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Women's Golf Preview: Big 12 Championship

April 20, 2023 | Women's Golf

NORMAN - Oklahoma women's golf will compete in the Big 12 Championship at Dallas Athletic Club April 21-23 in Dallas, Texas.

The three-day conference clash will feature 18 holes each day and the Sooners will start the opening roundĀ at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 21.

The Sooners last competed in the Big 12 Match Play Tournament and ended the event with a pair of victories over Oklahoma State and Iowa State.Ā Savannah Barber led the Sooners at Big 12 Match Play and finished with a team-best five victories. Mikhaela Fortuna and Emily Hun each notched four wins.Ā 

Barber, Reagan Chaney, Fortuna, Hun,Ā and Kaylee Vesely will comprise the OU lineup at DAC.

OU LINEUP
Savannah Barber, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas: Competed in eight events (one as an individual) ... Opened the year in the OU lineup at the Carmel Cup and tied for 43rd (18-over, 234) ... Tied for 32nd (2-over, 212) at the Schooner Fall Classic and recorded her first round in the 60s (66) to open the tournament ... Tied for 52nd (6-over, 218) at the Illini Invitational ... Netted first top-20 finish in the Crimson and Cream and placed 19th with a 1-under 215 .. Tied for 23rd (13-over, 229) at the Florida State Match Up ... Tied for 57th at the Clemson Invitational (12-over 228) ... Tied for 67th at The Bruzzy (21-over 231) ... Ranked No. 79 by the American Junior Golf Association prior to joining the Sooners ... Tallied five top 10 finishes in AJGA play ... Runner-up finish at the 2021 AJGAĀ Shreveport Junior Tournament ... Teamed up to win the 6th U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championship ... Tied for 33rd at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.

Reagan Chaney, So., Ardmore, Okla.: Made her OU debut at The Bruzzy and tied for 64th (20-over, 230) ...Ā  Transferred to Oklahoma after one season at Oklahoma City ...Ā 2022 Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Ranked among the top five in the NAIA with a 72.55 scoring average in 29 rounds … Won three tournaments, recorded three runners-up and eight top-five finishes for OCU … 489th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking … Recorded two wins and 10 top-10 finishes … Won 2022 The PLAYERS Amateur and the 2021 Rose Creek Classic … Finished 15th at the 2022 Texas Women's Open.

Mikhaela Fortuna, Sr., Manila,Ā Philippines:Ā Ā Appeared in the OU lineup in nine events ... Opened the season tied for 29th (10-over, 226) at the Carmel Cup ... Netted first top-10 finish of the year at the Schooner Fall Classic and tied for 10th with a 3-under 207 ... Finished 34th (2-over, 214) at the Illini Invitational ... Matched her best finish in the Crimson and Cream and tied for fourth at the Jim West Challenge ... Finished 5-under 211 at Jim West ... Tied for 44th at the Westbrook Invitational (5-over, 221) ... Tallied a top-30 finish at the Florida State Match Up and tied for 25th (14-over, 230) ... Recorded a 5-over 77 in the opening round of the Clemson Invitational and did not compete in the final two rounds ... Led the Sooners lineup with a top-40 finish at The Bruzzy (14-over 224) ... Opened the 2021-22Ā season with a 9-under 207 at the Sam Golden Invitational and tied for seventh … Matched her career-best 54-hole score with a 207 (-9) at the Jim West Challenge and earned her career-best finish (T4th) … Finished Red Raider Match Play 2-1 … One of two Sooners to finish in the top 20 (T19th) at the Big 12 Championship … Tied for 42nd at the Albuquerque Regional (9-over, 225).

Emily Hun, Fr., Macau, China: Joined the Sooners in 2023 ... Appeared in the OU lineup at the Westbrook Invitational and tied for 68th (11-over, 227) ... Finished 4-4 at Big 12 Match Play ... Competed as an individual at the Florida State Match Up and finished 53rd (15-over 241) ... Recorded a season-best finish (T20) at The Bruzzy and tallied a 9-over 219 ... Attended Shanghai High Tech Creative School … Recorded three amateur wins and six top-10 finishes … Won the 2022 Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship, China Amateur Golf Open Series and the Faldo Series Shenzhen Championship.

Kaylee Vesely, Jr., Austin, Texas:Ā Appeared in the OU lineup six times ... Competed as an individual at the 2022 Schooner Fall Classic and the Jim West Challenge … Appeared in the OU lineup at the Illini Invitational and finished 4-over 220 ... Tied for 27th (71-72-67) and finished with a 3-under 67 to conclude the tournament … Tied for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational and fired a 3-under 213 ... Appeared in the OU lineup at the Florida State Match Up and tied for 45th (22-over 238) ... Led the Sooners at the Clemson Invitational and tied for 48th (9-over 225) ... Tied for 46th (15-over 225) at The Bruzzy ... Competed as an individual four times during the 2021-22 slate … Made lone appearance in the 2021-22 OU lineup at the Clover CupĀ Ā (T81) last season.

THE FIELD (Nine Teams)
Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas and Texas Tech.

THE COURSE
All three rounds will be played at Dallas Athletic ClubĀ (par 72, 6,264 yards)

FORMAT
54 holes will be played over three days. The opening round will tee off on Friday, April 21 at 10 a.m.

LIVE STATS
Live scoring and final results will be posted onĀ GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on SoonerSports.com following the completion of rounds each day.
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