Bagnoli Prevails for Fifth Career Victory

Monday, February 6

Boca Raton, Fla. / Osprey Point (Raven & Falcon)

Florida Atlantic

FAU Paradise Invitational

2/7/2023 2:13:00 PM | Women's Golf

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Letizia Bagnoli held on for a one-shot win on Tuesday at the FAU Paradise Invitational. The Italian finished at -11 (205) to hold off Vanderbilt's Virginie Ding for her fifth career victory. As a team, Florida Atlantic women's golf finished eighth of 14.

Quick Hits

Bagnoli entered Tuesday's final round with a four-shot edge
Starting on the fifth hole (shotgun start), she birdied her second hole of the day before recording her first bogey of the tournament at the par-three seventh
With winds picking up, making low scores hard to come by, the reigning C-USA Player of the Year buckled down and played her last 10 holes in +1
Vanderbilt's Ding had a putt to tie the lead at the final hole but came up short
The Commodores still cruised to victory in the team competition at -29 – a 25-shot margin over second place Nebraska
Osprey Point played its most difficult of the three rounds on Tuesday with a field scoring average of 74.51
Clemence Cadeac finished as the Owls No. 2 at +2 for the tournament – Cadeac posted a two-over 74 on Tuesday to place in a tie for 22nd
Olivia Bergner provided the shot of the day at the par-four eighth when she holed out from 104 yards for an eagle-two

Place	Player	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Letizia Bagnoli (1)	66	66	73	205
T22	Clemence Cadeac (3)	71	73	74	218
T61	Olivia Bergner (4)	77	72	80	229
73	Rosa Barnak (2)	74	84	78	236
74	Blanka Decker (5)	83	74	83	240

What's Next

The Owls will return to action with another event close to home in two weeks. The Atlantic Invitational at Indian Spring CC in Boynton Beach, Fla. begins Feb. 20.

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