Courtesy of Kansas State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Coming off two weeks of preparation, the Kansas State women's golf team is set to meet its conference foes once again as the Wildcats compete in the 2023 Big 12 Women's Golf Championship, Friday through Sunday, at the par-72, 6,264-yard Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas, Texas.
The 54-hole event will feature one round per day with tee times beginning at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday's first round will see the Wildcats paired with Kansas and Oklahoma with a 10 a.m. tee time.
The Big 12 is annually one of the top conferences in women's golf, and the 2022-23 season is no exception as seven teams are ranked in the top 50, led by four top-25 squads in No. 8 Texas, No. 13 Baylor, No. 20 Iowa State and No. 23 Oklahoma State. The Wildcats faced league competition just two weeks ago at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they tied for eighth place with 12.5 points.
"The Dallas Athletic Club will present all the teams with a good challenge," said head coach Kristi Knight. "The Big 12 is a great league with lots of competition, but every team is beatable. We can only control what we do and be where our feet are."
Seniors Haley Vargas and Manon Donche-Gay will lead K-State's five-player lineup into the Big 12 Championship that also sees freshman Noa Van Beek, sophomore Remington Isaac and junior Napua Glossner competing for the Cats. This lineup was used two other times during the spring slate.
Vargas leads the Wildcats with a 72.88 stroke average this season, while Van Beek is second at 74.06 and Donche-Gay is third at 74.21. Vargas, a senior from Lubbock, Texas, has posted a pair of top-20 finishes, highlighted by a tie for third place at the Dale McNamara Invitational in October.
Van Beek, a freshman from Oene, Netherlands, had a season-best finish of a tie for 11th at the Westbrook Invitational in February, while Donche-Gay's best placing was a tie for eighth at the FAU Paradise Invitational at the beginning of the spring season.
In addition to a team trophy, the top 10 individual finishers at the Big 12 Championship will receive medallions and will be recognized as a member of the All-Tournament Team.
Live results on all three days of the 2023 Big 12 Championship can be followed at Golfstat.com. Additionally, final-round coverage on Sunday will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.