Miami Opens Play in NCAA Austin Regional
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AUSTIN, Texas – The Miami women’s golf team plays in the NCAA Austin Regional Monday through Wednesday at the par-72, 6,341-yard University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas. Making their sixth straight trip to an NCAA Regional under head coach Patti Rizzo, the Canes are attempting to advance to the NCAA Championships for the third straight year and the 26th time in program history.
Miami is paired with Houston and Baylor in the first round and tees off on Hole 1 at 9:50 a.m. ET/8:50 CT on Monday. The 54-hole regional consists of single rounds on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ranked No. 28 nationally by Golfstat, the Hurricanes are an at-large selection and the No. 8 seed in the regional. There are four regionals (Austin, Texas; Madison, Wis.; San Francisco; Tallahassee, Fla.), with each featuring 18 teams and six individuals. The top six teams and top three individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships May 18-23 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.
Projected Miami Lineup (average round in parentheses)
Dewi Weber (71.8)
Renate Grimstad (73.3)
Kristyna Frydlova (74.9)
Macarena Aguilera (76.1)
Roos Haarman (79.8)
The Field (Golfstat rankings in parentheses)
Arkansas (3), Texas (8), Michigan State (11), Florida (14), Auburn (19), Oklahoma (21), Houston (25), Miami (28), Baylor (35), Texas A&M (38), BYU (41), East Carolina (48), Texas Tech (49), Virginia Tech (54), Texas-San Antonio (73), Georgetown (93), Houston Baptist (121), Missouri State (161)
Noting Miami
Miami competed on the course at the UT Golf Club earlier this season on Oct. 9 and 10, taking eighth place in the Betsy Rawls Invitational with a 39-over 903 (293-293-317). UM’s Dewi Weber set the invitational’s course (64) and tournament (201) records at the 2016 event as she won her second career tournament.
Ranked 20th nationally, Weber leads the team with 71.85 stroke average this season, which currently is the lowest single-season stroke average in program history. Named to the All-ACC Team on Friday for the second straight year, Weber is the second golfer in program history to earn All-ACC honors in multiple seasons, joining Daniela Darquea, who earned the distinction three straight years from 2014-16.
Sophomore Renate Grimstad is ranked 65th nationally and owns a 73.3 stroke average this season. She shot a 69 (-3) in the second round at the Betsy Rawls Invitational in October, her second lowest score in any round this season.
Miami has won three of its six spring tournaments, capturing the Florida Challenge, UCF Challenge and Hurricane Invitational championships.
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