BGSU golfer Kayla Davis. (BGSU Athletics Communications)
The Bowling Green State University women’s golf team placed ninth at the 2023 Mid-American Conference championships to conclude the season.
Kayla Davis led the BGSU effort, finishing tied for second and winning the MAC’s Sportswoman of the Year, as voted on by all the competitors at the championship.
The championship was hosted by Western Michigan at the par-72, 6,011-yard Kalamazoo Country Club. BGSU had the best team score in round two with a 304 but shot 325 in round one and 324 in round three to finish in ninth places.
Davis (70-72-77-219) led all individuals through two rounds at 2-under par but shot a 77 in the final round to finished tied for second at 3-over par.
Davis broke the BGSU single-season average mark with a 75.4 scoring average per round. She broke the previous record set by current BGSU head coach Erin Fahey (75.48) during the 2017-18 season. Davis led the tournament with 11 birdies.
Davis broke the BGSU single-season average mark with a 75.4 scoring average per round. She broke the previous record set by current BGSU head coach Erin Fahey (75.48) during the 2017-18 season.
“Congratulations to Kayla Davis for a fantastic MAC Championship showing. She played some great rounds of golf. It was a great way for her cap off her year. She has been our leader all year long,” Fahey said.
“Kayla is a very deserving winner of MAC Sportswoman of the year. It just proves how much of a true competitor she is and to win that award voted on by her peers is a huge honor.”
It is the best individual finish by a Falcon since Patricia Holt (+11) also came in second in the 2015 championship. Davis also broke her own record for lowest score in a MAC Championship. Last year she shot a 223 (+7).
Olivia Steen finished tied for No. 38 after shooting +27, Aly Kovach finished tied for No. 43 at +32 and Emily Pantig-Nystrom finished No. 46 at +33. Savannah Wyrick and Averi Mickelson shared the final spot in the BGSU lineup.
In MAC Championship play, you have ability to play a sub. Averi Mickelson shot an 87 (+15) on Friday and Savannah Wyrick shot a 165 (+21) over the final two rounds.
