REEDSBURG, Wis. – Junior
Bree Downie (Hortonville, Wis./Hortonville) shot a WIAC Championship record 69 in the final round of the conference championships to move up and take second among individuals. The UW-Stevens Point women's golf team shot an identical third round score as the team above and finished in fifth.
Results
The Basics
Tournament: WIAC Championship (presented by Culver's)
Location: Reedsburg CC – Reedsburg, Wis.
UWSP: 5th of 8 teams
Top UWSP Individual: Downie's championship record round of 69 got her to within four strokes of the individual champion. She edged out the third-place finisher by one stroke. Downie's second-place finish the best for UWSP since Mary Welch won the individual title in 2011. Her score of 227 for the tournament is tied for the third-best score since the event went to three rounds in 2008.
Notables: Brooke Tuszka (Plover, Wis./SPASH) cut two strokes off her second round score with an 85 in the final round. She tied for 21st.
Grace Nemecek (Greenleaf, Wis./Wrightstown) shot an 87, six strokes better than her first and second rounds.
Jenny Marshall (Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton) had a final round score of 88, 11 strokes lower than her second round. She was named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship team.
Tournament Highlights
Top Team: UW-Whitewater beat UW-La Crosse by 38 strokes to secure the team title.
Top Individual: UWW's Kristin Bowe won the individual title by just four strokes over Downie after Bowe registered a final round score of 79.