DENVER - The Notre Dame women’s golf team wrapped up play at the Ron Moore Invitational at Highlands Ranch Golf Club in Denver on Sunday, finishing tied for fifth in the 15-team field with a 7-over 871 over the 54 holes of play.
UNLV (6-under), Xavier (5-under) and Tulane (1-under) claimed the top three spots followed by Wyoming (6-over). The Irish tied for fifth with the tournament hosts, Denver.
The Fighting Irish had two golfers finish in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard, as Bridget Wilkie and Maddie Bante tied for ninth, each finishing with 2-under 216s over the three days of competition.
ROUND ONE
The Irish shot a 1-over 289 in their opening round and were tied for fourth with Xavier through 18 holes of play.
Wilkie carded the low round of the tournament for Notre Dame on Friday’s round, firing a 3-under 69. The junior recorded four birdies and 13 pars to complete her stellar day.
Bante nearly equaled Wilkie, shooting a 2-under 70 with three birdies and just one bogey on the scorecard. Jordan Levitt and Alexsandra Lapple were the other two scorers for the Irish. Levitt recorded a 2-over 74 and Lapple produced a 4-over 76.
ROUND TWO
Notre Dame finished the second day of competition in fourth place after posting a score of 2-over 290 on Saturday. All five Fighting Irish golfers recorded a score of 2-over or better on day two.
Faustine Errecade had her best round of the weekend, going 2-under on the day with a 70 on the scorecard. Over the final 11 holes of the round, Errecade tallied five birdies and just one bogey.
Wilkie and Bante continued their solid play at the invite, both shooting 1-over 73s. Levitt and Lapple were just one stroke behind on the day with 2-over 74s.
ROUND THREE
The Fighting Irish didn’t have their best performance in the final round of play but did enough to secure a top-five finish at the tournament. Notre Dame recorded a 4-over 292 on Sunday in the third round of the invite.
Bante was the lone Irish golfer to finish in the red over the final 18 holes of play, logging a 1-under 71. Bante did the majority of the damage on the back nine of the course, notching three birdies and a 34.
Wilkie continued her consistent play for the weekend, scoring even par with 72 strokes to finish 2-under for the tournament. Levitt and Lapple were the two other scorers for Notre Dame, as Levitt shot a 2-over 74 and Lapple posted a 3-over 75.
UP NEXT
The Irish wrap up the fall portion of the schedule in two weeks at the Jim West Challenge in San Marcos, Texas at the Kissing Tree Golf Club. The first day of play is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 18 and the tournament will conclude on Monday, Oct. 19.