JONESBORO, Ark. – Benz Far-Arun won the Lady Red Wolves Classic in thrilling fashion on Tuesday afternoon at Sage Meadows Club, securing the win in the fourth playoff hole.
 
After 54 holes, Far-Arun (Bangkok, Thailand) and Little Rock's Anna Dawson were tied with a score of 211. Far-Arun had to birdie her 18^th hole to finish in the tie and force a sudden-death playoff. After shooting a 75 in the first round, she shot a 68 in the final two rounds.
 
Both golfers birdied the first hole and parred the next two, to head to the fourth hole. Far-Arun birdied the par-four fourth hole to win her first individual medal as a Lion.
 
For A&M-Commerce, this is the first individual win in the Division I era and first since Lion alum Sarah Wongsinth's win at the Ranger Invitational on October 19-20, 2021.
 
"I am so incredulity proud of Benz and the golfer she's has grown to be here at A&M-Commerce," said coach Lise Malherbe. "She showed true grit winning in a four-hole playoff today. It was incredible celebrating her individual win with the team!"
 
The Lions, as a team, finished 15^th this week with a score of 919, while Arkansas State defended its home course with a 12-stroke win over ULM.
 
Marie Baertz (Rehlingen, Germany) posted a score of 231 (80-76-75), Jordan Dusckas (Flower Mound Marcus) tied for 78^th place with a score of 236 (77-79-80), Marie Naeher (Neuenbuerg, Germany) placed 88^th with a score of 241 (82-77-82), while Carly Whittington (Kinder, La.) recorded a score of 261 (86-86-89) for 93^rd.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions are right back in action next week at the Little Rock Golf Classic on October 23-24.
 

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Arkansas State	285	290	293	868
2	ULM	302	295	283	880
3	Samford	294	301	288	883
4	Little Rock	307	284	297	888
5	Troy	303	294	294	891
6	Austin Peay	306	293	293	892
7	Memphis	301	300	292	893
8	Eastern Kentucky	304	290	300	894
9	Central Arkansas	302	298	298	898
10	Morehead State	297	302	301	900
11	Missouri State	302	300	301	903
12	North Alabama	315	299	295	909
13	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	316	306	293	915
14	UT Arlington	309	302	306	917
15	A&M-COMMERCE	314	300	305	919
16	Murray State	309	307	310	926

 

15	A&M-COMMERCE	314	300	305	919
T1*	Benz Far-Arun	75	68	68	211
T63	Marie Baertz	80	76	75	231
T78	Jordan Dusckas	77	79	80	236
88	Marie Naeher	82	77	82	241
93	Carly Whittington	86	86	89	261

 
*- Winner via four-hole playoff