RAPID CITY, S.D. – Klara Kleinig fired a round of 2-over 74 for a runner-up finish, leading Chadron State's women's golf to a second-place finish at the Hardrocker Fall Invite hosted by South Dakota School of Mines at The Golf Club at Red Rock.
Kleinig entered Tuesday's round in ninth place after carding 9-over 81 on Monday, but tallied five birdies on Tuesday to significantly climb the leaderboard. With seven birdies across both days, Kleinig had the most birdies of any player in the tournament, even shooting three consecutive birdies on holes seven, eight and nine. Kleinig's second place finish and 36-hole score of 155 are both career-bests at the Hardrocker Fall Invite, beating her score from last year by 20 strokes.
Sophomore
Macy Kleve shot two strong rounds across the tournament, carding the same score of 7-over 79 on both days. With her 21 pars, tied for third-most in the tournament, Kleve's consistent rounds solidified her fifth-place finish in a pool of 49 golfers.
Brooklyn Tychsen, a sophomore from Berthoud, Colorado, turned in Chadron State's third best finish of the tournament. With a round of 12-over 84 on Monday and 8-over 80 on Tuesday, Tychsen climbed nine places on the leaderboard in the second round to land tied for 11th place and finish in the top quarter of the field.
Finishing tied for 15
th place,
Lauren Knapp scored 22-over 144 (82, 84). Kleinig, Kleve, and Knapp, along with Tristyn Green of Eastern Wyoming, all shot a combined 1-over on par-3s during the tournament, the best score on those holes of anyone in the field.
Maggie Teague, a junior from Casper, Wyoming, and
Taegan Bach, a sophomore from Chadron, Nebraska, and finished in 40
th and 45
th place, respectively. Teague carded four birdies on Monday, with consecutive birdies on holes five and six. Teague finished 42-over-par, while Bach finished 89-over-par.
Colorado Mesa won the team title by 15 strokes over Chadron State, with Colorado Mesa's Hayden Hawley taking home the individual title. With four players in the top 10, Colorado Mesa finished 52-over-par. Montana State Billings finished in third, trailing Chadron State by 11 strokes.
This tournament concludes the fall season for the Chadron State women's golf team, which will resume play in the spring.
