Chun Rallies for Co-Medalist, U-M Finishes Sixth at Lady Buckeye

Chun Rallies for Co-Medalist, U-M Finishes Sixth at Lady Buckeye

» With a closing 295 team total, Michigan posted an 872 two-day total to finish sixth in the regular-season finale at the Lady Buckeye Invitational at OSU’s Scarlet Course.

» Posting three straight sub-par tallies — including the lowest rounds of the second and third rounds — Monet Chun’s 208 (-8, 71-67-70) helped her share medalist honors with Maryland’s Patricie Mackova. The win is the second in Chun’s career.

» Anika Dy posted a top-30 finish as she tied for 27th at 224 (72-75-74), while Hailey Borja tied for 37th (224).

» The Lady Buckeye, which featured 13 Big Ten squads, was played in a 6-count-4 format with no designated non-counter.

Site: Columbus, Ohio

Course: OSU’s Scarlet Course (Par 72, 6,319 yards)

Tournament: The Lady Buckeye Invitational

U-M Team Standing: 6th Place of 14 Teams (291-286-295/872, +8)

Top U-M Individual: Monet Chun, 4th (71-67-70/208, -1)

Next U-M Event: Fri-Sun., April 21-23 — at Big Ten Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.), TBA

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With junior Monet Chun rallying to earn a share of medalist honors, the University of Michigan women’s golf team closed Lady Buckeye Invitational with a 295 third-round tally to finish sixth today (Sunday, April 16) with an 872 54-hole total at OSU’s Scarlet Course.

Posting three straight sub-par tallies, Chun led the Wolverines from start to finish. After an opening 71 (-1), she posted a clean sheet 67 (-5) in the second round to put her fourth after 36 holes. In the second round, she carded 13 parts and five birdies, including four on the back-nine, to record her season-low and second-lowest of her career.

Returning for the final round, Chun would go 28 straight holes without a blemish on the scorecard. A bogey on No. 13 snapped her run; however, she would bounce back with two more back-nine birdies to make the turn to the front. Closing with a 70 (-2), she found herself up two spots in the runner-up position. As Maryland’s Patricie Mackova reached her final three holes with a two-shot lead, she bogeyed her final two holes giving Chun a share of the second tournament win of her career.

After a second-place finish in the 2021 NCAA Columbus Regional, where the Wolverines…