By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA announced Morgan Brasser as its Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week on Wednesday (Mar. 30). Brasser was the individual champion of the MWSU Holiday Inn Express Classic in St. Joseph, Mo., held on Monday and Tuesday. (Mar. 28-29).
Brasser won the Holiday Inn Express Classic by five strokes in a field of 75 golfers. It was her first individual tournament title at Fort Hays State and seventh top-10 finish in just her second year of competition. She shot a 2-over 74 in the opening round and sat one stroke back of the lead, then shot an even-par 72 in the second round to run away with the title by five strokes over Jessica Green of Rogers State. Brasser’s 2-over par total was 10 strokes better two players that tied for third. She led the tournament with eight birdies and led in par-5 scoring (-3) and par-4 scoring (+2).
Brasser has finished in the top 10 of all three meets for the Tiger women so far this spring. She was sixth at the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational in Oklahoma City and fourth at the Hillcat Classic in Owasso, Okla. She shot 75 or lower in five of her six rounds this spring.