Carr Leads Furman Into Fourth At NCAA East Regional
Athens, Ga. -- Furman's Corrine Carr posted a career-best round of three-under-par 69 to grab fourth place and help the Paladins into sole possession of fourth after the opening round of the NCAA East Regional Thursday at the par-72 University of Georgia Golf Course.
Carr, a native of Pinehurst, N.C., birdied five of her final 13 holes to card her first sub-par round as a Paladin. Starting the day on the back nine, she was even par after a bogey at No. 17 before tallying birdies at numbers 18, 1, 3 and 6.
"I don't think I could have hit the ball any better today," said Carr. "I putted the ball well and just tried to play with the right attitude and treat this like any other tournament."
Freshman Jackie Hilea birdied her final three holes to finish at even-par and in a tie for 10th. Stefanie Kenoyer, who notched an eagle at the par-five 18th hole, finished at three-over-par. Blair Lamb and Ashley Baker tallied rounds of four-over 76 and eight-over 80, respectively.
Sara-Maude Juneau of Louisville took the lead after 18 holes with a five-under 67. Amanda Blumenherst of Duke and Benedicte Toumpsin of South Carolina are tied for second at three-under-par.
Furman tallied a first round four-over-par 292 and trails tournament leader and three-time defending national champion Duke by seven strokes after the opening round. Florida holds second at two-over with South Carolina in third place at three-over. Louisville (+5), Auburn (+8), Virginia (+8) and Wake Forest (+10) rounded out the top eight on the opening day of the 54-hole tournament.
No. 12 seed Furman, making its 16th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, will begin second round play with a seven-stroke edge on ninth place Georgia. The top eight teams and top three individuals not on the top eight teams advance to the NCAA Championship set for May 20-23, at the University of New Mexico.
Round two action is set for Friday with the Paladins scheduled to tee-off at No. 1 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Final round pairings for Saturday will be set based on results from the first two rounds.
Live scoring and results for all three NCAA Division I women's golf regionals will be available at www.golfstatresults.com.
4 Furman 292
T4 Corrine Carr 69
T11 Jackie Hilea 72
1 Stefanie Kenoyer 75
1 Blair Lamb 76
1 Ashley Baker 80
Kirchmayr Tied for 10th at NCAA Regional
AUSTIN, TEXAS - College of Charleston women’s golfer Steffi Kirchmayr carded a one-under par 71 to sit tied for 10th after the first round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Central Regional being held May 8-10 at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas.
Kirchmayr teed off at 8:00 a.m. this morning from hole 10 and after a double-bogey on number 12, she rebounded with an eagle on 14 and a birdie on 15 to turn with a one-under 35. Two bogeys and two birdies on the front nine kept her at one-under for the rest of the round.
The junior from Pocking, Germany, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an individual. The two-time Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year tied for third in the league tournament April 22.
Kirchmayr tees off from hole one at 12:20 p.m. Friday in second round action.
de Groot 17th at NCAA East Regional on Day One
ATHENS, Ga. ? Chattanooga’s Emma de Groot fired a 1-over, 73 on Day One of the NCAA East Regional hosted by the University of Georgia at the UGA Golf Course Thursday.
The Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, native started the day on the 10th tee in a double-crossover start. She was 1-over on the back nine with a pair of bogeys and a birdie on the 11th hole and evened her play out on the front nine with two birdies and two bogeys.
“She had the right mindset today,” UTC Head Coach Colette Murray said. “She didn’t try to win it on the first day. She just wanted to put herself in contention.”
De Groot is six strokes off the lead and tied for 17th place. Louisville’s Sara-Maude Juneau is the current leader with a 5-under 67 followed by top-ranked Amanda Blumenherst of Duke and No. 32 Benedicte Toumpsin of South Carolina, both at 4-under.
Furman, who received the SoCon’s automatic bid, has two players in the top 10 and are fourth overall after the first round. Duke, the favorite is 3-under followed by Florida at 2-over and South Carolina at 3-over.
The top eight teams and the two individuals not on the top eight teams will advance to the NCAA National Championships May 20-23 at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque, N.M.
De Groot, the 2008 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, was awarded an at-large bid to the regional after leading the league in stroke average most of the year and was ranked as high as 23rd.
“She really composed herself,” Murray said. “She is having a good time.”
De Groot will tee off Friday at 12:30 from the first tee.
Top 10 Teams
1. (1) Duke -3 285
2. (5) Florida +2 290
3. (32) South Carolina +3 291
4. (35) Furman +4 292
5. (31) Louisville +5 293
6. (10) Auburn +8 296
(20) Virginia +8 296
8. (15) Wake Forest +10 298
9. (8) Georgia +11 299
10. (22) New Mexico +16 304
Top 20 Players
1. Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville -5 67
T2. (1) Amanda Blumenherst, Duke -4 68
T2. (32) Benedicte Toumpsin, South Carolina -4 68
4. Corrine Carr, Furman -3 69
T5. (47) Krystle Caithness, Georgia -2 70
T5. (12) Cydney Clanton, Auburn -2 70
T5. Kimberly Donovan, Duke -2 70
T8. Carmen Perez, UNC Wilmington -1 71
T8. Alexandra Phelps, New Mexico -1 71
T10. (41) Tiffany Chudy, Florida E 72
T10. Jaclyn Hilea, Furman E 72
T10. Ornella Jouven, Florida E 72
T10. (59) Cindy LaCrosse E 72
T10. Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia E 72
T10. (61) Jennifer Pnadolfi, Duke E 72
T10. (35) Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest E 72
T17. (66) Emma de Groot, Chattanooga +1 73
T17. Joy Kim, Virginia +1 73
T17. (96) Julia Potter, Missouri +1 73
T17. (58) Marci Turner, Tennessee +1 73
T17. Jessica Tadloczky, Florida +1 73
T17. (25) Hannah Yun, Florida +1 73