Southeastern Finishes Eighth, Button Named to All-Tournament Team

TULSA, Okla. – Southeastern moves up a spot on the final day at the GAC Championships to finish eighth with a 54-hole score of 89-over 941. The Savage Storm rounded out the third round with a 21-over 305 for its best team score among the three rounds.  

Carley Button rose 11 spots on the individual leaderboard during day three to earn a tie for fifth place with a 54-hole score of 12-over 225. Button's efforts secured her GAC All-Tournament honors and the highest individual finish at the GAC Championship by a Storm player.
 


The Denton, Texas native fired in the lowest individual round of the tournament for the Storm in the third, shooting 1-under 70. The junior got the round started with a 1-over 36 on the front nine before carding a 2-under 34 on the back half with a trio of birdies.
 
Like Button, Karen Kim soared up 10 spots after turning in a 22-over 235 to place tied for 23rd. Kim improved on her second round score by one stroke, recording a 3-over 74 in round three, and added a pair of birdies to finish the tournament with seven. Kaeli Drake rounded her final round with a 9-over 80 to tie for 37^th with a three-round score of 31-over 244. Drake, in round three, shot 5-over 40 on the first nine holes with a pair of birdies and registered a 4-over 40 on the back half.
 
Ally Richard (T39th) ended the day 11-over 82 for a final score of 32-over 245. Richard began the third round with a 4-over 39 on the front half of the Par 71 course and later shot 6-over 43 on the final half. Meredith Reid tied for 41^st with a score of 33-over 246 after a 10-over 81 third round. Reid shot 5-over par on both the front and back half and would finish the tournament with a pair of birdies.