Kelsey Yi’s 74 Leads Women’s Golf on Final Day at William & Mary Invitational

Tuesday, September 13

Williamsburg, Va. (Kingsmill Resort)

All Day

Bucknell University

William & Mary Invitational

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Kelsey Yi’s 74 Leads Women’s Golf on Final Day at William & Mary Invitational

9/13/2022 3:25:00 PM | Women's Golf

RESULTS

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A career-best 74 from junior Kelsey Yi helped the Bucknell women's golf team to its best score of the week, a final-round 308 as the William & Mary's Invitational wrapped up on Tuesday at the Kingsmill Resort.

Bucknell finished in 10th place in a talented field in its first tournament of the season. The 931 total over 54 holes (309-314-308) is the team's best ever on the River Course at Kingsmill and tied for the 11th-best in team history. It is also the third-best 54-hole score in a fall season-opener, with the only two better coming on the team's home course at the Bucknell Invitational.

Kelsey Yi's 2-over-par 74 paced the Bison in the third and final round. Yi started the day on the par-5 15th hole and got out to a par-par-birdie start. She was 4-over on the day after a bogey at No. 6, but then had a terrific finish with birdies at 7 and 9 followed by five straight pars to close with the 74, two shots better than her previous career best. Yi totaled 228 for the week (78-76-74) to finish T-23rd.

Freshman Paige Richter had quite the collegiate debut, backing up her 73-78 start on Monday with a final-round 76 on the way to a top-20 finish (T-19th). Richter birdied the par-4 11th hole and added 13 pars. Richter's 36 pars over 54 holes were tied for eighth-most in the field.

Kayla Yi – Kelsey's twin sister – also had her best round of the week with a 78. Tara Thomas closed with an 80 after shooting 77-77 a day earlier, and Sahana Paravantavida finished with an 83.

Elon trailed Richmond by two shots entering the final round but outscored the Spiders 289-291 to catch them for first place. Charleston Southern was third at 888 total, 11 shots behind the leaders.

Hannah Lydic of Richmond ran away with the individual title in her collegiate debut. Lydic shot 65-71-69 to finish at 11-under for the tournament. She was actually at 13-under before a double-bogey at the last, but Annabelle Jennings of Longwood and Clemence Cadeac of Florida Atlantic were well back at 4-under.

The Bison are back in action this weekend at the Nittany Lion Invitational on the Penn State Blue Course.