MAYETTA, Kan. – For the second-consecutive season, Shi Qing Ong is the MIAA’s Women’s Golf individual champion. Ong claimed the title with a three-round total of 215 (-1), dominating the field with a six-stroke championship victory. Missouri Western placed fourth in the team standings, advancing one spot since entering Wednesday’s final round in fifth.
Ong’s victory at the MIAA Women’s Golf Championships on Wednesday gives her back-to-back MIAA individual championships. The 2019 MIAA Women’s Golf Championship title also adds to an already-historic senior spring season for Ong. With her fifth-straight victory of the spring, she has now won each tournament that she has competed in this spring. Her career win total stands at 14 in her 44 appearances at Missouri Western.
After shooting what was then a field-best 71 (-1) in the second round, Ong improved with a 70 (-2) in the final round on Wednesday. Entering the final round with a one-stroke lead, her third-round performance sealed a six-stroke victory. She finished the MIAA Championship with a tournament-best 12 birdies to go along with 33 pars.
As a team, Missouri Western had its best round of the championship on Wednesday. The Griffons shot a 296, with each of Missouri Western’s five golfers having their best round of the event in the final round. The Griffons came up just short of third place, finishing with a total of 922 behind Central Oklahoma’s 920. Northeastern State won the team championship, edging Central Missouri by just three strokes.
Anna Bech tied for 13th in her first MIAA Women’s Golf Championship, finishing with a 232. She advanced three spots on Wednesday with her 75 (+3) in the final round, her best single-round score at the event. Bech ended with the second-most birdies on the team with eight. She now has a total of five top-10 finishes in her freshman season.
Katie Irvin placed 27th with a three-round total of 239. She had the second-best round score on the team on Wednesday, finishing with a 73 (+1). Her one-over 73 also gives Irvin a new career-low single-round score.
Jenna Kosmatka and Chong Yong each had their best round of the tournament with a 78 in Wednesday’s final round. Kosmatka placed 29th overall with a score of 241 while Yong finished 30th with a 242.
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