Courtesy of WKU Athletics
DADE CITY, Fla. – WKU Women’s Golf notched the program’s best team finish in a
conference tournament after tying for second at the 2021 Conference USA Women’s Golf
Championships. Senior captain Megan Clarke tied for the second-best finish by any
Lady Topper individual in a conference tournament.
“I’m really proud of this entire team for the way they played across the
tournament,” said head coach Adam Gary. “We’ve never been in that position as a
program, leading a conference championship. Now we’ve been there, we know what it
feels like, and we’ll be prepared for the future. I’m grateful that our three
seniors were able to provide some great leadership to get us here throughout the
year, and hopefully we continue to move the program in the right direction to get
back to that feeling and build on it.”
Clarke led the crew throughout the entire championships, posting a final-round,
3-over 75 to earn an All-Tournament spot at t-4th. She ties the second-best
individual finish by any Lady Topper in a conference tournament. She ties Georgina
Blackman who finished fourth in 2018 and is bested only by Beth Blevins who finished
second in the 1998 Sun Belt Championships. Clarke is officially a perfect 10-for-10
in the 2020-21 season on top-25 finishes, averaging 73.7 shots.
Sophomore Sarah Arnold finished 11th in her first ever C-USA Championships. She
closed out her 2-over 74 round with seven pars and a birdie in her final eight holes
at the par-72, 6,267-yard Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. It’s her fifth top-20
finish of the season.
Out of four C-USA Championships, redshirt senior Mary Joiner made her last finish
her best at t-12th. She saved par with a long putt on No. 18 to shoot 2-over 74 in
the final round. In the 2020-21 season, she finished in the top 20 at nine of 10
tournaments, averaging 73.5 strokes.
Freshman Rachel Rich and redshirt senior Teri Doss each shot 4-over 76 on Wednesday.
The freshman went on to tie for 17th while Doss finished her brief career as a Lady
Topper at t-32nd.
“We could not have done what we did the last three days, or the last eight months,
without our group of seniors,” added Gary. “They all brought different things to the
team, for different amounts of time, but they will all be dearly missed.”
WKU shot 11-over 299 in the final round to finish at 11-over 875 for the tournament.
Results – Final Round
T4. Megan Clarke – 65, 74, 75 – 214
11. Sarah Arnold – 71, 74, 74 – 219
T12. Mary Joiner – 72, 74, 74 – 220
T17. Rachel Rich – 74, 72, 76 – 222
T32. Teri Doss – 79, 74, 76 – 229
