Borja’s Top 10 Finish Paces Wolverines to Eighth at Collegiate Invitational

Borja’s Top 10 Finish Paces Wolverines to Eighth at Collegiate Invitational

» With a closing 294 team total, No. 29 Michigan closed eighth with a 902 54-hole total at Virginia’s Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club in Mexico.

» Senior Hailey Borja paced the Wolverines and finished sixth with a 219 (+3) tally. It marked the third time she has led the Maize and Blue as well as her third top 10 finish of the season.

» Fellow seniors Mikaela Schulz (75-77-76) and Anika Dy (77-77-74) both tied for 28th with 228 totals.

» All 12 teams in the field are ranked among the top 50 nationally.

Site: Guadalajara, Mexico

Tournament: Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club

Course: Guadalajara Country Club (Par 72, 6,333 yards)

U-M Team Standing: 8th of 12 (304-304-294/902)

Top U-M Individual: Hailey Borja, 6th (74-75-70/219, +3)

Next U-M Event: Sun-Tue., Feb. 19-21 — at Moon Golf Invitational (Melbourne, Fla.)

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Paced by senior Hailey Borja‘s third top 10 finish of the season, the No. 29-ranked University of Michigan women’s golf team opened its spring season posting a 902 54-hole total to finish eighth on Monday (Feb. 6) at Virginia’s Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara Country Club.

“It was so great to be competing together again, especially in beautiful Mexico, on a historic course against so many great teams,” said U-M coach Jan Dowling. “The course proved to be a difficult test with firm and very undulating greens. It took us some time to adjust, but we did by the final round. Some of that is our first tournament back too, as to why it took us longer than normal to make adjustments. Overall, we had plenty of positives, and it was great to test ourselves on grass in a tournament again.”

With all 12 teams in the field ranked among the top 50 nationally, the competition was played as a unique 27-hole, 27-hole, two-day event. The Maize and Blue positioned itself seventh after an opening 304 total in the first round. After finishing the second nine of the second round, U-M posted a second straight 304 to remain seventh at 608.

Capitalizing on Borja’s closing 70 (-2) — her team-best fifth sub-par round of the season — along with…