After winning its last two tournaments, the 66th-ranked South Dakota State women's golf team plays its final regular season tournament of the season when it travels to Missouri Sunday and Monday for the Kansas City Shootout hosted by UMKC.
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The 54-hole tournament begins play with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start both days at the par-72, 6,124-yard Shoal Creek Golf Club. SDSU is one of nine teams in the field, including Summit League members North Dakota State and South Dakota.
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Last year, the Jackrabbits came into the event winning their last three events, but finished fourth. Two-time Summit League Women's Golfer of the Week Megan Mingo tied for 12th, firing a 229 (78-76-75).
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SDSU captured the Lady Thunderbird Golf Invitational March 16-17 in its last outing. Mingo finished second, shooting a six-under par 138 (68-70) on the par-72, 6,092-yard Sunbrook Golf Course on the Black Rock & The Point. She tied the school record for 18 holes and broke the school record for 36 holes.
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The Jackrabbits won the event, shooting a school-record 564 (282-282) and winning by 11 strokes. State's 18-hole scores also broke the school record.
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For the season, Mingo leads the Jacks and is third in The Summit League with a 74.00 stroke average. She has an individual title, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes.
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Freshman Teresa Toscano has a team-leading seven rounds at or below par. She has a 74.44 stroke average with an individual title, a team-best five top-five and six top-10 finishes.
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Senior Hallie Getz has won an individual title, a team-leading five top-five and seven top-10 finishes and a 74.60 stroke average.
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The Jackrabbits lead The Summit League with a 297.84 stroke average, which is on pace to set a school record. Four of the Jacks' starting five has a stroke average of 76-or-lower and rank in the top 10 in the league.
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Live statistics for the Kansas City Shootout are available at Golfstat.com.
For more information on the South Dakota State women's golf team, follow the Jackrabbits on Twitter (@GoJacksGolf).