North Dakota’s women’s golf team finished third at the Big O Classic on Tuesday at Omaha Country Club in Omaha, according to University of North Dakota Athletics. The announcement said a North Dakota golfer finished second individually, helping the team close its fall schedule with a third-place result.
North Dakota shot 310 in the final round and finished the 54-hole tournament at 933, with rounds of 310, 313 and 310, the university said. The team finished five strokes behind runner-up Creighton; host Omaha won with a team score of 911, according to the announcement.
The second-place finisher carded a final-round 75 and totaled 228, nine strokes behind the individual champion, the university said. Another North Dakota golfer recorded the team’s low round Tuesday, a 74, and tied for seventh at 233, according to the announcement. North Dakota’s remaining golfers tied for 18th, 23rd and 26th, and finished 42nd, the university said.
The team’s third-place finish was its fourth top-five result in five fall tournaments and its third top-three finish of the season, according to the announcement. North Dakota also ranked second in the field with 33 birdies and in par-5 scoring, with a 5.20 average, the university said.
The announcement said North Dakota will begin its spring schedule March 2 at the GCU Invitational in Phoenix, Arizona.
