American Conference/ Ben Solomon

Golf

Harm Wraps Season at NCAA Championship

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – STILLWATER, Okla. – Houston junior Leonie Harm closed her season at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, where a six-over 78 in the third round left her at seven-over par (223) for the championship and two shots from reaching Monday’s fourth round at the Karsten Creek Golf Club. Overall, Harm finished in a tie for 42nd in the 132-player field.
 
The top-15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team moved to Monday’s final 18 holes, which will determine the NCAA individual national champion and the top-8 teams that will advance to match play.
 
Starting her day on the 10th hole on the challenging par-72, 6,328-yard layout, Harm posted an eventful first nine, posting birdies on the par-3 11th, par-4 16th and par-5 18th holes. However, the birdies were offset by four bogeys and a double, sending Harm out in 3-over 39.
 
The front nine would see Harm close with a birdie on the par-5 9th hole after bogeys on Nos. 5 and 8 and a double at No. 6, bringing her in at 78.
 
Harm finished two shots from advancing to Monday’s fourth round. The last of nine advancing individuals finished at 5-over par through three rounds.
 
Still, Harm recorded one of the best individual seasons in The American’s short history. The 2018 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year earned her place at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship following a closing 65 at the Austin Regional, the best postseason round in Houston and conference history.
 
Harm led the Cougars in 2017-18 with a 72.71 scoring average and 17 rounds of par or better. She earned top-7 finishes in each of her last four tournaments entering the NCAA Championship, including a second-place showing at the LSU Tiger Classic on March 23-25.
 
Harm first competed at the NCAA Championships in 2016. The Gerlingen, Germany-native is the Cougars’ career leader in stroke average at 73.04 and holds the school single-season record with a 72.70 mark in 2016-17. Harm is only the second student-athlete in program history to compete in 3-plus NCAA Regionals during her career.