Lopez Ramirez Notches Eighth Top-5 Finish as Bulldogs Complete Carmel Cup

Sunday, September 4

Pebble Beach, Calif

Mississippi State

Carmel Cup

Lopez Ramirez Notches Eighth Top-5 Finish as Bulldogs Complete Carmel Cup

September 04, 2022 | Women's Golf

By: Lance Pardue, Student Assistant/Communications

Pebble Beach, Calif. –. Beginning the day in fifth place, State was able to use a hot start on the front nine to improve their team score for the third consecutive day to card a 1-over, 361 in the final round. After 54 holes of golf, the Bulldogs finished fourth as a team (24-over, 1104).

After a stellar freshman season in the maroon and white, Julia Lopez Ramirez picked right back up where she left off in her sophomore season opener. Lopez Ramirez shined on the final day, securing her 11^th round in the 60s with 3-under (69). Throughout the tournament, Lopez Ramirez rolled in the fifth most birdies with 11. Finishing tied for fourth with a 2-under (214) final tally, Lopez Ramirez now has eight top-five finishes in 13 career events.

Abbey Daniel began her senior season with a top-15 finish, carding 4-over (220) for the tournament to finish tied for 13^th. Through the first 54 holes of the season, Daniel has parred 38 of them (third most of the Carmel Cup).

Hannah Levi was on fire on the front nine, rolling in three birdies and four pars to secure her ninth career top-20 finish, tying for 18^th (5-over, 221). Levi gave Bulldog fans a bit of déjà vu on Sunday, joining Jarutrawee Khotchagrai's Friday eagle by sinking an eagle of her own. This was the Bulldogs second eagle of the season (and of the event) on hole 6.

The duo of Ashley Gilliam and Izzy Pellot both finished tied for 29^th with a score of 10-over (226). Gilliam followed her birdie on hole 1 with six straight pars en route to a 3-over (75) final round. Pellot carded her second straight even par (72) round on Sunday and tied with Daniel for the third most pars of the Carmel Cup with 38.

Jarutrawee Khotchagrai rounded out the scorecard for the Bulldogs, carding a 5-over 77 final round to finish tied for 38^th (14-over, 230).

Defending national champion and consensus No. 1 Stanford finished first. The Cardinal secured a three-day total of 12-under (1068) to win.

No. 11 Texas A&M finished second with a score of 1-over (1081). No. 15 Oklahoma State finished third with 16-over (1096) while No. 22 Arkansas finished 4 strokes back of State (28-over, 1108). No. 24 Texas Tech finished sixth with 33-over (1113). No. 50 Oklahoma (58-over,1138) and No. 33 Vanderbilt (59-over, 1139) rounded out the field in seventh and eighth respectively.

Head Coach Charlie Ewing on the Carmel Cup...
"Overall I'm proud of the effort from the team this week. We struggled that first day but responded well to have 2 much better rounds to close out the event. You can always learn a lot about yourself in that first event of the year and I know this week was no exception. There is so much positive to take from the week but at the same time there is so much room for growth."

On Julia Lopez Ramirez...
"We are proud of Julia for leading the way this week. She did what she does and played really solid and consistent golf earning a top 5 finish."

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The Carmel Cup
Mississippi State                   Place   Rd. 1        Rd. 2          Rd.3
Ashley Gilliam                       T29      77 (+5)      74 (+2)      75 (+3)
Hannah Levi                           T18      79 (+7)     72 (E)        70 (-2)
Izzy Pellot                               T29      82 (+10)    72 (E)        72 (E)
Abbey Daniel                          T13      72 (E)      73 (+1)       75 (+3)
Jarutrawee Khotchagrai          T38      81 (+9)     72 (E)        77 (+5)
Julia Lopez Ramirez               T4        71 (-1)       74 (+2)      69 (-3)

The Rundown:
Carmel Cup
Schedule: Friday-Sunday, September 2-4, 2022
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links || Pebble Beach, Calif.
Yardage: 6,156 || Par 72
Format: 6 Count 5 --3 Rounds of Stroke Play

Mississippi State Lineup:

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