THE RUNDOWN 
The No. 1 DBU Patriots took gold at the 2024 DBU Classic after posting an impressive 54-hole team score of 22-under (842). The team entered the day with a 16-stroke lead, extending it to 22. UT Tyler finished the tournament in second at even par, and St. Mary was four-over, earning top three honors.  

The 2024 DBU Classic Individual Champion was Ella Cheek, DBU's sophomore sensation who birdied five of her last nine holes. In her final round, she posted a 67 (-5), finishing the tournament with a five-stroke lead. Cheek combined for a 54-hole total of 205 (-11). In second was UT Tyler's Arnie Taguines at six under followed by two players tied for 3rd place at five-under, including Nova Southeastern's Maria Torres and DBU's freshman Gracie Grant. In fifth was Libby Killbride from St. Mary's. 

The final round began at 8 A.M. on Tuesday with the Patriots teeing off holes one through three. Cheek and Grant finished in the top five, followed by sophomore Madison Ude's seventh-place finish. Ude posted a 77 in round three, combining for a three-day total of 214. Senior Brandee Fleming (Individual) finished next for the Patriots, posting a 74 in round three to place 20th. In 23rd was senior Eryn Garza who carded an even-par third round, and senior Jordan Karrh placed 27th. Freshman Sidney Robertson (Individual) finished 37th and sophomore Gaia Esparza rounded out Patriot Scoring in 60th. 

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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 

• This victory is DBU's first win at this event since 2020 and their eighth overall since 2014. They previously had a seven-year winning streak from the years 2014 to 2020.  

• DBU took first place in this event for the first time since 2020 when the Patriots posted a 24-under team score. That was also the last time a DBU player won individually with Olivia Mitchell's 12-under finish. Last season, the Patriots tied with Findlay for the team title and fell short in the playoff, finishing second.  

• Ella Cheek's win at the DBU Classic marks her second career first-place finish and her largest winning margin of five-strokes. Her first title came last Spring at the Lynn Invite where she won by two strokes.  

• With their five-under finish in the third round, Cheek and Grant join DBU's low round versus par record book. Nine other Patriots posted rounds of five under in years past, and the current record holder is Faith Delagarza, who carded an eight-under finish at the 2022 Lone Star Conference Championship. 

• Senior Brandee Fleming (Individual) posted a career-best 54-hole total of 217, shooting rounds of 73, 72, 74. In Fleming's sophomore year, she posted a 220 finishing at the Southern Invite which was her standing low-tournament score before the DBU Classic.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
67- Sophomore's Ella Cheek and Gracie Grant carded scores of 67 in the final round, which were the second-lowest scores posted in the tournament. Nova Southeastern's Maria Torres posted a 66.  

30- Freshman Gracie Grant fired a 30 (-6) in the final nine holes of the tournament, eagling number 12 and birdieing the last three consecutive holes. This was the lowest nine-hole score posted during the tournament.  

842- DBU totaled 842 (-22) in their 54-hole team score, which ranks fifth best in program history. The record stands at 30-under when the Patriots won the 2022 Lone Star Conference Championship.  

HEAD COACH KENNY TRAPP ON THE WIN


2024 DBU CLASSIC CHAMPION ELLA CHEEK ON HER FINISH

UP NEXT 
The Patriots have a week off before traveling to Amarillo Country Club for the West Regional Preview hosted by West Texas A&M. The tournament will begin on Monday, September 30 and will end on Tuesday, October 1.