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Larson Leads Eagles to Finish

Senior Bella Larson recorded Biola’s best score at the ERAU Co-Ed Invite while earning her first top-20 finish in a 54-hole tournament.

October 08, 2019


PRESCOTT, Ariz. --- The three individuals representing Biola Women's Golf at the ERAU Co-Ed Invite completed the 54-hole tournament with a single round on Tuesday, and each Eagle maintained her standing in the top-half of the individual leaderboard. 


Senior Bella Larson (79-83-83) led the Biola trio with an 18th-place finish and was followed closely by teammates Courtney Jackson (86-79-82) and Rachel Reynolds (85-82-82), who were back-to-back on the leaderboard to conclude the tournament. Host Embry Riddle (Ariz.) won the team title among the field of seven with an overall team score of 893. 

Larson's 54-hole score of 245 was the second-best mark among individuals at the Invite and gave the Phoenix-native her first top-20 finish in the three-round tournament. Larson was especially solid on the four par-three holes during Tuesday's action, finishing even-par on those four opportunities after going +3 on those same holes over her first two rounds. 

Larson's success on the par-threes made results in short yardage bit of a trend among the Biola participants to conclude the tournament. Rachel Reynolds started her day with a birdie on the par-three eight for the second-straight round, placing the opening shot of her round just over 12 inches away from the cup for a tap-in putt. 

Reynolds then got to work delivering four-consecutive par scores on holes 14 through 17 to set her at +5 as she back-tracked to hole one. She matched Courtney Jackson with an 82 on Tuesday to set the Eagles' best score for the third round and finished within four shots of both of her teammates. This also marks the second-straight tournament that Reynolds has followed up her first playthrough with better scores in the second and third rounds. 

Like Reynolds, Courtney Jackson finished the third round where she started on the individual leaderboard: in the same place but still in the top half of the field. Jackson came in 21st place in her first collegiate tournament after making par six times on the front nine to go +4 over the holes one through nine. Her score of 79 in the second round equaled Biola's lowest single round of the tournament and helped tie the freshman for the third-best score among individuals at the Invite. 

All told, Larson led the way with four birdies over the two days, followed by Reynolds with three and Jackson with one. At least for the moment, this tournament will stand as the best 54-hole score of each woman's collegiate career. 

Biola Women's Golf will return to team competition next week when Head Coach Jane Carr take the Eagles to Sonoma State Invitational. The first round of competition at Foxtail Golf Club begins Monday October 14. 
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