Northwestern rolls to stunning victory at PING/ASU Intercollegiate

March 27, 2023 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Behind co-medalist Kelly Sim, Wildcats run away from the field at Papago Park

Northwestern escaped the frigid temperatures of the Midwest just long enough to warm up with a three-day heater at Papago Golf Club in Phoenix where the Wildcats came away with a resounding victory at the PING/ASU Intercollegiate on Sunday.

Kelly Sim

The Wildcats opened an eight-stroke after the first round and never looked back in blitzing a field that featured seven of the top-15 teams in the nation. Behind co-medalist Kelly Sim, the Wildcats finished the 54-hole event at 18-under par, 14 strokes ahead of host Arizona State (-4). No. 12 Baylor (+3), No. 7 Mississippi State (+4) and No. 8 Texas (+6) rounded out the top-five.

Sim birdied her final hole to finish off a bogey-free round of 3-under 69 to finish at 10-under for the tournament to share medalist honors with Baylor's Sera Hasegawa. Sim loves Papago, as she is 20-under par for her last nine rounds there dating back to 2021.

Sera Hasegawa

Hasegawa carded a final-round 68 to secure the first collegiate win of her career. She joins Rosie Belsham as first-time winners for the 'Cats this season.

Northwestern will next see action at the Silverado Showdown which tees off on Monday, April 3 in Napa, Calif.

Results: PING/ASU Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
T1	Sera Hasegawa	, Japan	700	69-69-68=206
T1	Kelly Sim	Edgewater, NJ	700	68-69-69=206
3	Julia Lopez Ramirez	, Spain	400	67-70-71=208
4	Dianna Lee	San Diego, CA	400	71-68-73=212
5	Emily Odwin	, Barbados	400	75-69-69=213

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About the PING/ASU Invitational

Northwestern rolls to stunning victory at PING/ASU Intercollegiate

54-hole college tournament hosted by the Arizona State University women's team. Team (best four scores out of five players) and individual competitions.