Women's Golf Southern Conference

Wofford's Robinson completes World Amateur Team Championship final round

Wofford senior women's golfer Laura Robinson (Paget, Bermuda) finished with a 6-over-par 72 during the fourth and final round Saturday to complete her competition in the World Amateur Team Championship at the Rio Grande Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Playing the River Course for the second time, she finished the round with a 39-39 effort. On the front nine, she registered par on holes two, four, five, six, seven and nine. Her back nine was highlighted by a birdie on the 16th hole.

The 6-over-par daily total was the best among the three Bermudian players for the second-straight day as teammates Ebonie Burgess and Kim Botelho finished +8 and +11, respectively.

For the tournament, Robinson shot a 42-over-par total to place second on the team behind Burgess's 36-over par. Botelho was +49 for the event.

Bermuda finished 39th out of the 48 nations in the tournament with Burgess recording the team's top individual placement by tying for 98th place. Robinson tied for 108th and Botelho was tied for 110th among the 141 competitors.

Sweden edged the United States by three shots (9-under-par to 6-under-par) to win the team crown while the Swedes' Karin Sjodin and Paraguay's Julieta Granada tied for the top individual honor at 8-under-par following the four rounds.

Robinson will rejoin the Terrier program led by associate director of golf Angie Ridgeway. Wofford has completed its fall season and will next play when it opens the spring campaign, Feb. 26-27, at the Bethune-Cookman Spring Invitational in Daytona, Beach, Fla.