Kono Takes Top 20 Finish at Badger Invitational – University of Nebraska

Hannah Kono closed out her first tournament as a Husker with a top-20 individual finish to lead the Nebraska women’s golf team at the Badger Invitational in Verona, Wis., on Tuesday.

Kono, a sophomore from Enkoping, Sweden, closed the 54-hole event in a tie for 18th at 224 (+8), including a final-round 76 on the par-72, 6,306-yard layout at the University Ridge Golf Club.

Sophomore Arden Louchheim (Park City, Utah) put up Nebraska’s best round on Tuesday with a 73 (+1), climbing nine spots into a tie for 35th at 229 (+13) in the final standings. 

Senior Miu Takahashi (Nasu-machi, Japan) contributed NU’s second-best round with a 74 (+2) to move up 11 spots into a tie for 39th at 231 (+15).

Redshirt sophomore Lauren Thiele (Wahoo, Neb.) pitched in Nebraska’s final score in the five-count-four scoring format with an 80 to close in a tie for 59th at 238 (+22) in the 75-player field.

Fifth-year senior Andrea Velez (Pereira, Colombia) rounded out the Husker lineup with an 82 on Tuesday while finishing in a tie for 56th at 236 (+20).

Redshirt sophomore Symran Shah (Carrollton, Texas), who was competing as an individual outside Nebraska’s lineup, closed out her tournament in a tie for 54th at 235 (+19) with a final-round 78 (+6).

As a team, Nebraska finished 11th in a 13-team field at 918 (+54). Delaware (886, +22) claimed a seven-stroke win over Sam Houston State (893, +29) for the team title, while UTSA took third at 895 (+31). 

Sam Houston State’s Grace Jin earned medalist honors with a four-under-par 212 over 54 holes, one shot ahead of runner-up Leonor Medeiros (213) from South Florida.

Nebraska returns to action at the Red Raider Invitational in Lubbock, Texas (Sept. 24-25).

Badger Invitational
Sept. 8-10, 2024
Verona, Wisconsin
University Ridge GC (Par 72, 6,306 Yards)

Final Team Results
1. Delaware – 297-282-307=886 (+22)
2. Sam Houston State – 300-293-300=893 (+29)
3. UTSA – 295-296-304=895 (+31)
4. South Dakota State – 302-295-299=896 (+32)
5. Wisconsin – 300-305-294=899 (+35)
T6. Yale – 299-298-306=903 (+39)
T6. Rutgers – 298-302-303=903 (+39)
8. Florida International – 311-295-298=904 (+40)
9. St. Thomas (Minn.) – 307-303-297=907 (+43)
10. Iowa – 302-298-308=908 (+44)
11. Nebraska – 313-302-303=918 (+54)
12. Augusta – 315-307-305=927 (+63)
13. South Florida – 322-303-304=929 (+65)

Final Individual Results
1. Grace Jin, Sam Houston State – 69-71-72=212 (-4)
2. Leonor Medeiros, South Florida – 74-70-69=213 (-3)
T3. Lilia Henkel, Delaware – 74-69-74=217 (+1)
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