PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Lipscomb Women's Golf finished out the Lady Bison Classic with a fourth-place finish after posting a 300 in its final round. The Bisons surged up the leaderboard over the final two rounds after sitting in ninth place after the first round. Harvard won the even at (+28) while Abilene Christian was runner up with (+30). 
 
Lauren Thompson had her best round of the tournament on Sunday, shooting a 70 (-2). Her round boosted her eight spots into the top-10. Thompson finished sixth in the field and was (+6) on the event after carding a 79. 73, 70. 
 
Mary Kate Smith led the Bisons throughout the first and second rounds and finished just outside the top-10 with an 11^th-place finish. She was steady throughout the entire event, posting a 75 in all three rounds for a (+9). Smith was third in the field with 39 pars and added four birdies.
 
Zi Yu Foong finished tied for 28^th, finishing (+16) after carding a 78 in the final round of play. She posted an 80 and 74 in the first and second rounds, respectively. 
 
Katya Tibbetts put up a 79 on Sunday, shooting seven over par in the round. She bolstered an 80 and 76 in the first two rounds, respectively to finish (+19) on the weekend. 
 
Tzunami Polito rounded out the team scoring for the Bisons and finished tied for 40^th. Polito carded her best round in the final day of play with a 77 on Sunday, jumping five spots on the leaderboard. After shooting an 80 on Friday and an 81 on Saturday, she finished the event (+22). 
 
Caroline King, Danica Badura and Ally Williams competed as individuals at the Lady Bison Classic. King finished 55^th with an 83, 78, 84 (+29) while Badura was 66^th after turning in an 85, 82, 87 (+38). Williams was forced to withdraw in the first two rounds of play due to illness, but bounced back on Friday with a 77. 
 
FINAL STANDINGS
 
UP NEXT 
Lipscomb Women's Golf will compete in its regular season final April 7-9 at the Chattanooga Classic at Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga.