Bagnoli Completes Historic Season at National Championship

Friday, May 20

Scottsdale, Ariz.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

NCAA Championship

5/23/2022 11:57:00 AM | Women's Golf

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Letizia Bagnoli finished strong on Sunday at the Division I National Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. The senior posted a round of 70 (-2) and finished just one shot off the 54-hole cut line.

Quick Hits

Bagnoli began play on Sunday with her back to the wall needing a special round to advance to Monday's final round
After starting on the 10th hole, she rebounded in a big way from bogeys at 14 and 15
The Italian closed the first nine with an exclamation point. Three straight birdies at 16, 17, and 18 put her right back in the mix
Despite another bogey at one, she played the final eight holes in two-under to post one of the best rounds in the field
From there it was a waiting game to see if her three-day total of 224 (+8) would be good enough for a playoff to advance to Monday
Ultimately, it was one short as +7 was the magic number needed to be included in a 5-way playoff for the final two spots

Record-Breaking Season

Despite Sunday's result, the 2021-22 season will go down as one of the best individual and team seasons in FAU women's golf history
Bagnoli broke several records along the way, most notably the single season scoring average record
The previous record of 71.67 was set last season. Bagnoli's two birdies on the final eight holes on Sunday were crucial as she finished the season with a 71.62 average. Had she made two pars instead of birdies, her average would have been 71.68
Bagnoli also broke the program records for under-par rounds and rounds played in addition to tying the single-season record for individual victories
As a team, under the direction of first-year head coach Heather Bowie Young, the Owls won two tournaments and finished a program-best T3 at the Conference USA Championship
Bowie Young expects most of the this year's roster to return in the fall including Bagnoli

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