Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Junior Emily Staples and graduate Sky Sload of the Missouri women’s golf team both recorded top-20 finishes at the Battle of the Beach in Mexico this weekend.
Staples carded the best score by a Tiger this season with her three-under 68 on the final day. The junior collected three birdies without a single bogey on the day to finish with a two-under 211 for the tournament. Overall, Staples placed ninth of 90 golfers in Mexico.
Sload finished a strong weekend with a 74 on Sunday to finish with an even-par 213 during the weekend. Sload’s final-round performance followed two-straight days of under par with a 70 on Friday and a 69 on Saturday.
Senior Sophia Yoemans added a 71 on Sunday for a final tally of 222, while Olivia Sowers and Melanie Walker rounded out the day with a 74 and 75, respectively.
In a field that featured 10 top-50 schools in the nation, Missouri placed 14th overall with a tally of 883. The Tigers improved their score in each round, posting a 303 on Friday, a 293 on Saturday and finishing with a 287 on Sunday.
Mizzou completed its fall season on Sunday in Mexico and is back in action for the spring season in February.
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