Kirchmary, Puyo Lead College of Charleston Women's Golf Team to Win
Charleston, S.C. - Steffi Kirchmayr and Fiona Puyo both shot a 227 in three rounds to lead the College of Charleston women's golf team to the Stono Cup Women's Tournament title. The tournament, held Oct. 6-7 at the Links at Stono Ferry, was a men's and women's combined event. The Cougars posted a 914, 15 strokes ahead of second-place James Madison.
The win was the first for the Cougars this season, and the first since they won the same event last season.
The College of Charleston took home the Stono Cup as well. With an 1802, the Cougars posted the best men's and women's combined score to win the cup for the second straight year.
Kirchmayr and Puyo both won individual medalist honors for the Cougars. Emily Rapp carded a 229 to tie for fifth, while Leigh Whittaker tied for eighth with a 231. Gabi Zuber rounded the Cougar top five with a 251 to tie for 32nd.
Courtney Brink competed as an individual and finished 12th wit ha 234. Kati Scholten tied for 15th with a 240 and with a 276 Rachel Pendergrass finished 41st.
Charleston next competes at the Palmetto Intercollegiate Oct. 27-28 at Oak Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.
Stono Cup Combined Standings
1) College of Charleston - 1802
2) James Madison - 1815
3) Wofford - 1839
4) Gardner Webb - 1866
5)Tennessee Tech - 1878
6) USC Upstate - 1883
Team Results
1 Charleston, Coll. Of 307-297-310=914
2 James Madison 315-310-304=929
3 Wofford College 315-301-315=931
4 Gardner-Webb 317-309-332=958
5 Tennessee Tech 314-332-314=960
6 Houston Baptist 311-321-335=967
7 USC Upstate 331-330-338=999
8 Citadel, The 346-357-350=1053
College of Charleston Results
T1 Steffi Kirchmayr 77-71-79=227
T1 Fiona Puyo 77-76-74=227
T5 Emily Rapp 73-77-79=229
T8 Leigh Whittaker 80-73-78=231
T32 Gabi Zuber 84-82-85=251
College of Charleston Individual Results
12 Courtney Brink 80-74-80=234
T15 Kati Scholten 80-77-83=240
41 Rachel Pendergrass 96-91-89=276
Wells, Terriers finish in third at Stono Cup
HOLLYWOOD, S.C. -- Senior Erin Wells improved her score by three strokes during the final round to move into a third-place tie individually and lead the Wofford women's golf team to a third-place finish out of eight schools Tuesday at the Stono Cup at The Links at Stono Ferry in Hollywood, S.C.
Wells and the Terriers returned to the site of the 2008 Southern Conference Championship and fired a 315-301-315--931 (+67) on the par 72, 5,979-yard course.
Wells, a 2007 All-SoCon selection, posted a 77-77-74--228 (+12) to tie James Madison's Laura Mesa for third, one shot behind the medalists from College of Charleston.
Freshman Sarah Hurt proved Wofford with a pair in the top five after carding a 76-73-80--229 (+13) to be among a trio tied for fifth.
Sophomore Alex Rankin placed 14th following an 81-73-84--238 (+22), two shots and one place ahead of classmate Meredith Few. Few tied for 15th after registering an 81-78-81--240 (+24).
Junior Sarah Herbert completed the Terrier contingent with an 82-79-80--241 (+25) to tie for 17th.
Host College of Charleston won the team title by 15 strokes over second-place James Madison.
The Cougars also picked up the Stono Cup, which was awarded to the school with the lowest combined scores of its men's and women's teams. Wofford placed third in the standings out of the six eligible schools.
The Terriers will return to action Oct. 13-14 at the Spider Fall Invitational at the Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.
Wofford Individuals:
T3--Erin Wells, 77-77-74--228 (+12)
T5--Sarah Hurt, 76-73-80--229 (+13)
14--Alex Rankin, 81-73-84--238 (+22)
T15--Meredith Few, 81-78-81--240 (+24)
T17--Sarah Herbert, 82-79-80--241 (+25)
Top-10 Individuals:
T1--Steffi Kirchmayr (College of Charleston), 77-71-79--227 (+11)
T1--Fiona Puyo (College of Charleston), 77-76-74--227 (+11)
T3--Erin Wells (Wofford), 77-77-74--228 (+12)
T3--Laura Mesa (James Madison), 78-76-74--228 (+12)
T5--Sarah Hurt (Wofford), 76-73-80--229 (+13)
T5--Emily Rapp (College of Charleston), 73-77-79--229 (+13)
T5--Courtney Meyer (Gardner-Webb), 75-76-78--229 (+13)
T8--Nicole Sakamoto (James Madison), 80-78-73--231 (+15)
T8--Leigh Whittaker (College of Charleston), 80-73-78--231 (+15)
T10--Megan Bradford (Tennessee Tech), 78-81-74--233 (+17)
T10--Paige Gibson (Houston Baptist), 74-78-81--233 (+17)
Team Standings:
1--College of Charleston, 307-297-310--914 (+50)
2--James Madison, 315-310-304--929 (+65)
3--Wofford, 315-301-315--931 (+67)
4--Gardner-Webb, 317-309-332--958 (+94)
5--Tennessee Tech, 314-332-314--960 (+96)
6--Houston Baptist, 311-321-335--967 (+103)
7--USC Upstate, 331-330-338--999 (+135)
8--The Citadel, 346-357-350--1053 (+189)
Stono Cup Standings:
1--College of Charleston, 1802
2--James Madison, 1815
3--Wofford, 1839
4--Gardner-Webb, 1866
5--Tennessee Tech, 1875
6--USC Upstate, 1883