How the Mizzou Tigers women’s golf team scored its best NCAAs in program history
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- Mizzou women’s golf tied for 12th at the NCAA Championship with a 23-over total.
- Ebba Liljeberg led Mizzou by tying for 32nd after shooting 2-over on Monday.
- The program made its second team NCAA appearance, improving from 16th in 2005.
The Missouri Tigers women’s golf concluded its time at the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California, on Monday.
After four days, the Tigers shot 23-over to tie for 12th place, marking the highest team placement in program history.
The majority of the remaining field struggled on the final day, as 13 of the 15 teams remaining shot over par. Mizzou was no exception, shooting 15 over.
The Tigers missed the next cutoff at the top-8 teams, finishing 12 strokes behind Pepperdine in eighth place. The Tigers tied with SMU after the Mustangs shot 13-over on Monday.
Ebba Liljeberg was Mizzou’s top golfer at the event, tying for 32nd. She shot 2 over Monday thanks to three birdies on the back nine. Addie Dobson was the next highest finisher at 7 over to tie for 46th. Dobson shot 2 over on the final day, recording five bogies.
Fleur Van Beek was the third-highest Mizzou golfer, shooting 9-over to tie for 55th. She shot 4-over Monday with a double-bogey on No. 18.
Melanie Walker struggled on the final day, shooting 9-over as the only Tigers scorecard that didn’t count toward the team score. Walker ended the event tied for 74th at 13-over.
Jade Zamora was the final Mizzou finisher at 17-over, taking sole possession of 80th. Zamora shot 7-over on Monday, mainly owing to a 6-over on the front nine.
This marked the second time the Mizzou women’s golf program has reached the NCAA Championship as a team. That appearance came in 2005 when the Tigers finished in 16th.
Walker, Zamora and Dobson will graduate at the end of the season, but the Tigers will return two of their top three golfers for next year as they attempt to reach back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances for the first time in program history.
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