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Yuan, Pickrell Post Career Bests to Close Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
10/6/2026 5:11:00 PM | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Kaylee Yuan and Kate Pickrell each scored under par in the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate to push Abilene Christian women's golf into seventh place on Tuesday. Yuan scored 3-under 68 and tied for 19th place at Cherokee Country Club, while Pickrell posted a career-best 4-under 67 to tie for 24th.
The Wildcats rose two spots with a 3-under 281 in the final round to close at 15-over 867. Yuan and Pickrell soared a collective 36 spots on Tuesday to move into the top 25. Yuan, a freshman, paced ACU for the second tournament this season at 1-over 214. Pickrell, a senior, also logged a career-low at 2-over 216 with a bogey-free third round.
Host Tennessee topped the leaderboard at 21-under 831, while the Lady Vols' Madison Messimer and High Point's Makayla Grubb shared the individual title at 12-under 201. The Wildcats return to action at the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Oct. 19-21, broadcast live on the Golf Channel from Halbert National in Granbury, Texas.
ACU ranked sixth in the field with 39 birdies while placing sixth on par 5s at 9-under. Its 167 pars were good for seventh most.
Yuan continued her strong start to her freshman campaign, ranking within the top 40 of each of her three tournaments. She registered four birdies on Tuesday to just one par on her final hole. Yuan rose 16 spots on the final day and ranked inside the top 10 with 37 pars.
Two weeks removed from placing eighth at the Red Raider Invitational at 3-over 219, Pickrell delivered the best round of her career at 4-under. She scored par or better on each hole with four birdies, including three on the front nine. Pickrell paced the Wildcats with 10 total birdies and ranked third in the field on par 4s at 3-under.
Alana Kutt followed in a tie for 27th place at a season-low 3-over 216. She carded a 2-over 73 in the final round with a trio of birdies on the front nine. Kutt led ACU with 38 pars and had the fewest bogeys.
Jiyu Han tied for 47th place at 9-over 222, scoring 2-over 73 with a trio of birdies on Tuesday. She tied for eighth on par 5s at 5-under. Jasmine Do drew for 63rd at 17-over 230 with a 6-over 77 final round. She logged a pair of birdies.
The Wildcats rose two spots with a 3-under 281 in the final round to close at 15-over 867. Yuan and Pickrell soared a collective 36 spots on Tuesday to move into the top 25. Yuan, a freshman, paced ACU for the second tournament this season at 1-over 214. Pickrell, a senior, also logged a career-low at 2-over 216 with a bogey-free third round.
Host Tennessee topped the leaderboard at 21-under 831, while the Lady Vols' Madison Messimer and High Point's Makayla Grubb shared the individual title at 12-under 201. The Wildcats return to action at the inaugural Abilene Christian Intercollegiate on Oct. 19-21, broadcast live on the Golf Channel from Halbert National in Granbury, Texas.
ACU ranked sixth in the field with 39 birdies while placing sixth on par 5s at 9-under. Its 167 pars were good for seventh most.
Yuan continued her strong start to her freshman campaign, ranking within the top 40 of each of her three tournaments. She registered four birdies on Tuesday to just one par on her final hole. Yuan rose 16 spots on the final day and ranked inside the top 10 with 37 pars.
Two weeks removed from placing eighth at the Red Raider Invitational at 3-over 219, Pickrell delivered the best round of her career at 4-under. She scored par or better on each hole with four birdies, including three on the front nine. Pickrell paced the Wildcats with 10 total birdies and ranked third in the field on par 4s at 3-under.
Alana Kutt followed in a tie for 27th place at a season-low 3-over 216. She carded a 2-over 73 in the final round with a trio of birdies on the front nine. Kutt led ACU with 38 pars and had the fewest bogeys.
Jiyu Han tied for 47th place at 9-over 222, scoring 2-over 73 with a trio of birdies on Tuesday. She tied for eighth on par 5s at 5-under. Jasmine Do drew for 63rd at 17-over 230 with a 6-over 77 final round. She logged a pair of birdies.
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