University of Missouri
FAU Paradise Invitational
Spring Season Opens at FAU Paradise Invitational
2/5/2022 11:47:00 AM | Women's Golf
Tigers return with veteran lineup.
BATON ROCA, FLA. – The University of Missouri women's golf team returns to action after a three-month winter hiatus to open their spring season at the FAU-hosted Paradise Invitational. The Tigers enter the event with a veteran lineup to compete against a strong 14-team field.
COMPETITIVE SLATE: Arkansas State, Colorado State, No. 5 Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, FIU, James Madison, Loyola-Chicago, No. 39 Mississippi State, North Florida, Seton Hall, South Florida, UTSA and No. 38 Vanderbilt
WHERE: Osprey Point-Raven & Falcon Golf Club Course (Par 72, 6,204 Yards)
WHEN: The two-day event will begin on Monday, Feb. 7 featuring 36 continuous holes and conclude with the final round on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Both Monday and Tuesday will feature an 8:00 a.m. EST shotgun start. Mizzou will be paired with James Madison and North Florida for Monday.
FOLLOW: Live results and scores will be available on GolfStat here.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH PRIESMEYER
"We were fortunate to get to Arizona before school started to get 4 rounds of golf under our belt. We were able to work on our short game which always takes a hit with some time off. We are here in Florida a day early to get an extra practice round in on the tournament course. This will help again with getting reps on the tight Bermuda grass & working on our distance control putting. The course is tight & we will need to position our drives in the correct area of the fairway & take advantage of our length on the par 5's.
I'm not worried about the other schools/programs here as we have played in some of the best tournaments this fall. We need to control what we can control. Make good decisions, stay in the present, be patient & get better each day."
INSIDE THE LINEUP:
Junior Sophia Yoemans returns to headline the Tiger lineup after pacing the team in three of the four fall events. She clinched her first top-10 finish (10th) at the Johnie Imes where she helped Mizzou claim the team title. She capped off her fall with her season-best scoring average thus far with a team-low of 72.58.
Slotted second is sophomore Emily Staples who kicked-off her sophomore campaign by firing her career-best 54-hole event score of a 5-over 221. She went on to card her first two career rounds under-par, one of which featured setting her career-low round score of a 2-under 70.
Fifth-year senior Noelle Beijer is featured in the third spot for Mizzou. Beijer led the Tigers to the team victory in the fall at the Johnie Imes Invitational where she placed fourth, anchored by firing her career-best round score of a 5-under 67.
In the fourth spot is junior Brianne Bolden who started the 2021-22 season strong at the Sam Golden Invitational where she carded two rounds under-par for her season-best event score of an even-par 216.
Rounding out the Tigers is senior Keagan Dunn who had a career record-breaking fall campaign. She led the lineup for Mizzou's second team at the Johnie Imes invitational where she fired all three rounds under-par and carded a new low round and overall event score of a 3-under 69 and 8-under 208, respectively. She individually medaled in third place.
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