UNCG squeaks out win in tiebreaker at UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic
GREENSBORO, NC ? On the fifth-player scorecard tiebreaker, UNC Greensboro edged out defending tournament champion East Carolina for team title at the UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic at historic Starmount Forest Country Club on Tuesday in collegiate women's golf action.
The Spartans shot a final round 303, while the Pirates carded a final round 301 to finish tied at 894. UNCG’s third through fifth golfers each recorded rounds of 78 on Tuesday, while East Carolina’s fifth score was a 79 by Ana Maria Puche. That gave the Spartans their first tournament title under head coach Emily Marron and the first since September 25-26, 2000 when they won the Memphis Intercollegiate.
The Spartans nearly won it twice in regulation on the final hole. In the next to last group, Erica Creed had a five-foot birdie putt rim out on No. 18. Then, Annelie Weimenhog narrowly missed a 20-footer for eagle at No. 18. But the Spartans already had the tiebreaker wrapped up at that point.
Illinois State’s Stacey Miller won the individual title with a final round 72 to finish at five-over 218. She was two shots better than second-round leader Abby Bools, who shot a 77 on Tuesday. UNCG’s Creed was the only golfer to shoot par on Tuesday, using her 71 to tie for third with UNC Wilmington’s Ashley Tait. Three straight birdies to close out the front side gave Creed a 33 at the turn. She had seven pars and a pair of bogeys ? Nos. 10 and 13 ? to finish the round at even-par and the tournament at plus-8.
The first hole in one in the tournament’s two-year history was recorded on Tuesday. UNCG freshman Ana Lucia Martinez, playing as an individual golfer, scored an ace on No. 10, a 144-yard par-3. She hit a seven-iron to record her first collegiate ace and the second in her lifetime. Martinez, a native of Bogota, Columbia, did it with her parents in attendance. She finished the tournament in 39th place after a final round 82 on Tuesday.
UNCG returns to action on October 24 when it begins play at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, NC.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: UNCG 894 (wins on tie-breaker), East Carolina (894), UNC Wilmington 901, Georgia State 914, Florida International 922, James Madison 924, South Florida 924, Western Carolina 927, Illinois State 929, East Tennessee State 930, Augusta State 935, Miami (FL) 937, Elon 943, Mississippi State 945, Winthrop 959.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING:
Top 10: 1. Stacey Miller, Illinois State Univ. - 74 - 72 - 72= 218; 2. Abby Bools, East Carolina Univ. - 68 - 75 - 77= 220; T-3. Erica Creed, UNCG - 74 - 76 - 71= 221; T-3. Ashley Tait, UNC Wilmington - 75 - 71 - 75= 221; T-5. Anna Scott, Georgia State Univ. - 72 - 75 - 75= 222; T-5. Mary Betancourt, Augusta State - 74 - 75 - 73= 222; T-5. Annelie Weimenhog, UNCG - 73 - 73 - 76= 222; T-8. Carmen Perez, UNC Wilmington - 74 - 73 - 77= 224; T-8. Ashley Parrott, UNCG - 73 - 73 - 78= 224; 10. Josefine Sundh, Western Carolina U. - 74 - 76 - 75= 225;
Other UNCG Golfers: T-19. Sofia Aidemark 78-73-78=229; T-39. Ana Lucia Martinez (indiv.) 74-79-82=235; T-50. Lauren Smith 87-74-78=239; T-58. Jennifer Link 80-85-77=242.
Wofford finishes second behind three in top 10
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. -- The Wofford women's golf team placed three individuals in the top 10 and finished second among 14 schools at the Spider Fall Invitational Tuesday at the par 72, 6,118-yard Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.
The Terriers finished the event just three strokes behind team champion Maryland, which carded the lowest team score among all schools during the final 18 holes.
Sophomore Alex Rankin posted the lowest Wofford individual with a 70-77--147 (+3) to earn a fourth-place finish. Freshman Sarah Hurt garnered her third-straight top-10 result to open her collegiate career with her sixth-place tying 71-78--149 (+5).
Rankin's classmate Meredith Few was the final Terrier in the top 10. She tied for eighth after tallying a 77-73--150 (+6).
Next in the clubhouse was junior Sarah Herbert, who fired a 78-80--158 (+14) to tie for 31st. Senior Erin Wells placed 39th after recording a 77-83--160 (+16).
In addition to the team championship, the Lady Terrapins' Jessica Hollandsworth captured the medalist crown with a 1-under par 72-71--143.
Wofford will conclude its fall tournament campaign Oct. 27-28 at the Pat Bradley Invitational at the Pelican Preserve Golf Club in Ft. Myers, Fla.
Wofford Individuals:
4--Alex Rankin, 70-77--147 (+3)
T6--Sarah Hurt, 71-78--149 (+5)
T8--Meredith Few, 77-73--150 (+6)
T31--Sarah Herbert, 78-80--158 (+14)
39--Erin Wells, 77-83--160 (+16)
Top-10 Individuals:
1--Jessica Hollandsworth (Maryland), 72-71--143 (-1)
2--Mary Carmody (Longwood), 76-68--144 (E)
3--Stevy Loy (Columbia), 70-75--145 (+1)
4--Alex Rankin (Wofford), 70-77--147 (+3)
5--Hilary Lawson (Maryland), 78-70--148 (+4)
T6--Sarah Hurt (Wofford), 71-78--149 (+5)
T6--Alssandra Maurtua (High Point), 77-72--149 (+5)
T8--Meredith Few (Wofford), 77-73--150 (+6)
T8--Sarah Whitney (William & Mary), 74-76--150 (+6)
T10--Brooke Mallory (Longwood), 74-77--151 (+7)
T10--Lauren Varnas (Maryland), 75-76--151 (+7)
T10--Elisabeth Herzfeld (Towson), 78-73--151 (+7)
Team Standings:
1--Maryland, 305-295--600 (+24)
2--Wofford, 295-308--603 (+27)
3--Longwood, 305-300--605 (+29)
4--Columbia, 298-308--606 (+30)
5--Richmond, 309-306--615 (+39)
6--William & Mary, 309-309--618 (+42)
7--Towson, 315-307--622 (+46)
8--High Point, 319-315--634 (+58)
9--Bucknell, 320-316--636 (+60)
10--Morehead State, 322-324--646 (+70)
11--Methodist, 330-318--648 (+72)
12--Marshall, 331-324--655 (+79)
13--Brown, 329-337--666 (+90)
14--Old Dominion, 330-343--673 (+97)
SAMFORD WOMEN’S GOLF: HUNT CLIMBS TO SIXTH; BULLDOGS REMAIN 16TH AT NEW MEXICO STATE
LAS CRUCES, N.M. --- The Samford University women’s golf team fired a second-round score of 316 on Tuesday at the 2008 Price’s “Give ?Em Five” Intercollegiate held at the New Mexico State University Golf Course. Following their best round of the tournament, the Bulldogs remained in 16th place.
Samford’s Sara Hunt, a junior from Columbia, Tenn., carded a 75 on Tuesday and improved to sixth place in the tournament standings. The Bulldogs’ transfer from Birmingham-Southern is only seven strokes behind the leader, Julia Potter of Missouri, heading into the final day of competition.
Sarah Butts also turned in a team-best score of 75 on Tuesday. Samford’s true freshman from Carrollton, Ga., owns the team’s second-best total of the week with a 160 (85-75). She is followed by fellow-Bulldogs Katelyn Stanier (77-84?161), Heather Arnold (84-82?166) and Maria Troche (88-84?172).
As a team, Samford’s second-round score of 316 was four strokes better than its opening-round tally of 320. The Bulldogs enter the third-and-final round of competition with a team score of 636.
UC-Irvine remained in first place Tuesday by shooting a 302 in the second round for a total team score of 595. Oklahoma sits in second place with 598, while Baylor rounds out the top three at 601.
The Samford University women’s golf team will resume play in the 2008 Price’s “Give ?Em Five” Invitational on Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs compete in the final round of the event held at the New Mexico State University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M.
Western Carolina Women’s Golf Finishes at Eighth UNCG-Starmount Fall Classic
Catamounts return to action at ECU Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, Oct. 19-21
Greensboro, N.C. ? The Western Carolina women’s golf team slipped two spots to finish eighth after shooting 314 on Tuesday for a three-day total of 927 at the UNC Greensboro-Starmount Fall Classic held at the par 71, 6,215-yard Starmount Forest Country Club. Sophomore Josefine Sundh posted her second top 10 finish of the season to lead the Catamounts, shooting a three-day 225 to finish 10th overall.
WCU’s team score ranks 16th all-time in school’s history for 54-hole tournaments, while Sundh’s score of 225 also ranked tied for 16th in the individual record books.
Defending champion, East Carolina, erased a two-shot deficit to finish the 54-hole event tied with tournament host, UNC Greensboro, with identical scores of 894. Using the fifth-player scorecard tiebreaker, the Spartans claimed team champion honors marking UNCG’s fist tournament title since 2000. UNC Wilmington finished third, seven strokes in arrears at 901, followed by Georgia State (914) and Florida International (922) rounding out the top five teams.
Illinois State’s Stacey Miller shot a one-over 72 on Tuesday to win by two strokes over East Carolina’s Abby Bools, 218-to-220. UNCG’s Erica Creed and UNCW’s Ashley Tait finished tied for third with scores of 221 ahead of a three-way tie for fifth place at 222.
WCU’s Sundh posted six bogies on the front nine before making the turn with a birdie on the par 4, 316-yard ninth hole. The Kumla, Sweden, native played the first six holes on the back at even par before a bogey on No. 16 and an eagle on the par 5, 470-yard 18th put her at one-under for the back nine and four-over, 75 for the day. She led the Catamounts with a 10th-place finish.
Freshman Blaire Minter struggled with eight bogies through the first holes, but capped off her round with back-to-back birdies on No. 17 and 18 to shoot six over, 77, on the day and 231 for the event ? her first collegiate 54-hole tournament ? to finish tied for 29th.
Rounding out Western’s finishers were freshman Rachel Nelson (t-44th, 237) and juniors Desiree Karlsson (t-47th, 237) and Elin Mickelsson (t-75th, 251). Playing as an individual, freshman Ashley Shinn shot 249 for the tournament, concluding with an 82 on Tuesday’s final round to finish tied for 71st.
Western Carolina returns to the links at the East Carolina Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, scheduled Oct. 19-21 at the Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C.
8 Western Carolina 309 304 314 927
10 Josefine Sundh 74 76 75 225
T29 Blaire Minter 78 76 77 231
T44 Rachel Nelson 78 79 79 236
T47 Desiree Karlsson 79 75 83 237
T75 Elin Mickelsson 84 77 90 251
T71 Ashley Shinn (Ind.) 86 81 82 249
1. UNC Greensboro 298 293 303 894
East Carolina 295 298 301 894
3. UNC Wilmington 300 294 307 901
4. Georgia State 301 301 312 914
5. Florida International 307 300 315 922
6. James Madison 306 310 308 924
South Florida 304 315 305 924
8. Western Carolina 309 304 314 927
9. Illinois State 313 310 306 929
10. East Tennessee State 304 309 317 930
11. Augusta State 310 313 312 935
12. Miami 316 310 311 937
13. Elon 311 317 315 943
14. Mississippi State 314 317 314 945
15. Winthrop 314 317 328 959