NORMAN - Oklahoma women's golf turns its attention to conference play and will compete in the Big 12 Match Play Tournament April 7-9 at Kierland Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The three-day event features modified pool play for the first three rounds. Each team will compete against two additional teams during two rounds on Friday and the opening round on Saturday. The top eight teams will advance to the semifinals and the the four teams with the highest point totals will enter the championship bracket. The next four teams will play in the consolation bracket. Matchups for both rounds on Friday and the Saturday morning round were determined by this week's Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.
Savannah Barber,
Reagan Chaney,
Mikhaela Fortuna,
Emily Hun,
Raychel Nelke and
Kaylee Vesely will don the Crimson and Cream this weekend. Five golfers will square off with the option to substitute throughout the tournament. Official pairings will be announced on Thursday evening.
OU LINEUP
Savannah Barber, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas: Competed in seven 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 joinging the Sooners ... Tallied five top 10 finishes in AJGA play ... Runner-up finish at the 2021 AJGA 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) ... Transferred to Oklahoma after one season at Oklahoma City ... 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, Philippines: Appeared in the OU lineup in eight 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 2021-22 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) ... 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.
Raychel Nelke, Fr., Pocola, Okla.: Competed in seven events ... Opened the season in the OU lineup for the Carmel Cup and finished 48th (26-over, 242) ... Recorded season-best finish (T15th) and score (1-under 209) at the Schooner Fall Classic ... Tallied first round in the 60s (68) to conclude the Schooner ... Tied for 72nd (7-over 223) at the Illini Invitational and 60th at the Jim West Challenge (11-over, 227) ... Opened the spring at the Westbrook Invitational and tied for 39th (4-over 220) ... Finished 54th at the Florida State Match Up (26-over 242) ... Tied for 71st at The Bruzzy (+24 234) ... Attended Pocola High School ... Tallied four top-10 finishes on the AJGA circuit ... Finished sixth at the Accenture NW Arkansas Junior ... Third-place finish at the Westrock Coffee Junior Championship ... Winner of the 2020 Southern Hills Oklahoma Junior Masters, girls division.
Kaylee Vesely, Jr., Austin, Texas: Appeared in the OU lineup five 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 Cup (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 Kierland Golf Club
(par 72, 6,337 yards)
FORMAT
Teams will play a modified pool play for the first two rounds on Friday and the morning round on Saturday. The top four teams based on points will advance to the championship bracket and the next four teams will play in the consolation bracket.
| Friday, April 7 |
Saturday, April 8 |
Sunday, April 9 |
Morning
#1 UT vs #4 OSU vs. #7 KU
#2 BU vs. #5 TTU vs. #8 OU
#3 ISU vs. #6 TCU vs. #9 K-State |
Morning
#1 UT vs #2 BU vs. #3 ISU
#4 OSU vs #5 TTU vs. #6 TCU
#7 KU vs. #8 OU vs. #9 K-State |
Championship Bracket
Team #1/#4 Winner vs. Winner #2/#3
Loser #1/#4 vs. Loser #2/#3 |
Afternoon
#1 UT vs #6 TCU vs. #8 OU
#2 BU vs. #4 OSU vs. #9 K-State
#3 ISU vs. #5 TTU vs. #7 KU |
Afternoon
Championship Bracket
Team #1 vs. Team #4, Team #2 vs. Team #3
Consolation Bracket
Team #5 vs. Team #8, Team #6 vs. Team #7 |
Consolation Bracket
#5/#8 Winner vs. #6/#7 Winner
#5/8 Loser vs. #6/7 Loser |
LIVE STATS
Live scoring and final results will be posted on
GolfStat.com. A full recap will be posted on SoonerSports.com following the completion of rounds each day.