San Antonio ? Kansas University senior Yupaporn “Mook” Kawinpakorn earned her seventh top-five finish of the season at the Big 12 Championship on Sunday at The Dominion Country Club and became the first Jayhawk to be named to the All-Big 12 Tournament Team four times in a career.
Kawinpakorn tied for fifth at 1-under 215, eight strokes behind champion Kenzie Nelsen of Oklahoma State.
“The year Mook has had is beyond description. She has set the bar high for the younger players, and she’s shown them anything is possible if you work hard and persevere through the tough times,” KU coach Erin O’Neil said. “We are so very proud of her.”
As a team, KU moved up two spots to seventh. Kansas shot a collective 23-over 887. OSU won with 856.
Kansas’ other scores: Pornvipa Sakdee, tied for 12th, 216; Pitsinee Winyarat, tied for 32nd, 225; Ariadna Fonseca Diaz, 43rd, 230; and Victoria Chandra, 44th, 232.
“We putted well today and kept our heads on straight, which helped us have a solid final round,” O’Neil said.
Kansas now will await to learn its postseason fate. The NCAA team and individual selections will be televised at 5 p.m. today on the Golf Channel.