Texas Beats St Andrews 5-1 to Win on the Old Course

Texas won the women’s title at the St Andrews Links Collegiate on Wednesday, beating host St Andrews 5-1 in a final played in strong wind on the Old Course. The win by the #10 Longhorns completed a Texas sweep, with the men’s team also taking its title. The women’s field had four teams: Texas, St Andrews, Washington and Penn.

The final was medal match play, with each pairing playing all 18 holes and the lower score taking the point. Farah O’Keefe won by the widest margin, beating Mattison Frick by seven strokes. Selina Liao beat Ellie Monk by three, and Isla McDonald-O’Brien beat Alice Webb by two. Lauren Kim clinched the title with the fourth Texas point, two strokes ahead of Chloe Tarkany. Anastasia Hekkonen added a fifth, beating Carmen Lim by one.