Furman’s Blair Lamb Records Third Place Finish at Bryan National Collegiate
Browns Summit, N.C. - Furman's Blair Lamb recorded a final round two-under par 70 to finish at even par and claim third place Sunday afternoon at the Bryan National Collegiate at the Bryan Park Champions Course.
After opening her round on number nine, Lamb (70-76-70=216) shot one-over par on the back nine. The Flat Rock, N.C., native bounced back on her last none holes recording three birdies over the final six holes to shoot three-under par on the front nine. Lamb, who started the day two strokes off of the pace, finished one stroke behind first place Sandra Gal of Florida and Maria Hernandez of Purdue.
Kathleen Ekey and Monique Gesualdi each carded final round three-over 75 and Corrine Carr notched an eight-over 80 to help Furman fire 300 as a team on Sunday. The Lady Paladins climbed over LSU and into 11th place over the final 18 holes.
Furman will return to action next week when it travels to Patriots Point Golf Club in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., for the Southern Conference Women's Golf Championships April 15-17.
11 Furman 308 316 300 924
3 Blair Lamb 70 76 70 216
T32 Kathleen Ekey 75 80 75 230
T68 Monique Gesualdi 85 80 75 239
T77 Ashley Baker 80 82 81 243
T77 Corrine Carr 83 80 80 243
Cougars Finish Bryan National Collegiate in 18th Place
The College of Charleston women’s golf team shot a 312 the third round to total a 957 for 18th place after 54 holes of the Bryan National Collegiate held this weekend at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit, N.C. Purdue shot an 887 to win the tournament over Florida with its 894.
Out of 18 teams competing at the tournament, 10 are in the top 25 and five more are in the top 50.
Steffi Kirchmayr tied for 24th for the Cougars with a 229, while Emily Rapp tied for 65th with her 238. Fiona Puyo shot a 244 to tie for 81st and Megan Miller placed 85th with a 247. Rounding out the Cougar effort was Dinah Plyler with her 254 for 92nd.
The Cougars next compete at the Southern Conference Tournament starting April 21st at Patriots Point Links in Mt. Pleasant. S.C.
Team Results
1 Purdue 290-303-294=887 +23
2 Florida 298-294-302=894 +30
3 North Carolina 291-309-297=897 +33
4 Duke 292-301-305=898 +34
5 Tennessee 305-312-286=903 +39
6 Georgia 303-310-295=908 +44
7 Auburn 301-315-300=916 +52
8 South Carolina 297-310-310=917 +53
9 Ohio State 307-312-301=920 +56
10 Virginia 300-319-304=923 +59
11 Furman 308-316-300=924 +60
12 Louisiana State 311-314-304=929 +65
13 Wake Forest 309-312-311=932 +68
14 Florida State 309-315-312=936 +72
15 N. Car.- Greensboro 316-315-308=939 +75
16 N. Car. Wilmington 306-320-314=940 +76
17 North Carolina St. 314-318-309=941 +77
18 Charleston, Coll. of 312-333-312=957 +93
Cougar Results
T24 Steffi Kirchmayr 74-79-76=229
T65 Emily Rapp 77-79-82=238
T81 Fiona Puyo 80-87-77=244
85 Megan Miller 81-88-78=247
92 Dinah Plyler 84-89-81=254
UNCG Places 15th at Bryan National Collegiate
BROWNS SUMMIT, NC ? Using its best round at the Bryan National since 2001, tournament co-host UNC Greensboro finished 15th at the Bryan National at Bryan Park Golf Club’s Champions Course.
Going up against 15 of the Top 50 winningest teams in the tournament, the finish was UNCG’s best since the 2001 tournament when it finished 15th. The Spartans shot 308 on Sunday, their best single-round team score in the last six years at the Bryan National.
Gabby DiMora, a junior from Auburn, NY, carded UNCG’s best round of the tournament on Sunday, firing a one-over par 73 on Sunday to give her a 42nd place finish.
Purdue won the team title, pulling away late to beat second-place Florida by seven shots. Purdue’s Maria Hernandez won the individual title as well, defeating Florida’s Sandra Gal on the third sudden-death playoff hole. Gal had rallied with a 69 on Sunday to put herself into position for a possible playoff. Hernandez had a one shot lead going into 17, but bogeyed 17 and settled for a par on 18 to force the playoff. However, on the third sudden-death hole, Hernandez birdied 18 to win the individual title.
UNCG will compete next weekend at the Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championship beginning on Sunday at Patriots Point Golf Links.