Notre Dame placed fourth in the Kentucky high school girls’ state golf tournament at Bowling Green Country Club with a 36-hole team total of 655 that was 26 strokes behind the winning score of 629 posted by Madison Central.
In Friday’s first round, Notre Dame carded a 321 that was only five strokes behind the leader. But the Pandas came back with a 334 in Saturday’s final round and fell out of contention for the team title. Ryle had a 363 team score on Friday and did not qualify for the final round.
Notre Dame senior Erin Durstock tied for ninth place in the individual standings with a 150 total. She shot even-par 72 on Friday and six-over 78 on Saturday. The individual medalist was Paducah Tilghman senior Teri Doss with a 138 total. She shot 3-under 69 in both rounds.
The 36-hole scores for other Notre Dame golfers were 159 by Lauren Bracken, 164 by Amy Pugliano and 182 by Bricking. The Pandas’ fifth golfer, Caitlyn Zielienewski, had a 199, but her rounds did not count in the team total.
Conner sophomore Madison Smith was an at-large qualifier and finished with a 161 total. She had rounds of 77 and 84.