SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Notre Dame women’s golf team concluded the annual Jim West Challenge in San Marcos, Texas this past week, taking a team-finish of 12-place and a score of 897(+33).
Freshman Jordan Levitt finished first for the Irish women, placing 28th individually behind a three-round score of 220(+4). Levitt opened competition with a team-best minus-two in the first round, including birdies on four of the back nine holes to finish with a score of 70 heading into the second half of the day. She then finished even par in round two to hold a spot in the top-10 before the final round of competition. On Monday, Levitt posted a score of 78(+6) to finish the tournament with the combined score of four-over.
Alex Lapple and Maddy Bante finished just one stroke off each other’s total with Lapple taking 35th overall with a stroke count of 222(+6) while Bante was 38th individually and a plus-seven overall with a score of 223. Lapple finished the tournament with an individual low score of 73(+1) after posting counts of 74(+2) and 75(+3) in the first and second rounds, respectively. Bante finished a plus-seven overall behind an opening round score of 75(+3) followed by back-to-back stroke counts of 74(+2) to close out the week.
Bridget Wilkie finished the tournament with a third-round score of 74(+2) as she finished the two-day tournament at 238(+22). Taryn Cagle also compete for the Irish women in San Marcos, Texas, rounding out the team with a 241(+25) score through 36 holes.
The Irish women conclude their fall slate next weekend (Oct. 24-26) at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina.