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Women's Golf Set To Host Puerto Rico Classic
March 04, 2024 | Women's Golf
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico - - For its third event of the spring season, the Ball State women's golf team travels to the Caribbean to host the Puerto Rico Classic.
After a practice round Monday on the Flamboyan Course at the Palmas Del Mar Golf Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico, the Cardinals will tee off at 8:30 a.m. AST / 7:30 a.m. EST Tuesday on holes 1-6 of the 6,026-yard, 72-par course.
For Wednesday's second round, the Cardinals return to holes 1-6 starting at 8:30 a.m. AST / 7:30 a.m. EST. Thursday's final round, with starting holes will be determined by team standings entering the day, will begin at 8 a.m. AST / 7 a.m. EST. All three rounds will feature shotgun starts.
In addition to the host Cardinals, Cal Baptist, FGCU, Georgia State, Little Rock, Loyola, Northern Kentucky, Seattle, South Dakota, UNC-Greensboro, Western Carolina and Wofford will compete in the 12-team event.
In all, 71 players are slated to battle for the Puerto Rico Classic title, including all nine Ball State student-athletes.
BSU's five-player lineup features sophomore Sarah Gallagher, freshman JJ Gregston, sophomore Jasmine Driscoll, senior Kiah Parrott and freshman Madelyn Young.
Competing as individuals for the Cardinals will be junior Payton Bennett, sophomore Madelin Boyd, freshman Jenna Estravillo and junior Sabrina Langerak.
Gallagher is coming off one of the best performances of her collegiate career, as she tied for eighth at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational with a career-low 54-hole score of 215 (71-72-72). The effort helped her climb 70 spots in the national rankings to 844th and earned her MAC Golfer of the Week honors.
Parrott, a two-time MAC Golfer of the Week honoree in the fall, will be making her first appearance in the lineup this spring and enters the week leading the squad with a 74.00 stroke average over her nine competitive rounds. Five of those rounds have been at-or-below par.
Driscoll leads the squad with six rounds at-or-below par and is second on the team with a 74.95 stroke average.
MAC GOLFERS OF THE WEEK:
So far this season, Ball State has claimed four of the league's 12 Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week honors … Senior Kiah Parrott earned the honor twice in the fall, while junior Sabrina Langerak and Sarah Gallagher have each claimed the award so far this spring.
Sept. 21, 2023 - Kiah Parrott
Oct. 26, 2023 - Kiah Parrott
Feb. 16, 2024 - Sabrina Langerak
Feb. 29, 2024 - Sarah Gallagher
54-HOLE RECORDS:
The 2023-24 Ball State women's golf squad has posted the two-lowest 54-hole records in program history so far this season. The first came at the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19, 2023) at The Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Indiana, when the team finished the two-day event with a program record 54-hole score of 875 … The effort was seven strokes better than the previous mark of 882 set at the 2021 Spring Break Shootout (March 15-16, 2021) at Lake Jovita in Dade City, Florida.
The Cardinals would better the team mark by 10 strokes to close the fall campaign, shooting an 865 (+1) at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24, 2023) at the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
INDIVIDUAL 54-HOLE MARKS:
On an individual front, senior Kiah Parrott has posted BSU's two lowest 54-hole scores of the season, with her 209 (72-69-68) at the Diamante Intercollegiate ranking as the second lowest in program history, two shots off her mark of 207 (67-68-72) when she won the 2022 Brittany Kelly Cardinal Classic (Sept. 19-20, 2022).
Parrott also tallied a 215 (74-69-72) at this season's Brittany Kelly Classic, which ties as the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
Sophomore Sarah Gallagher would tie BSU's second-lowest mark of the season last time out with her 215 (71-72-72) at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational.
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll was not far behind with BSU's fourth-lowest round of the season with her 216 (71-72-73) at the Diamante Intercollegiate, which ties as the eighth-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
36-HOLE DAY RECORDS:
The Cardinals also set a new 36-hole day record on the opening day of the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18, 2023) with a 584, taking one stroke off the previous record of 585 set on the opening day of the 2019 Spring Break Shootout (March 11, 2019).
On an individual front, senior Kiah Parrott turned in a 143 (74-69) on the 36-hole day of the Brittany Kelly Classic, which ties as the ninth-best 36-hole score in the Ball State record book.
2023-24 LOW ROUNDS:
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll and senior Kiah Parrott currently own the lowest round of the season for the Cardinals, with Driscoll firing a 68 in the final round of the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 4-5) and Parrott doing the same in the final round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) … It ties as the third-lowest round in program history and is just two strokes off the program-record of 66 set by Jenna Hague at the 2013 Hoosier Fall Invitational.
The Cardinals also have four rounds of 69 this season, with Parrott achieving the total twice; once in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19) and once in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) … Driscoll also shot a 69 in the final round of the Brittany Kelly Classic, while sophomore Madelin Boyd carded one in the opening round of the Diamante Intercollegiate … The scores of 69 tie as the seventh-lowest round in program history.
Individual 2023-24 Low Rounds:
Jasmine Driscoll - 68 in the final round of the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 4-5)
Kiah Parrott - 68 in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Madelin Boyd - 69 in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Sabrina Langerak - 70 in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19)
JJ Gregston - 70 in the opening round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19)
Jenna Estravillo - 71 in the opening round of the IU East Fall Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
Sarah Gallagher - 71 in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) and in the first round of the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 23-25)
Payton Bennett - 73 in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Madelyn Young - 75 on three occasions, most recently in the opening round of the IU East Fall Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
After a practice round Monday on the Flamboyan Course at the Palmas Del Mar Golf Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico, the Cardinals will tee off at 8:30 a.m. AST / 7:30 a.m. EST Tuesday on holes 1-6 of the 6,026-yard, 72-par course.
For Wednesday's second round, the Cardinals return to holes 1-6 starting at 8:30 a.m. AST / 7:30 a.m. EST. Thursday's final round, with starting holes will be determined by team standings entering the day, will begin at 8 a.m. AST / 7 a.m. EST. All three rounds will feature shotgun starts.
In addition to the host Cardinals, Cal Baptist, FGCU, Georgia State, Little Rock, Loyola, Northern Kentucky, Seattle, South Dakota, UNC-Greensboro, Western Carolina and Wofford will compete in the 12-team event.
In all, 71 players are slated to battle for the Puerto Rico Classic title, including all nine Ball State student-athletes.
BSU's five-player lineup features sophomore Sarah Gallagher, freshman JJ Gregston, sophomore Jasmine Driscoll, senior Kiah Parrott and freshman Madelyn Young.
Competing as individuals for the Cardinals will be junior Payton Bennett, sophomore Madelin Boyd, freshman Jenna Estravillo and junior Sabrina Langerak.
Gallagher is coming off one of the best performances of her collegiate career, as she tied for eighth at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational with a career-low 54-hole score of 215 (71-72-72). The effort helped her climb 70 spots in the national rankings to 844th and earned her MAC Golfer of the Week honors.
Parrott, a two-time MAC Golfer of the Week honoree in the fall, will be making her first appearance in the lineup this spring and enters the week leading the squad with a 74.00 stroke average over her nine competitive rounds. Five of those rounds have been at-or-below par.
Driscoll leads the squad with six rounds at-or-below par and is second on the team with a 74.95 stroke average.
MAC GOLFERS OF THE WEEK:
So far this season, Ball State has claimed four of the league's 12 Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week honors … Senior Kiah Parrott earned the honor twice in the fall, while junior Sabrina Langerak and Sarah Gallagher have each claimed the award so far this spring.
Sept. 21, 2023 - Kiah Parrott
Oct. 26, 2023 - Kiah Parrott
Feb. 16, 2024 - Sabrina Langerak
Feb. 29, 2024 - Sarah Gallagher
54-HOLE RECORDS:
The 2023-24 Ball State women's golf squad has posted the two-lowest 54-hole records in program history so far this season. The first came at the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19, 2023) at The Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Indiana, when the team finished the two-day event with a program record 54-hole score of 875 … The effort was seven strokes better than the previous mark of 882 set at the 2021 Spring Break Shootout (March 15-16, 2021) at Lake Jovita in Dade City, Florida.
The Cardinals would better the team mark by 10 strokes to close the fall campaign, shooting an 865 (+1) at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24, 2023) at the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
INDIVIDUAL 54-HOLE MARKS:
On an individual front, senior Kiah Parrott has posted BSU's two lowest 54-hole scores of the season, with her 209 (72-69-68) at the Diamante Intercollegiate ranking as the second lowest in program history, two shots off her mark of 207 (67-68-72) when she won the 2022 Brittany Kelly Cardinal Classic (Sept. 19-20, 2022).
Parrott also tallied a 215 (74-69-72) at this season's Brittany Kelly Classic, which ties as the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
Sophomore Sarah Gallagher would tie BSU's second-lowest mark of the season last time out with her 215 (71-72-72) at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational.
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll was not far behind with BSU's fourth-lowest round of the season with her 216 (71-72-73) at the Diamante Intercollegiate, which ties as the eighth-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
36-HOLE DAY RECORDS:
The Cardinals also set a new 36-hole day record on the opening day of the 2023 Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18, 2023) with a 584, taking one stroke off the previous record of 585 set on the opening day of the 2019 Spring Break Shootout (March 11, 2019).
On an individual front, senior Kiah Parrott turned in a 143 (74-69) on the 36-hole day of the Brittany Kelly Classic, which ties as the ninth-best 36-hole score in the Ball State record book.
2023-24 LOW ROUNDS:
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll and senior Kiah Parrott currently own the lowest round of the season for the Cardinals, with Driscoll firing a 68 in the final round of the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 4-5) and Parrott doing the same in the final round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) … It ties as the third-lowest round in program history and is just two strokes off the program-record of 66 set by Jenna Hague at the 2013 Hoosier Fall Invitational.
The Cardinals also have four rounds of 69 this season, with Parrott achieving the total twice; once in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19) and once in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) … Driscoll also shot a 69 in the final round of the Brittany Kelly Classic, while sophomore Madelin Boyd carded one in the opening round of the Diamante Intercollegiate … The scores of 69 tie as the seventh-lowest round in program history.
Individual 2023-24 Low Rounds:
Jasmine Driscoll - 68 in the final round of the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 4-5)
Kiah Parrott - 68 in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Madelin Boyd - 69 in the second round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Sabrina Langerak - 70 in the second round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19)
JJ Gregston - 70 in the opening round of the Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 18-19)
Jenna Estravillo - 71 in the opening round of the IU East Fall Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
Sarah Gallagher - 71 in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24) and in the first round of the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 23-25)
Payton Bennett - 73 in the third round of the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24)
Madelyn Young - 75 on three occasions, most recently in the opening round of the IU East Fall Invitational (Oct. 13-14)
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