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Olivia Cason
Olivia Cason

University of Louisville freshman Olivia Cason concluded her first season of collegiate golf Sunday night tied for 45th through three rounds in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at Eugene, Ore.

The third player in UofL program history to qualify for the individual national championship, Cason shot an even-par 72 in the third round. She turned in a composite score of four-over-par 220 over three days. She fell two strokes shy of advancing to the final round of stroke play on Monday.

The Owensboro, Ky., native opened the day with a birdie on No. 10 and then putted for par on 10-consecutive holes. After hitting her first bogey of the day on No. 3, she rebounded with a remarkable birdie on No. 4, a par-5, 518-yard hole. She had two more bogeys before ending the day – and tournament run – with a birdie on No. 9.

Just a freshman, remember the name.

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.