The women’s golf team placed second out of six teams at their last tournament in Bethany, Okla., on March 5. The Lady Bisons earned their third straight second-place finish this season at the Diffee Ford-Lincoln Invitational par-70 course.
The Lady Bisons led by three strokes after round one with a score of 321. The team finished round two with a score of 352. This led the team to a total of 673 for the tournament.
Christy Morgan, Lady Bison head coach, said the team had a four-stroke lead going into day two, but the wind-chill factor and 35 mph winds affected the second day of play.
“Our ladies played well considering the tough conditions and came home with second place,” Morgan said. “I was proud of them for enduring such difficult conditions.”
The Lady Bisons led the tournament in par 3’s and par 5’s. They had seven birdies total.
So-Yun Kim, a senior from Seoul, South Korea, shot her 16th top 10 finish in her career at the invitational. She shot 79-85 for a 164 total. Kim had two birdies and 13 pars for the tournament. She was also Harding’s top performer on par 4’s.
Kim said she wants to finish strong this season and, since it is her last season to play golf for Harding, it is especially important to her.
“I’m spending more time on my short game and I’m also trying to strengthen my mental game,” Kim said. “I want to finish strong and good.”
With two tournaments left leading into the Great American Conference tournament, Harding is looking to finish with power.
“I am excited with how each of our ladies have played thus far,” Morgan said. “I don’t think we have all reached our best rounds at the same time. Hopefully we will all play well at the same time and finish the year strong.”
The Lady Bisons will play the Lions Classic March 25-26 at the Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark.
