LADY MOCS THIRD AFTER TWO ROUNDS AT PINEHURST CHALLENGE
PINEHURST, N.C. ? The Lady Mocs golf squad carded a second round 309 to go with its 311 on day one to sit in a third-place tie at the 2008 Pinehurst Challenge on Pinehurst #8 hosted by the College of Charleston.
Emma de Groot fired a second round 2-over 74 on day two to go with her 75 from day one for a two-round score of 149. Freshman de Groot leads three Chattanooga players in the top 14 of the tournament. Freshman Christine Wolf who was tied for the lead after the opening round, dropped to 10th place today with a 79. Sophomore Kayla Stewart carded a 1-over par 73 to move up to a tie for 14th place.
Sophomore Katie Taylor has a two-round score of 165 while freshman walk-on Milla Junni maintained her scoring average with an identical score of 85 on the second day.
East Tennessee maintains its lead with a second round 304, leading East Carolina by just four strokes. Chattanooga is tied with fellow Southern Conference school UNC Greensboro with a score of 620. Augusta State and Oregon State are tied for fifth with a two-round score of 624.
Charleston’s Steffi Kirchmyer and ETSU’s Laura Jansome are tied for first at four-over with de Groot and East Carolina’s Emily Lind and ETSU’s Lucy Gould one stroke behind.
Wolf has five birdies for the tournament and is 1-under on par 5’s while de Groot is 2-under on par 3’s and has 24 pars. The Lady Mocs have 17 birdies and 94 pars as a team.
The final round will tee off at 9 a.m. in a shotgun start.
UNCG tied for third after two rounds at women’s Pinehurst Challenge
PINEHURST, NC ? UNC Greensboro shot a team score of 307 to stay in the hunt and maintain its third place standing after two rounds at the Pinehurst Challenge, hosted by College of Charleston.
East Tennessee State still holds the team lead after shooting 304 on Monday. The Lady Bucs have a four-shot lead over East Carolina and a nine-shot lead over UNCG and Chattanooga.
UNCG’s best round of the day came from Gabby DiMora, who carded a 73 to pull into a four-way tie for sixth place. She sits three shots off the lead, which is co-held by College of Charleston’s Steffi Kirchmayr and East Tennessee State’s Laura Jansone at 148. Jansone carded an even-par 72 on Monday to pull into a tie with Kirchmayr, who held a share of the lead after the first round.
UNCG’s Ashley Mylton is tied for 11th after carding a 76 on Monday and sits five shots back. The Spartans’ Erica Creed is six shots back after her second consecutive 77.
Tuesday’s final round gets underway at 9 am with a shotgun start.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: East Tennessee State 611, East Carolina 615, UNCG 620, Chattanooga 620, Augusta State 624, Oregon State 624, College of Charleston 627, Georgia State 627, South Florida 630, Boise State 632, Coastal Carolina 634, Western Carolina 636, Maryland 638, Texas State 639, James Madison 639, Texas State 639, Stetson 643, Jacksonville State 646, Penn State 646, Memphis 659, Bucknell 663, Charleston Southern 663.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: T-1. Steffi Kirchmayr (College of Charleston) 73-75=148; T-1. Laura Jansone (East Tennessee State) 76-72=148; T-3. Emma deGroot (Chattanooga) 75-74=149; T-3. Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 75-74=149; T-6. Iliska Verwey (Georgia State) 77-74=151; T-6. Martha Burkard (Oregon State) 78-73=151; T-6. Gabby DiMora (UNCG) 78-73=151; T-6. Gennifer Mendez (South
Florida) 75-76=151; 10. Christine Wolf (Chattanooga) 73-79=152.
UNCG Golfers: T-11. Ashley Mylton 77-76=153; T-14. Erica Creed 77-77=154; T-61. Annelie Weimenhog 81-81=162; T-77. Ashley Parrott 81-84=165.
CofC Women's Golf Tied for Seventh at Pinehurst Challenge
Pinehurst, N.C. - Steffi Kirchmayr used a two-day total of 148 to share the lead and help pace the College o f Charleston women's golf team to a tie for seventh after 36 holes of the Pinehurst Challenge being held Mar. 9-11 at Pinehurst #8 in Pinehurst, N.C. East Tennessee State leads the tournament with a 611 after firing a 304 in the second round. Charleston has a 627 total after the second round to sit tied with Georgia State.
Kirchmayr fired a 75 in today's round and leads the Cougar effort, tied for first with ETSU's Laura Jansone. Courtney Brink is tied for 28th with her 157 and tied for 54th is Emily Rapp with a 161. Fiona Puyo is tied for 61st with a 162 and rounding out the Cougars is Kati Scholten, who is tied for 77th with a 165.
Joanna Klatten and Kelly White are competing for the Cougars as individuals. Klatten is tied for 14th with a 154 and White is tied for 87th with a 166.
The third round is a shotgun format and starts at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Team Results
Fin. School Scores
1 East Tennessee State 307 304 611 +35
2 East Carolina Univ. 313 302 615 +39
3 N. Car.- Greensboro 313 307 620 +44
Tenn.-Chattanooga 311 309 620 +44
5 Augusta State U. 323 301 624 +48
Oregon State U. 321 303 624 +48
7 Charleston, Coll. of 317 310 627 +51
Georgia State Univ. 318 309 627 +51
9 South Florida 319 311 630 +54
10 Boise State Univ. 314 318 632 +56
11 Coastal Carolina U. 326 308 634 +58
12 Western Carolina U. 327 309 636 +60
13 Maryland, U. of 323 315 638 +62
14 Texas State Univ. 322 317 639 +63
James Madison Univ. 327 312 639 +63
16 Stetson University 327 316 643 +67
17 Jacksonville St. 331 315 646 +70
Penn State Univ. 324 322 646 +70
19 Memphis, Univ. of 330 329 659 +83
20 Bucknell University 328 335 663 +87
Charleston Southern 338 325 663 +87
22 Marshall University 333 336 669 +93
Cougar Results
T 1 Steffi Kirchmayr 73 75 148
T 28 Courtney Brink 77 80 157
T 54 Emily Rapp 84 77 161
T 61 Fiona Puyo 83 79 162
T 77 Kati Scholten 86 79 165
Paladins Improve On Day Two Of UCF Challenge
Sorrento, Fla. -- Stefanie Kenoyer posted a one-under-par 71 and Blair Lamb carded a second round 73 as Furman (306-299=605) improved by seven strokes as a team on day two of the UCF Challenge at the 6,356-yard RedTail Golf Club on Monday afternoon.
Kenoyer (75-71=146) eagled the par five No. 12 hole and played the back nine at two-under-par to move into a tie for 36th place after two rounds.
Lamb (72-73=145), a junior from Flat Rock, N.C., followed an even-par opening round with a 73 on Monday to grab a share of 21st place.
Duke’s Alison Whitaker (65-71=136) maintained her hold on first place with a one-under 71 and helped the Blue Devils (282-282=564) take the team lead with their second consecutive round of 282. Purdue (289-283=572) shot 283 on Monday to move into second while Southern Cal (281-294=575) slipped to third place tie with Florida (292-283=575) following a second round 294.
Whitaker’s teammate Amanda Blumenhurst (69-68=137) climbed to second place with a four-under 68 while Junthima Gulyanamitta (72-66=138) posted the low round of the day to grab third place.
The teams in the Challenge, which include 15 of the country’s top 25 teams and 19 of the top 25 individuals, have combined to win 11 national championships. The medalist from the 2008 UCF Challenge will receive a sponsor’s exemption into the LPGA’s Ginn Tribute Hosted By ANNIKA (May 26-June 1, 2008).
Complete results and statistics are available at www.golfstat.com.
Tournament play concludes with final round action slated for Tuesday morning.
18 Furman 306 299 605
t21 Blair Lamb 72 73 145
t36 Stefanie Kenoyer 75 71 146
t80 Ashley Baker 79 78 157
t86 Jaclyn Hilea 80 79 159
t86 Corrine Carr 82 77 159
1 Duke 282 282 564
2 Purdue 289 283 572
t3 Southern Cal 281 294 575
t3 Florida 292 283 575
5 UCLA 286 291 577
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18 Furman 306 299 605