Tech Lady Golfers Surge Into Second in Jacksonville

The Texas Tech Women’s golf team fired a 9-under par 279 in the final round Tuesday to finish in second place at 8-under in the Web.com Intercollegiate at Marsh Landing Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida.

Tech (287-290-279--856) surged two spots on the leaderboard besting Florida State by five strokes and Ohio State by eight strokes. They finished just five behind tournament champion Miami (851).

Gabby Barker (74-70-67--211) led the charge for the Red Raiders tying for third in the standings.

Barker led the charge on the final day by carding a career-low, 5-under 67 - which also tied the tournament low shot by Miami's Delfina Acosta in the opening round Monday.

Barker birdied seven holes with nine pars and just two bogeys. She ended the week with 13 birdies, the second-most by any player this week.

Barker’s teammate Kimmy Hill, playing unattached, also carded a 211 to finish in the third place tie.

Hill and Lauren Mason (68-76-69--213) each tied for the third-most birdies with 12 each as Mason finished in a tie for fifth 3-under par.

Sarah Brown (71-77-70--218) recovered with a 2-under round on Tuesday to tie for 16th. It was her fourth finish inside the top 20 this season.

Elin Arvidsson (74-72-74--220) and Stephanie Bertelsen (79-72-73--224) rounded out the team scores by finishing in ties for 25th and 40th, respectively.

Tech will take off the next 10 days before heading to Dallas on April 10 for the SMU Invitational.