Parsons’ T20 Finish At Medinah Leads The Way for Hoosiers

Tuesday, October 9

Medinah, IL

10:00 AM ET

Indiana University

Illinois Women's Invite

Parsons’ T20 Finish At Medinah Leads The Way for Hoosiers

10/9/2018 8:56:00 PM | Women's Golf

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Tournament: Illini Invitational at Medinah
Location: Medinah, Illinois
Course: Medinah Country Club
Indiana team standing: T10th/15 teams – 871 (291-290-290; +7)
Top Indiana individual: Mary Parsons (T20th) – 215 (74-71-70; -1)
Online Scoring: GolfStat.com

Although the Hoosiers posted a team score of 290 on Tuesday in the final round of the Illini Invitational at Medinah, they were unable to move up the team leaderboard and settled for a tie for 10th place with Wisconsin. There were a number of individual highlights as noted below.

CHIP-INS
• While competing as an individual, so her score did not count towards the team score, sophomore Mary Parsons closed with a 2-under par round of 70 to tie for 20th overall with a score of 215 (74-71-70; -1). Her final round featured four birdies and two bogeys.

• Marks the eighth time Parsons has finished T20 or better in 12 career events.

• Despite a final round 75, graduate transfer Kari Bellville was still able to tie for 25th individually with a score of 216 (69-72-75; Even). It is her first Top 25 finish since a fourth-place finish at the Chip-N Club Invitational Oct. 5-6, 2015 while a member of the Notre Dame women's golf team.

• The Even par score is tied for the best score in relation to par in Bellville's career. She also finished Even par at the Chip-N Club Invitational in October of 2015 while at Notre Dame.

• Senior Erin Harper earned a share of 27th place with a score of 217 (73-72-72; +1). In her final round, she ran off a string of three straight birdies on holes 16, 17 and 18 to get back to even par on the day after tough start.

• Harper has played eight rounds this season and six of them have resulted in scores of 72 or better.

• Freshman Alexis Miestowski had the best round of her brief career, using six birdies to post a 2-under 70 in the final round. She finished the tournament tied for 33rd with a score of 218 (73-75-70; +2).

• Miestowski tied for the tournament lead in Par 3 scoring, playing the Par 3's in 3-under par over the three rounds.

• Priscilla Schmid tied for 43rd with a score of 220 (76-71-73; +4) after her final round 73 that included two birdies and three bogeys.

• Angela Aung closed the event with her third consecutive score of 77 to put her in a tie for 79th with a total score of 231 (77-77-77; +15).

BY THE NUMBERS
Pos.    Name                           R1        R2        R3        Total (to par)
T25     Kari Bellville                 69        72        75        216 (E)
T27     Erin Harper                   73        72        72        217 (+1)
T34     Alexis Miestowski        73        75        70        218 (+2)
T43     Priscilla Schmid            76        71        73        220 (+4)
T79     Angela Aung                 77        77        77        231 (+15)

T20     Mary Parsons**           74        71        70        215 (-1)
** Competing as an Individual

UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers are back on the course for the Alexa Stirling Women's Intercollegiate in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 26-28. The tournament will be played at the Atlanta Athletic Club.