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2022 NCAA Women's Golf Stillwater Regional, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, OK. Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

Pedigo Finishes Top 25 At NCAA Stillwater Regional

May 11

Results
STILLWATER, Okla. (SMU) – Kennedy Pedigo wrapped up the SMU women's golf season and her illustrious career on the Hilltop with a final round 74 (+2) at the NCAA Stillwater Regional. She finished the tournament at +9 and tied for 24th in the field of 59 players.
 
No. 17 Baylor ran away with the overall team victory, finishing at +1 and 14 strokes ahead of second place No. 7 Arizona State. No. 19 Auburn played an incredible final day, shooting -12 to jump from sixth to a tie for third with No. 6 Oklahoma State. These two teams took the final NCAA Championship qualification spots at +18. Furman's Anna Morgan and Michigan State's Leila Raines advanced as individuals, finishing E and +3, respectively. Raines earned the final spot with an eagle on the second hole of a playoff.
 
Pedigo got her round started with a par on the first hole before bogeying two and three. She was able to par four and five before double bogeying six. After the slow start, the senior turned up her game with a birdie on the par 3 seventh. She would play an entirely clean round from here on out. She parred holes 8-13, birdied the 14th, and parred holes 15-18 to close out her round at two over (74). The AAC individual champion and two-time All-Conference selection concluded her career with an overall tournament score of +9. She finished the regional tied with four others for 24th place.
 
Kennedy Pedigo Analytical Breakdown:
- For the regional, shot -2 on par 5s (4.83), +3 on par 3s (3.25), and +8 on par 4s (4.27)
- 36 total pars was just four behind the leaders (40)
- Made seven birdies throughout the tournament
- Shot -2 with no bogeys on holes 7-18 (same result on holes 8-18 in round two)

Season Recap
In their first tournament under Head Coach Lauren Mason, The Mustangs won the Badger invitational on September 21st, erasing a 12-stroke deficit to win their first title since March of 2019. Kennedy Pedigo and Katie James finished the tournament tied for third with even-par overall scores.

Maddi Olson tied for runner up at the GCU Invitational. She shot -2 for the tournament, and the Mustangs finished in third place out of 20 teams. SMU set a school record for lowest round and lowest round versus par of -11, 277 in the first round. Pedigo and Ashley Chow shot career best 67s for the round.

Pedigo won her first career individual title at the AAC Championship on April 19th. The senior became SMU's third conference champion in school history. The Mustangs finished in fourth place out of 10 teams.
 
Team Summary:
Pos. Team Score
1. Baylor (17) +1
2. Arizona State (7) +15
T3. Oklahoma State (6) +17
T3. Auburn (19) +17
5. Michigan State (30) +21
6. Furman (44) +34
7. Clemson (31) +37
8. NC State +51
9. Tulane +61
10. California +64
11. Campbell (42) +81
12. Illinois State +102
 
Player Summary:
Place Player R1 R2 R3 Score
T24. Kennedy Pedigo 79 72 74 +9
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