Ball State University Athletics
Boyd Ties For 13th To Lead Women’s Golf at Puerto Rico Classic
March 07, 2024 | Women's Golf
HUMACAO, Puerto Rico - - It was another solid day for sophomore Madelin Boyd who shot one over Thursday to lead the Ball State women's golf team with a 13th-place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic.
Boyd finished the three-day, 54-hole tournament on the Flamboyan Course at the Palmas Del Mar Golf Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico, at +4 (220) and was also the top finisher among the 11 individual players in the field. She counted a pair of +1 (73) rounds, surrounding a +2 (74) on Wednesday, and shaved six strokes off her previous collegiate-best 54-hole tournament total of 226 (+10) set earlier this season at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24).
"Madelin played incredibly steady golf all week long," head coach Cameron Andry said. "She really responded after a disappointing week at Rio Verde, putting in the work, and competing with great focus this week. This will be a great building block for her as we hit the final stretch of the regular season."
In Thursday's final round, Boyd tallied three more birdies to raise her event total to six. She also tied for second among the 71-player field with 40 total pars.
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll was Ball State's biggest mover up the leaderboard on the final day of competition, carding her best round of the tournament at +1 (73). The effort helped her climb nine spots into a tie for 30th. Like Boyd, she was one of the steadiest players in the field, tying for fourth overall with 39 pars. She also collected three birdies, including two in today's round.
"It was encouraging to see Jasmine play well today," Andry said. "In all reality, 73 was about as high of a score that she could shoot today with how well she hit it tee to green. Now that her ball striking is rounding into form, I think we're going to see her posting low scores."
Sophomore Sarah Gallagher led the five Cardinals in the team lineup, tying for 25th overall at +9 (225). She collected five birdies and 37 pars over her 54-holes, including one on her next-to-last hole of the tournament on the 485-yard, par-4 third.
"Sarah played solid golf this week, she just couldn't get many putts to fall," Andry added. "That's just golf from time to time but it's clear her game is in a good spot."
Despite a rough round Thursday in which she shot +7 (79), freshman JJ Gregston led the Cardinals and tied for eighth among all players with 10 total birdies over the three days. She started with five on Tuesday, added three Wednesday and carded a pair today. The effort helped her finished tied for 37th at +14 (230).
"JJ continues to show glimpses of great golf, but the big numbers really cost her again this week," Andry added. "There's a maturation process for freshmen and sometimes making big numbers is part of that process but she works hard and has a great attitude so it's just a matter of time before we see great scores from her."
Thursday's team round also counted freshman Madelyn Young's best round of the tournament at +4 (76).
As a team, the Cardinals shot 304 on the day and finished ninth overall among the 12-team field at +48 (912). Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament at +1 (865), while Ava Romfo of UNCG was the individual winner at -3 (213).
Back on the individual front, junior Payton Bennett closed the tournament with her second straight round of +3 (75) to climb five more spots and finish tied for 34th at +13 (229). Bennett was one of only eight golfers to record an eagle in the tournament with her circle three on the 455-yard, par-5 11th Tuesday. She also finished with eight birdies in the event, including four today.
The Ball State women's golf team returns to action April 1-2 when it travels to the University Club at Arlington for the EKU Colonel Classic.
BALL STATE TEAM SCORES
25th - Sarah Gallagher - +9 (225): 77-72-76
T30th - Jasmine Driscoll - +11 (227): 76-78-73
T37th - JJ Gregston - +14 (230): 76-75-79
T52nd - Kiah Parrott - +19 (235): 77-77-81
60th - Madelyn Young - +25 (241): 86-79-76
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T13th - Madelin Boyd - +4 (220): 73-74-73
T34th - Payton Bennett - +13 (229): 79-75-75
56th - Sabrina Langerak - +21 (237): 81-77-79
59th - Jenna Estravillo - +23 (239): 77-81-81
TEAM RANKINGS
1st - Florida Gulf Coast - +1 (865): 296-286-283
2nd - Cal Baptist - +8 (872): 281-301-290
3rd - Seattle - +12 (876): 294-291-291
4th - Little Rock - +14 (878): 290-294-294
5th - Western Carolina - +20 (884): 292-303-289
6th - UNCG - +32 (896): 297-293-306
7th - Wofford College - +45 (909): 297-307-305
8th - South Dakota - +46 (910): 295-308-307
9th - Ball State - +48 (912): 306-302-304
10th - Loyola - +54 (918): 306-308-304
11th - Georgia State - +56 (920): 314-295-311
12th - Northern Kentucky - +98 (962): 319-324-319
Boyd finished the three-day, 54-hole tournament on the Flamboyan Course at the Palmas Del Mar Golf Club in Humacao, Puerto Rico, at +4 (220) and was also the top finisher among the 11 individual players in the field. She counted a pair of +1 (73) rounds, surrounding a +2 (74) on Wednesday, and shaved six strokes off her previous collegiate-best 54-hole tournament total of 226 (+10) set earlier this season at the Diamante Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-24).
"Madelin played incredibly steady golf all week long," head coach Cameron Andry said. "She really responded after a disappointing week at Rio Verde, putting in the work, and competing with great focus this week. This will be a great building block for her as we hit the final stretch of the regular season."
In Thursday's final round, Boyd tallied three more birdies to raise her event total to six. She also tied for second among the 71-player field with 40 total pars.
Sophomore Jasmine Driscoll was Ball State's biggest mover up the leaderboard on the final day of competition, carding her best round of the tournament at +1 (73). The effort helped her climb nine spots into a tie for 30th. Like Boyd, she was one of the steadiest players in the field, tying for fourth overall with 39 pars. She also collected three birdies, including two in today's round.
"It was encouraging to see Jasmine play well today," Andry said. "In all reality, 73 was about as high of a score that she could shoot today with how well she hit it tee to green. Now that her ball striking is rounding into form, I think we're going to see her posting low scores."
Sophomore Sarah Gallagher led the five Cardinals in the team lineup, tying for 25th overall at +9 (225). She collected five birdies and 37 pars over her 54-holes, including one on her next-to-last hole of the tournament on the 485-yard, par-4 third.
"Sarah played solid golf this week, she just couldn't get many putts to fall," Andry added. "That's just golf from time to time but it's clear her game is in a good spot."
Despite a rough round Thursday in which she shot +7 (79), freshman JJ Gregston led the Cardinals and tied for eighth among all players with 10 total birdies over the three days. She started with five on Tuesday, added three Wednesday and carded a pair today. The effort helped her finished tied for 37th at +14 (230).
"JJ continues to show glimpses of great golf, but the big numbers really cost her again this week," Andry added. "There's a maturation process for freshmen and sometimes making big numbers is part of that process but she works hard and has a great attitude so it's just a matter of time before we see great scores from her."
Thursday's team round also counted freshman Madelyn Young's best round of the tournament at +4 (76).
As a team, the Cardinals shot 304 on the day and finished ninth overall among the 12-team field at +48 (912). Florida Gulf Coast won the tournament at +1 (865), while Ava Romfo of UNCG was the individual winner at -3 (213).
Back on the individual front, junior Payton Bennett closed the tournament with her second straight round of +3 (75) to climb five more spots and finish tied for 34th at +13 (229). Bennett was one of only eight golfers to record an eagle in the tournament with her circle three on the 455-yard, par-5 11th Tuesday. She also finished with eight birdies in the event, including four today.
The Ball State women's golf team returns to action April 1-2 when it travels to the University Club at Arlington for the EKU Colonel Classic.
BALL STATE TEAM SCORES
25th - Sarah Gallagher - +9 (225): 77-72-76
T30th - Jasmine Driscoll - +11 (227): 76-78-73
T37th - JJ Gregston - +14 (230): 76-75-79
T52nd - Kiah Parrott - +19 (235): 77-77-81
60th - Madelyn Young - +25 (241): 86-79-76
BALL STATE INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T13th - Madelin Boyd - +4 (220): 73-74-73
T34th - Payton Bennett - +13 (229): 79-75-75
56th - Sabrina Langerak - +21 (237): 81-77-79
59th - Jenna Estravillo - +23 (239): 77-81-81
TEAM RANKINGS
1st - Florida Gulf Coast - +1 (865): 296-286-283
2nd - Cal Baptist - +8 (872): 281-301-290
3rd - Seattle - +12 (876): 294-291-291
4th - Little Rock - +14 (878): 290-294-294
5th - Western Carolina - +20 (884): 292-303-289
6th - UNCG - +32 (896): 297-293-306
7th - Wofford College - +45 (909): 297-307-305
8th - South Dakota - +46 (910): 295-308-307
9th - Ball State - +48 (912): 306-302-304
10th - Loyola - +54 (918): 306-308-304
11th - Georgia State - +56 (920): 314-295-311
12th - Northern Kentucky - +98 (962): 319-324-319
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