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Mustangs add strong new recruit

SMU women’s golf is heading to the Pinehurst Challenge next Monday and Tuesday. The competition will be held in Pinehurst Resort, NC.
 

The Mustangs are coming off an 8th-place finish at the UCF Challenge where freshman Tanya Wadhwa tied for 22nd with a team-low score of 11-over 227. Freshman Felicia Espericueta came in 29th place with a score of 229, and Junior Tia Gannon and sophomore Jennifer Hooper both tied for 32nd at 230. SMU finished at 916.
 

SMU’s golf future looks bright. With an 11-under 97 over 27 holes, Amy Ruengmateekhun won the Golfing FORE! A Cure Tournament on March 9.
 

The tournament was held at Twin Creeks Golf Course and consisted of more than 100 high school golfers who played to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
 

The Garland ,Texas native is ranked fourth in the state. The high school standout has done extremely well in the TAPPS State Championship over the past few years, wining in 2007 and 2008, and was runner-up in 2009. Ruengmateekhun signed with the SMU golf team in November and will be a freshman in the fall.

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