Kent State University
UCF Challenge
No. 3 Women’s Golf Wins UCF Challenge
2/4/2020 3:06:00 PM | Women's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla.- The No. 3 Kent State women's golf team won its fourth tournament of the season- by a six-stroke margin – on Tuesday at the UCF Challenge, hosted by UCF at the Eagle Creek Golf Club.
The Flashes turned in a 21-under par three-round total of 843 (289-279-275) to capture the event. The No. 13 Michigan State placed second with a 15-under par total of 849, while No. 39 Miami finished third with a 14-under par 850.
Freshman Caley McGinty shot the lowest score of any player in Tuesday's round with a 67 (-5). McGinty recorded five birdies and had no holes over par in the final 18 holes en route to a tie for eighth place at 212 (-4).
Senior Karoline Stormo carded a 68 (-4) in the final round after she went 17 holes for par or better with five birdies. Stormo finished tied for fourth at 210 (-6). Senior Pimnipa Panthong finished in seventh at 211 (-5) after a third round score of 69 (-3).
Junior Chloe Salort finished the day with a bogey-free round of  71 (-1) score and finished the tournament tied for eighth at 212 (-4). Junior Kory Nielsen fired a 72 (E) and finished tied for 33rd at 217 (+1).
Sophomore Thitapa Pakdeesettakul, who competed as an individual, finished tied for 12th at 213 (-3) after she fired a third round of 71 (-1).
Kent State led the tournament in three categories- par 3 scoring (E), par 5 scoring (-17), and in birdies (53).
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The Flashes return to action Feb. 9-11 at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif.
1         Kent State                 289     279     275     843
T4       Karoline Stormo         73       69       68       210
7         Pimnipa Panthong     70       72       69       211
T8       Caley McGinty            74       71       67       212
T8       Chloe Salort              72       69       71       212
T33     Kory Nielsen              75       70       72       217
T12     Thitapa Pakdeesettakul         70       72       71       213
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