Owls Win Hoover Invite Behind Record-Setting Round by Bagnoli

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Owls Win Hoover Invite Behind Record-Setting Round by Bagnoli

9/21/2021 5:01:00 PM | Women's Golf

FINAL RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Florida Atlantic University women's golf team took the team title by 10 strokes, and Letizia Bagnoli's course- and program-record final round gives her her second individual medalist honor in as many weeks, at the conclusion of the Hoover Invitational at the Heatherwood Country Club on Tuesday.

Bagnoli fired a 7-under-par final 65 on Tuesday, which is the lowest round both by strokes, and to par, ever by an Owl. The previous record score was held by Praewnapa Phol-Uayporn, a 66 on March 4, 2008 (in the first round of the Treasure Coast Classic); her round that day was 5-under, which has also been shot by three other Owls in a tournament, meaning Bagnoli has that mark by two strokes.

Lowest Rounds in FAU women's golf history, both by stroke and relative to par:

Year	Player	Tournament	Round	Score	vs. Par
2021-22	Letizia Bagnoli	Hoover Invitational	3	65	-7
2007-08	Praewnapa Phol-uayporn	Treasure Coast Women's Classic	1	66	-5
2017-18	Jennifer Keim	FAU Fall Invitational	1	67	-5
2019-20	Justine Fournand	FIU Pat Bradley Invitational	2	67	-5
2020-21	Justine Fournand	Low Country Intercollegiate	2	67	-5

The three-round total of 207 (73-69-65) by Bagnoli is also the second-lowest 54-hole total in the program annals. She topped the field of 69 golfers as one of just two under-par, defeating runner-up ShaeBug Scarberry of Troy by seven strokes.

Two more Owls finished in the top 15, with Blanka Decker tying for 10th at 222, and Olivia Bergner among those in 14th at 224. Rosa Barnak rounded out the scoring, and she carded one of just nine eagles during the three rounds of play (a two on the par-4 No. 4 during Tuesday's second round).

The Owls' team total of 881 was 10 better than South Alabama, and is the third lowest 54-hole total in program history. Along the way, the team carded a second-round 285 on Tuesday that ties for the second-lowest round in history, both by strokes and relative to par (3-under).

The squad had the best par-4 scoring (+22, 17 strokes better than Troy) in the tourney, and tied South Alabama for the best showing on par-5's (9-under). The Owls' 51 birdies was also the most, nine more than Southern Miss.

Bagnoli was the only individual to finish par-4 holes in the red, at 5-under, five better than Scarberry's even par. She was 3-under on par 5's and 1-under on par 3's (tying her for second and third, respectively). Also 3-under on par-5 holes was Bergner, while Decker and Bagnoli (along with Momoka Ando of Southern Miss) each recorded 14 birdies, most in the field.

Player	Finish	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
Letizia Bagnoli	1	73	69	65	207 (-9)
Blanka Decker	T10	76	70	76	222 (+6)
Olivia Bergner	T14	78	71	75	224 (+8)
Rosa Barnak	T33	77	75	79	231 (+15)

Quotable:
"Today's win showed the resilience and patience of this team," said head coach Heather Bowie Young. "They had to overcome weather challenges and a venue change but never let it fluster them. Go Owls!"

What's Next:
The Owls will co-host the next tournament, scheduled for Oct. 4-5, the Jupiter Women's Invite. The event begins that Monday in Port St. Lucie at the PGA Golf Club.