Kansas State University Athletics
Weir Tied for Fourth at Big 12 Championship
Apr 14, 2019 | Women's Golf
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. – Kansas State senior women's golfer Chloe Weir began her final conference championship on the right foot on Sunday as she carded an even-par 72 to conclude the first 18 holes tied for fourth place in the 2019 Big 12 Championship held at the par-72, 6,341-yard Golf Club of Oklahoma.
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Weir was 1-over par on the front nine but went 1-under par on the back thanks to birdies on Nos. 16 and 18. She is among a group of eight golfers who shot even par or better on Sunday, four of whom are ranked in the top 100 nationally according to Golfstat.
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As a team, K-State went 23-over par 311 on the first day to reside in ninth place. The Wildcats are six shots back of a tie for seventh between No. 37 Texas Tech and 39th-ranked Iowa State.
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"Chloe was having fun from the get-go," head coach Kristi Knight said. "In fact, she said to me on the tee box, 'This is fun.' This is where her younger teammates can learn that there's a lot of things that happen in a round of golf. You can't tie to much emotion – good or bad – into almost having a one or hitting it into a penalty area.
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"She fought for the round because she started hot; she started right out of the gate," Knight said of Weir. "She was under par, then had the double when she just made a bad swing. That happens. She bounced back and fought back."
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Weir was close to a hole-in-one on No. 5 as she landed near the hole for a tap-in birdie, her third of the day. She then went 4-over par on the next 10 holes but birdied two of the final three. On No. 18 – a par 5 – Weir chipped her third shot to within five feet and sunk the birdie putt to finish the day even.
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Reid Isaac finished the day at 4-over par 76, which included a birdie on her final hole. She enters the second round tied for 23rd. Niamh McSherry is tied for 39th at 9-over par 81. Briony Bayles carded a 10-over par 82 and is tied for 41st, while Darby Deans shot a 17-over par 89 and enters the second round in 45th.
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"We definitely would have liked to see lower scores because we've been playing better than what we showed today," Knight said. "Reid battled in there for 4-over. There were just too many doubles and triples overall. They'll go out tomorrow and just start firing, and I know they'll be fine. We're definitely going to bring more confidence. I can guarantee you that."
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Texas, which entered the Big 12 Championship ranked second in the nation, was the only team to shoot under par in round one as the Longhorns fired a 1-under par 287. UT leads 32nd-ranked Baylor by five strokes. Sara Kouskova paces all players at 5-under par 67, one shot ahead of Baylor's Gurleen Kaur.
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Tee times for the second round of the 2019 Big 12 Championship are set to begin at 8 a.m., on Monday as the Wildcats are paired with Texas Tech and Iowa State. Live scoring can be followed at www.golfstat.com.
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2019 Big 12 Championship
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Golf Club of Oklahoma
Par 72 / 6,341 Yards
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Team Scores: 1. Texas, 287 (-1); 2. Baylor, 292 (+4); 3. Kansas, 297 (+9); 4. TCU, 299 (+11); 5. Oklahoma State, 300 (+12); 6. Oklahoma, 301 (+13); T7. Iowa State, 305 (+17); T7. Texas Tech, 305 (+17); 9. Kansas State, 311 (+23).
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Top Individuals: 1. Sara Kouskova, Texas, 67 (-5); 2. Gurleen Kaur, Baylor, 68 (-4); 3. Agathe Laisne, Texas, 69 (-3); T4. Chloe Weir, Kansas State, 72 (E); T4. Han-Hsuan Yu, Oklahoma State, 72 (E); T4. Lianna Bailey, Oklahoma State, 72 (E); T4. Libby Winans, Oklahoma, 72 (E); T4. Maria Vesga, Baylor, 72 (E).
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Other K-State Individuals: T23. Reid Isaac, 76 (+4); T39. Niamh McSherry, 81 (+9); T41. Briony Bayles, 82 (+10); 45. Darby Deans, 89 (+17).Â
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Weir was 1-over par on the front nine but went 1-under par on the back thanks to birdies on Nos. 16 and 18. She is among a group of eight golfers who shot even par or better on Sunday, four of whom are ranked in the top 100 nationally according to Golfstat.
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As a team, K-State went 23-over par 311 on the first day to reside in ninth place. The Wildcats are six shots back of a tie for seventh between No. 37 Texas Tech and 39th-ranked Iowa State.
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"Chloe was having fun from the get-go," head coach Kristi Knight said. "In fact, she said to me on the tee box, 'This is fun.' This is where her younger teammates can learn that there's a lot of things that happen in a round of golf. You can't tie to much emotion – good or bad – into almost having a one or hitting it into a penalty area.
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"She fought for the round because she started hot; she started right out of the gate," Knight said of Weir. "She was under par, then had the double when she just made a bad swing. That happens. She bounced back and fought back."
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Weir was close to a hole-in-one on No. 5 as she landed near the hole for a tap-in birdie, her third of the day. She then went 4-over par on the next 10 holes but birdied two of the final three. On No. 18 – a par 5 – Weir chipped her third shot to within five feet and sunk the birdie putt to finish the day even.
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Reid Isaac finished the day at 4-over par 76, which included a birdie on her final hole. She enters the second round tied for 23rd. Niamh McSherry is tied for 39th at 9-over par 81. Briony Bayles carded a 10-over par 82 and is tied for 41st, while Darby Deans shot a 17-over par 89 and enters the second round in 45th.
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"We definitely would have liked to see lower scores because we've been playing better than what we showed today," Knight said. "Reid battled in there for 4-over. There were just too many doubles and triples overall. They'll go out tomorrow and just start firing, and I know they'll be fine. We're definitely going to bring more confidence. I can guarantee you that."
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Texas, which entered the Big 12 Championship ranked second in the nation, was the only team to shoot under par in round one as the Longhorns fired a 1-under par 287. UT leads 32nd-ranked Baylor by five strokes. Sara Kouskova paces all players at 5-under par 67, one shot ahead of Baylor's Gurleen Kaur.
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Tee times for the second round of the 2019 Big 12 Championship are set to begin at 8 a.m., on Monday as the Wildcats are paired with Texas Tech and Iowa State. Live scoring can be followed at www.golfstat.com.
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2019 Big 12 Championship
Broken Arrow, Okla.
Golf Club of Oklahoma
Par 72 / 6,341 Yards
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Team Scores: 1. Texas, 287 (-1); 2. Baylor, 292 (+4); 3. Kansas, 297 (+9); 4. TCU, 299 (+11); 5. Oklahoma State, 300 (+12); 6. Oklahoma, 301 (+13); T7. Iowa State, 305 (+17); T7. Texas Tech, 305 (+17); 9. Kansas State, 311 (+23).
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Top Individuals: 1. Sara Kouskova, Texas, 67 (-5); 2. Gurleen Kaur, Baylor, 68 (-4); 3. Agathe Laisne, Texas, 69 (-3); T4. Chloe Weir, Kansas State, 72 (E); T4. Han-Hsuan Yu, Oklahoma State, 72 (E); T4. Lianna Bailey, Oklahoma State, 72 (E); T4. Libby Winans, Oklahoma, 72 (E); T4. Maria Vesga, Baylor, 72 (E).
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Other K-State Individuals: T23. Reid Isaac, 76 (+4); T39. Niamh McSherry, 81 (+9); T41. Briony Bayles, 82 (+10); 45. Darby Deans, 89 (+17).Â
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