Mississippi State Women’s Golf, Julia Lopez Ramirez Capture 2022 Westbrook Invitational Titles

Monday, February 28

Peoria, Ariz.

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Westbrook Invitational

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Mississippi State Women’s Golf, Julia Lopez Ramirez Capture 2022 Westbrook Invitational Titles

February 28, 2022 | Women's Golf

By: Lance Pardue, Student Assistant/Communications

PEORIA, ARIZ. – Mississippi State women's golf is coming back to Starkville with two new trophies after capturing both the team and individual titles on Monday in the Westbrook Invitational.

Following up a strong first two rounds on Sunday, State picked up right where they left off Monday morning. The Bulldogs continued to build their lead early on Sunday lowering their score from 9-under to 12-under after 4 holes on Monday. After 12, State sat at 11-under before getting hot down the stretch late to secure the victory shooting 13-under (282) for the event.

This is the first tournament win for MSU since 2020 as they have now captured back-to-back Westbrook Invitational titles (The event was canceled in 2021).

"This win has been so special," head coach Charlie Ewing said. I know for the rest of my career and the rest of my life this one will be special as it is my first win as a head coach. You always see what the team does behind the scenes and how they invest themselves academically and on the athletic side of things and it is truly special to see their hard work pay off in a big way."

Also going back-to-back is Freshman Julia Lopez Ramirez who captured her second consecutive individual title on Monday after securing the Paradise Invitational title to begin the spring season. Lopez Ramirez delivered three straight rounds in the 60s throughout the tournament including two straight rounds of 68 to secure the title shooting 11-under (205). Lopez Ramirez now has five top-8 finishes out of the seven tournaments she has competed in so far in her young Bulldog career.

Lopez Ramirez is the first Mississippi State player to win both an individual title and team title in the same event since 2014 when Ally McDonald, now Allie Ewing, did it twice (Schooner Fall Classic and Old Waverly Bulldog Invitational).

In her spring debut, Ashley Gilliam secured a top-10 finish shooting 3 rounds of par or better. Gilliam sunk 40 pars throughout the tournament to finish tied for 9^th with a score of 4-under (212). Gilliam secured the second-lowest par-3 scoring with 2.92 (1-under).

Blair Stockett finished tied for 30^th with a three-day total of 219 to finish 3-over. Stockett secured the second-lowest in par-5 scoring with 4.33 (8-under).

In her second event, Ana Pina Ortega tied for 30^th after securing an even-par score of 72 in the final round to finish tied for 30^th with 3-over par (219).

Rounding out the scoring for the Bulldogs is Hannah Levi who finished 4-over par (220). Levi finished with an even-par score in par-4 scoring (4.00) over the three-day tournament.

The Bulldogs will return to the course on March 5^th and 6^th for The Gator in Gainesville, Florida from The Mark Bostick Golf Course. Tee Times and Pairings are TBD.

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Westbrook Invitational

Mississippi State	Place	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd.3
Blair Stockett	T30	-2 (70)	+1 (73)	+2 (76)
Ashley Gilliam	T9	E (72)	-2 (70)	-2 (70)
Hannah Levi	T33	+2(74)	E (72)	+2 (72)
Ana Pina Ortega	T30	+3 (75)	E (72)	E (72)
Julia Lopez Ramirez	1	-3 (69)	-4 (68)	-4 (68)

The Rundown:
2022 Paradise Invitational
Schedule: Sunday-Monday, February 27^th-28^th, 2022
Course: Westbrook Village Golf Club | Peoria, Ariz.
Yardage: 6,230 | Par 72
Format: 36 Holes Monday, 18 Holes Tuesday | 8:30 AM Shotgun Starts

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