TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Missouri Western senior Shi Qing Ong placed second overall in the NSU Women’s Golf Classic on Tuesday finishing +2 with an overall score of 145. The Griffons finished fifth as a team, jumping up two spots after sitting in seventh after round one.

The Griffons’ first tournament of the season was cut short due to inclement weather, so the NSU Classic was their first chance to compete in a tournament from start to finish. Ong shot a +3 in the second round after finishing the first round one under par. Her overall score of 145 earned her a second-place finish out of the 90 golfers competing at the event. Her impressive finish also earned her a spot on the NSU Classic All-Tournament Team. Ong’s final score was only two strokes short of tying the tournament record.

Chong Yong also put together an impressive final round for the Griffons. Yong shot a 76 in the first round, which sat her tied for 19th on the leaderboards. She finished round two with a score of 74, tying with Ong for the team’s best score of the day. Her play in the second round jumped her all the way into the top-10, as she finished tied for 9th place with an overall score of 150.

Nina Lee finished in the top-25, finishing tied for 23rd with a score of 155.

Griffon Women’s Golf will be away from competition until they travel to the Augustana Fall Invitational on September 29.

— MWSU Athletics —