Cougars Tied for Seventh at Cougar Classic
HANAHAN, S.C. -Ainhoa Nogales (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain) carded four birdies en route to a one-under par 71 performance in the first round, leading the College of Charleston women's golf team to a tie for seventh with a 297 at the Cougar Classic being held Sept. 12-14 at Yeamans Hall Golf Club in Hanahan, S.C. North Carolina is first with a three-under par 285 after the first 18 holes, while Minnesota is second, four strokes behind.
"We had a good day for the first time out," said Head Coach Jamie Futrell. "Ainhoa picked up where she left off last year with a great round of 71. We hope to continue our strong performance in the next two rounds."
Charleston, which is just four strokes out of the top five, is tied with Penn State. In third is South Carolina with a 291 and in fourth is Florida with its 292. Rounding out the top five is Oklahoma with a 293.
Tarheel Courtney Gunter, one of eight players to shoot under par on the day, fired a 69 to lead the tournament. UCF's Katie Detlefsen and Florida's Mia Piccio are tied for second with a 70 each.
Nogales, who is tied for fourth with her 71, is followed by Leigh Whittaker (Baden-Baden, Germany) and Kathryn Miranda (Lexington, S.C.) who are both tied for 16th with a 73 each. Whittaker finished the day with four birdies and just three bogeys. Miranda, in her CofC debut, posted two birdies on the day. Katharina Boehm (Poing, Germany) tied for 88th with an 80 and tied for 101st is Vanessa Koechli (Greer, S.C.).
Anna Martin (Easley, S.C.) competed for the Cougars as an individual and is tied for 88th with an 80.
Charleston tees off beginning at 11:15 a.m. in second round action Monday.
The tournament is free and open to the public. Fans that cannot attend may follow all the action at www.GolfStatResults.com <http://www.golfstatresults.com/> .
College of Charleston Results
T4 - Ainhoa Nogales, 71
T16 - Leigh Whittaker, 73
T16 - Kathryn Miranda, 73
T88 - Kathy Boehm, 80
T101 - Vanessa Koechli, 82
T88 - Anna Martin, 80
Team Results
1 - North Carolina, -3, 285
2 - Minnesota, +1, 289
3 - South Carolina, +3, 291
4 - Florida, +4, 292
5 - Oklahoma, +5, 293
6 - Florida State, +8, 296
T7 - Coll. of Charleston, +9, 297
T7 - Penn State, +9, 297
9 - UCF, +10, 298
T10 - Mississippi, +12, 300
T10 - UNCG, +12, 300
12 - Kentucky, +14, 302
13 - Wisconsin, +15, 303
14 - Furman, +16, 304
15 - South Florida, +17, 305
16 - NC State, +20, 308
17 - Maryland, +21, 309
18 - Richmond, +22, 310
19 - Mississippi State, +27, 315
20 - Miami, +30, 318
21 - Charleston Southern, +34, 322
Furman's Wearn Fires Opening Round 71 At Cougar Classic
Hanahan, S.C. - Furman sophomore Laura Wearn carded an opening round 71 to claim a share of fourth place and help Furman into 14th place at the Cougar Classic at the par-72, 6,210-yard Yeamans Hall Golf Club on Sunday.
The Charlotte, N.C., native recorded five first round birdies and overcame a triple bogey at No. 16 to trail tournament leader Courtney Gunter of North Carolina by just two strokes after 18 holes in the 54-hole event.
Senior Stefanie Kenoyer began her round with 13 consecutive pars on her way to a two-over 74 and a share of 27th place..
Furman struggled as a team to a 16-over 304 on Sunday. The Paladins held a share of seventh place after 15 holes, but faltered down the stretch and slipped into 14th place. North Carolina shot a three-under 285 to lead second place Minnesota by four strokes and third place South Carolina by six strokes.
Second round action is set for Monday morning with the final round scheduled to begin with a shotgun start on Tuesday morning.
14 Furman 304
T4 Laura Wearn 71
T27 Stefanie Kenoyer 74
T69 Liz Wendt 78
T96 Alexa Rancourt 81
T96 Aubrie Street 81
UNCG tied for 10th after first round at Cougar Classic behind Bundy's 73
CHARLESTON, S.C. - UNCG freshman Lizzie Bundy began her collegiate career with an opening round 73 on Yeamans Hall to lead UNCG to a tie for 10th place after one round at the Cougar Classic.
Bundy, a native of Clayton, N.C., carded four birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey in her round. She went out in 37, missing par - or possibly even under-par - on the front side because of a double-bogey 7 on No. 9. She played the backside, however, in even-par 36 to finish tied for 16th place, four shots off the pace.
Four of UNCG's five golfers finished in the top-half of the 110-person field. Ana Lucia Martinez is tied for 38th place after a 75 on Sunday, while Courtney Taylor and Erica Creed both shot 76 to sit in a tie for 54th place.
North Carolina's Courtney Gunter sits atop the leaderboard after the opening round, shooting a 69. She has a one-shot lead over UCF's Katie Detlefsen and Florida's Mia Piccio.
North Carolina also had the team lead after an opening round 285. Minnesota is in second place after shooting 289 on Sunday, followed by South Carolina (291) and Florida (292).
Monday's second round gets underway at 8 a.m. with UNCG beginning play in the 8:09 a.m. group.