SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota’s Danica Badura earned her first career TicketSmarter #SummitGF Female Golfer of the Week accolade, league officials announced Wednesday. Badura tied for 11^th to lead the Coyotes at the Texas State Invitational in what was the team’s spring-opening tournament.

Badura finished with a 224 (+8) total in the 54-hole event with her best round coming in the middle when she fired a season-low 71 (-1) in an 18-hole loop around the Plum Creek Golf Course that featured an eagle and a pair of birdies.

FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Danica Badura
So. | Aurora, Neb.

• Posted her fifth top-15 finish of the season, tying for 11^th at the Texas State Invitational
• Recorded a 224 (+8) that included her first round under-par this season, a second-round 71 (-1)
• This is the first career weekly honor for Badura

Also nominated: Katie Tanner, Western Illinois.

2021-22 Summit League Golfers of the Month
September
Female: Sarah Bell, Oral Roberts
Male: Jackson Solem, Denver

October
Female: Sarah Bell, Oral Roberts
Male: Carson Griggs, Denver

2021-22 Summit League Golfers of the Week
January 26
Female: Anna Zanusso, Denver

February 9
Female: Danica Badura, South Dakota

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