Feb. 12, 2013
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico --
Sanna Nuutinen's third consecutive 73 helped TCU conclude play Tuesday with a fourth-place finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Nuutinen totaled three final-round birdies in finishing eighth individually with a 3-over-par 219. It was the fifth top-10 finish of her career.
Alexandra Bonetti's 74, which included a pair of birdies, enabled her to tie for 12th, a career-best result for the TCU sophomore from Paris, France.
Freshman Maria Maymon carded a final-round 75 to tie for 40th with Horned Frog teammate Kortnie Maxoutopoulis. Making her TCU debut, Maxoutopoulis had the Horned Frogs' low round of the tournament with an opening-day 72.
Katy Cardno, the lone senior in TCU's lineup, added a final-round 76.
The Horned Frogs finished at 895 and ahead of eight top-40 programs. The fourth-place result marked TCU's best finish in the 2012-13 campaign. With an 871, No. 6 Alabama won the team title by 13 strokes over No. 12 Arkansas.
The Razorbacks' Emily Tubert took medalist honors with a 3-under 213.
TCU returns to action Monday when it begins play at the Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla. The Horned Frogs won last year's event by rallying from a two-stroke deficit entering the final round.
Team Scores
1. Alabama - 293-290-288=871
2. Arkansas - 291-296-297=884
3. Texas Tech - 296-301-288=885
4. TCU - 293-304-298=895
5. Iowa State - 299-299-298=896
6. NC State - 304-299-299=902
7. Purdue - 303-300-301=904
8. Kentucky - 301-310-297=908
T9. Northwestern - 300-300-309=909
T9. SMU - 305-302-302=909
11. Auburn - 306-306-304=916
12. Michigan - 313-310-311-934
13. Kent State - 312-316-313=941
14. Indiana - 314-311-317=942
15. Nebraska - 326-326-310=962
TCU Scores
8. Sanna Nuutinen - 73-73-73=219
T12. Alexandra Bonetti - 73-75-74=222
T40. Kortnie Maxoutopoulis - 72-81-78=231
T40. Maria Maymon 75-81-75=231
T45. Katy Cardno - 81-75-76=232
