{"id":159671,"date":"2026-02-11T07:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159671\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T07:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:45:13","slug":"two-top-10-finishes-lift-texas-tech-to-fourth-in-tucson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159671\/","title":{"rendered":"Two top-10 finishes lift Texas Tech to fourth in Tucson"},"content":{"rendered":"

TUCSON, Ariz. \u2014 Texas Tech placed two golfers inside the top 10 at the Thunderbird Intercollegiate and closed with its strongest round of the week Tuesday, finishing fourth at Tucson Country Club after a final-round 2-over 290 \u2014 its best score of the tournament and the second-best round of the day among the 15-team field.<\/p>\n

The Red Raiders climbed the leaderboard with their third round to finish at 24-over 888 (301-297-290) in the 54-hole event. No. 1 Stanford claimed the team title at 16-under 848, followed by No. 21 Baylor at 19-over and No. 22 Arizona at 20-over. Texas Tech edged BYU (26-over) by two shots to secure fourth place.<\/p>\n

Lauren Zaretsky<\/a> led Tech with a tie for fifth at 3-under 213 (72-72-69), highlighted by a 3-under 69 in the final round. Klara Hurtova<\/a> joined her in the top 10, tying for eighth at 1-under 215 (69-74-72).<\/p>\n

The finish marked Zaretsky’s second consecutive top-five result to open the spring season and her third of the 2025-26 campaign. She has now posted seven straight rounds of par or better. Hurtova recorded her first top-10 finish of the season after earning three last year, which helped her secure an NCAA at-large bid.<\/p>\n

Cameron Freund<\/a> tied for 38th at 14-over 230 after a final-round 1-over 73. Maja Ambroziak<\/a> finished tied for 52nd at 18-over 234 (79-77-78), and Amy Squires<\/a> tied for 59th at 20-over 236 (81-79-76) after carding a 4-over 76 in the final round.<\/p>\n

After opening the spring season with two events in nine days, the Red Raiders will take a brief break before returning to competition March 2-3 at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Team Leaderboard (Final Results)

\n1.\u00a0Stanford:\u00a0288-283-277=848 (-16)

\n2. Baylor: 295-290-298=883 (+19)

\n3. Arizona:\u00a0295-292-297=884 (+20)

\n4. Texas Tech: 301-297-290=888 (+24)

\n5. BYU:\u00a0300-289-301=890 (+26)

\n6. Colorado:\u00a0308-288-296=892 (+28)

\n7. Arizona State:\u00a0300-299-294=893 (+29)

\n8. Cal Poly:\u00a0308-301-296=905 (+41)

\n9. Wisconsin:\u00a0307-301-305=913 (+49)

\n10. Oklahoma State:\u00a0297-312-311=920 (+56)

\n11. Charlotte:\u00a0303-309-309=921 (+57)

\n12. Little Rock:\u00a0303-307-317=927 (+63)

\n13. Seattle:\u00a0307-302-319=928 (+64)

\n14. Grand Canyon:\u00a0311-309-316=936 (+72)

\n15. Marshall:\u00a0316-329-321=966 (+102)<\/p>\n

Red Raiders in the Field (Final Results)

\nT-5.\u00a0Lauren Zaretsky<\/a>:\u00a072-72-69=213 (-3)

\nT-8. Klara Hurtova<\/a>:\u00a069-74-72=215 (-1)

\nT-38.\u00a0Cameron Freund<\/a>:\u00a083-74-73=230 (+14)

\nT-52. Maja Ambroziak<\/a>:\u00a079-77-78=234 (+18)

\nT-59. Amy Squires<\/a>:\u00a081-79-76=236 (+20)<\/p>\n

\u2014 TECH\u00a0\u2014

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