Women's Golf Wraps Up Fall Play at Pat Bradley Invite

Sunday, October 21

Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

Florida Atlantic

Pat Bradley Invitational

Photo by: ©JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

10/23/2018 4:34:00 PM | Women's Golf

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's golf team wrapped up fall play at the Pat Bradley Invitational at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.

The tournament was hosted by FIU and ran from Sunday through Tuesday.

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After a rough first round, the Owls were able to climb up five spots on the leaderboard to finish the tournament in 10th place. FAU improved its overall score every day of the tournament, carding 309-299-291 (+35) for the event.
Amanda Leslie led the Owls for the second consecutive event, tying for 22nd place. The junior shot took four strokes off of her score from the first round to the third, shooting 76-72-71 for three-over par. Her improved score helped her move up 17 spots on the leaderboard by the end of the third day.
Arielle Keating finished a few spots below Leslie, tied for 28th place. The freshman also made improvements over the three rounds, taking seven strokes off of her single round score. She carded 77-74-70 for a five-over par score. From the second round to the third, Keating moved up 11 spots on the leaderboard.
Tai Barber and Taylor Morgan finished in a tie for 55th place. Barber shot 79-76-75 for the tournament and Morgan carded 78-77-75.
Jennifer Keim rounded out the FAU golfers. She shot 78-78-76 for the tournament and had the third most birdies of all golfers in the tournament with five total.

COACH NEFF'S TAKE
"It was great to be a part of the 41st Pat Bradley Invitational and to hear from the Hall of Famer herself as Pat spoke to the teams at the banquet Sunday night. We are continuing to build and are getting better. I was pleased with how we finished today and it was great to see Arielle and Amanda finish under par shooting 70 and 71, respectively. I believe our best golf is still ahead of us in the spring, but between yesterday and today, I think we showed some of what we are capable of and that we are making improvements. We look to take advantage of the great weather this winter and keep working hard to be ready for the spring season!"

UP NEXT FOR THE OWLS
The Owls will be back in action for the 2019 spring season in January. FAU opens the spring at the Florida Challenge in Tampa on January 28.

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