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Hollywood, S.C. ?Furman’s women’s golf team led all three rounds of the 2008 Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championship. Furman’s Stefanie Kenoyer carded a final round two-under par 70 to win individual medalist honors at the 2008 Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championships presented by Seven Falls Golf and River Club and held at the Links at Stono Ferry.
Furman, which led the whole tournament, defeated UNC Greensboro by eight strokes. Furman won their twelfth Southern Conference women’s golf championship. Four Furman golfers finished in the top ten which included individual medalist winner Stefanie Kenoyer (218) and Jaclyn Hilea (225). Blair Lamb (228) and Corrine Carr (230) also finished in the top ten.
The Paladins finished with a 303 in the final round and a 901 overall to claim the team title while UNC Greensboro stayed close throughout the final round with a 305 and a 909 overall. Elon fought off a hard charging College of Charleston to finish third with a final round of 310 and a 926 overall. College of Charleston finished fourth with a 308 and a 928 overall and Chattanooga, Wofford, Western Carolina, Appalachian State and the Citadel round out the rest of the field.
Stefanie Kenoyer of Furman, is only the second freshmen to ever win the Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championship individual title. Brandy Andersen of Western Carolina accomplished the same feat in 2003. Kenoyer used three birdies in the last five holes to fend off Elon’s Danielle Mill, by four strokes.
Steffi Kirchmayr of College of Charleston, placed third with an even par in final round. Kirchmayr started tied for seventh and used three birdies to finish the final round tied for third. Kirchmayr was joined at third place by Chattanooga’s Christine Wolf, who used four birdies to shoot even par for the final round. Erica Creed of UNG Greensboro and Jaclyn Hilea tied for fifth at nine over par, 228.
The league’s coaches also voted on a 10-member all-conference team, highlighted by the league’s player of the year Steffi Kirchmayr of College of Charleston. Furman’s Jen Hanna won the Coach-of-the-Year Award and Emma de Groot of Chattanooga was named the Freshmen-of-the-Year.
Final Standings
1 Furman 294 304 303 901 +37
2 UNC Greensboro 297 307 305 909 +45
3 Elon 301 315 310 926 +62
4 College of Charleston 314 306 308 928 +64
5 Chattanooga 305 313 325 943 +79
6 Wofford 317 319 319 955 +91
7 Western Carolina 324 319 320 963 +99
8 Appalachian State 320 342 336 998 +134
9 The Citadel 363 376 369 1108 +244
Individual Standings
1 Stefanie Kenoyer Furman 70 78 70 218 +2
2 Danielle Mills Elon 71 75 76 222 +6
T3 Steffi Kirchmayr College of Charleston 82 70 72 224 +8
T3 Christine Wolf Chattanooga 74 76 74 224 +8
T5 Erica Creed UNC Greensboro 74 78 73 225 +9
T5 Jaclyn Hilea Furman 73 71 81 225 +9
7 Blair Lamb Furman 77 75 76 228 +12
T8 Annelie Weimenhog UNC Greensboro 74 78 77 229 +13
T8 Samantha Widmer Elon 75 78 76 229 +13
T10 Corrine Carr Furman 74 80 76 230 +14
T10 Ashley Mylton UNC Greensboro 73 75 82 230 +14
T10 Emily Rapp College of Charestlon 78 72 80 230 +14
T10 Erin Wells Wofford 78 74 78 230 +14
T14 Sofia Aidemark UNC Greensboro 76 81 76 233 +17
T14 Desiree Karlsson Western Carolina 79 74 80 233 +17
16 Katja Dammann Western Carolina 80 79 76 235 +19
17 Gabby DiMora UNC Greensboro 81 76 79 236 +20
T18 Meredith Few 78 77 82 237 +21
T18 Tara McFadden Elon 73 82 82 237 +21
Player-of-the-Year
Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston
Freshmen-of-the-Year
Emma de Groot, Chattanooga
Coach-of-the-Year
Jen Hanna, Furman
All-Conference
Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston
Emma de Groot, Chattanooga
Christine Wolf, Chattanooga
Danielle Mills, Elon
Samantha Widmer, Elon
Jaclyn Hilea, Furman
Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman
Blair Lamb, Furman
Ashley Mylton, UNC Greensboro
Desiree Karlsson, Western Carolina