SAMFORD WOMEN’S GOLF: HUNT LEADS UAB FALL BEACH BASH; BULLDOGS SECOND FOLLOWING ROUND ONE
--- Samford shoots an opening-round score of 300 on Monday to take second place ---
GULF SHORES, Ala. --- The Samford women’s golf team used a tournament-best performance from junior Sara Hunt to earn a second-place finish after day one of the third-annual UAB Fall Beach Bash held at The Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club. Hunt fired an opening-round score of 71 on Monday to take a one shot lead in the tournament.
Hunt, Samford’s native of Columbia, Tenn., was one of three Bulldogs to finish among the top-20 players in the tournament on day one. Senior Maria Troche fired a first-round score of 74 on Monday while junior Katelyn Stanier followed closely with an 18-hole mark of 76.
Troche concluded the day in a four-way tie for seventh place in the individual standings and Stanier finished the opening round in a six-way tie for 16th place.
Rounding out the top-five players for Samford were freshman Sarah Butts and junior Heather Arnold. Butts carded a first-round total of 79 while Arnold turned in an 18-hole score of 85.
Samford’s Hunt is leading the individual tournament with a 1-under 71. She is being followed by Columbia’s Lynda Kwon who tallied an even-par 72.
Kwon’s performance helped lead Columbia to the first-place position Monday. As a team, Columbia turned in a total score of 297. Samford, the second-place team in the tournament, is only three shots back at 300.
The Samford University women’s golf team will resume play in the third-annual UAB Fall Beach Bash on Tuesday at The Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. Tuesday’s competition will feature the second-and-final round of the 36-hole tournament.
College of Charleston Women's Golf Ties for Fourth at Wolfdancer
Austin, Texas - Steffi Kirchmayr tied for 11th, while Fiona Puyo tied for 17th to lead the College of Charleston women's golf team to a tie for fourth at the Challenge at Wolfdancer in Austin, Texas. Colorado won the tournament with a 928. Charleston tied with Idaho with 931 points, just three strokes out of first.
Kirchmayr finished with a 230, while Puyo shot a 231 for the Cougars. Leigh Whittaker tied for 20th with a 233, while Emily Rapp tied for 33rd with her 238 in three rounds. Courtney Brink rounded out the Cougar effort with her 251 for a tie at 68th.
Charleston ends the fall season having finished in the top five in four of five tournaments, including a win at the Stono Cup in early October. The Cougars start the spring season Feb. 22-24 at the Cuthbert Cup being held at Kiawah Island, S.C.
Team Results
1 Colorado 307-313-308=928 +64
T2 Texas Tech 324-296-309=929 +65
T2 Texas State 318-303-308=929 +65
T4 Charleston, Coll. of 318-308-305=931 +67
T4 Idaho 306-312-313=931 +67
6 Iowa State 316-315-303=934 +70
7 Nebraska 318-312-308=938 +74
8 Michigan 314-312-314=940 +76
9 Northwestern 323-315-312=950 +86
10 Baylor 327-315-318=960 +96
11 Iowa 327-312-324=963 +99
12 Illinois 331-319-318=968 +104
13 Missouri State 322-326-322=970 +106
14 Kansas State 330-326-333=989 +125
15 McNeese State 340-337-326=1003 +139
16 Southern Methodist 343-345-329=1017 +153
Cougar Results
T11 Steffi Kirchmayr 78-76-76=230
T17 Fiona Puyo 79-78-74=231
T20 Leigh Whittaker 81-74-78=233
T33 Emily Rapp 80-81-77=238
T68 Courtney Brink 91-80-80=251