There was 30 mph wind, lightning that caused a 98-minute delay and an early low score posted by one of Maria Fassi’s few threats Monday.
But in the end, a big, bushy ponytail was the only thing that bothered the University of Arkansas senior on Monday on her way to clinching the NCAA medalist trophy. She will join Stacy Lewis, the 2007 champion, as the only Arkansas women with an NCAA title when a few stragglers complete the stroke play portion early Tuesday, all well out of contention.
Fassi wasn’t ever really close to a bogey in a 5-under par 68 that gave her a four-shot victory at the Blessings Golf Club.