardin-Baylor took the team title with a 610 (307-303).
Emerson Swanner carded a career-best 1-over, 73 in the first round and placed in a tie for sixth overall in the tournament with a 36-hole score of 13-over, 157 (73-84). Swanner carded three birdies in her opening round on Monday. The top-10 finish is the second in as many tournaments for Swanner this season.
Jordan Wong and
Halle Carr had top-20 finishes. Wong posted a 18-over, 162 (79-83) to finish in a tie for 15th as she registered two birdies in the first round and one more in the final round. Carr fired a career-best round of 3-over, 75 in Tuesday's round to place 17th with a 19-over, 163 (88-75). She had back-to-back birdies on holes No. 16 and 17 on Tuesday.
Calli Hoesterey also had a strong final round as she finished with a 78 and placed 21st with a 36-hole score of 171 (93-78). She tallied three birdies on Tuesday, including on her final hole of the round.
Leilani Hanna finished 31st with a 181 (87-94) and
Natalie Shield came in with a 189 (98-91).
Kylee Schools also made her collegiate debut as an individual.
Concordia Texas' Katelyn Miller bested the field to take medalist honors with a 8-over, 152 (76-76).
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LeTourneau returns to action at the Sulphur Springs Invitational on Oct. 12-13 at the Sulphur Springs Country Club.
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