Chattanooga takes
third at Cardinal Cup
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. – Junior
Marion Duvernay finished tied for fourth, leading the Chattanooga Mocs to third
place at the Cardinal Cup on Tuesday. Duvernay’s final-round 72 paced UTC’s 300
effort at Cardinal Club Golf Course.
Duvernay’s three-over par total of 219 is a new career best,
as is her tie for fourth finish. She shot rounds of 72, 75 and 72 again Tuesday.
The Mocs fell five shots shy of host Louisville (896), which
won by one shot over Missouri (897). The ladies from Chattanooga made quite a
surge over the final few holes.
It was a shotgun start to the day and UTC was 15-over par
through around 15 holes. Each team member recorded birdies in their final three
holes to close the day at 12-over par 300.
Jordan Britt led the charge. She began her day on five and
was one-under early after a birdie on six. She then bogeyed four of the next
six holes to drop to three over.
After seven straight pars, Britt birdied two of the last
three holes to get back to plus-one, ending her day at 73. She finished tied
for 14th at eight-over (224).
While Britt played her final 10 holes at minus-two, Duvernay
was following her lead. A bogey on 16 put her at two-over through 13 holes. She
birdied three of her next four holes, ending up at even-par for the day and
three-over for the tourney.
Emily McLennan tied for 21st, shooting 227. She
carded a 78 over the final 18 but, she, too, battled to the end. A bogey on 18
moved her to seven-over, but McLennan played her final three holes one-under to
end up with her 78.
Mette Kryger and Isabella Loza rounded out the team scoring
at 232 and 239, respectively. Kryger played her final five holes at one-under,
while Loza joined her comrades with a birdie in her final holes, as well.
Porsche Campbell had a good debut for the Mocs playing as an
individual. She tied for 33rd at 230, three strokes behind McLennan. Her five
birdies in the first round Monday was the team’s top number for the tournament.
Louisville’s Emily Haas ran away with medalist honors. She
shot seven-under par 209, firing rounds of 69, 69 and 71. Fanny Cnops from UNCG
was second at 214 (-2), while Cincinnati’s Mackenzie Moir was third at plus-two
(218), one shot ahed of Duvernay and three others in fourth.
It’s a quick turnaround for the Mocs. The ladies return to
the course this weekend for the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship Friday
through Sunday. The tourney is being played at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in
Franklin, Tenn.
Cnops second, UNCG eighth
at Cardinal Cup
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. –
Sophomore golfer Fanny Cnops posted the best 18-hole score of the 2012 Cardinal
Cup, firing a 4-under 68 in round three Tuesday afternoon to move up four spots
and finish in second place individually. Cnops recorded a 54-hole total of
2-under par 214 (73-73-68) to finish the tournament five shots behind
Louisville's Emily Haas, who tallied a 7-under 209 (69-69-71).
Cnops and Haas wer the only two players under par for the
event.
Cnops turned in the score of 68 with four birdies Tuesday
afternoon, while posting 14 pars for the second-lowest score of her career. The
second-place finish marks the fifth time in her young career she has posted a
top-two finish, as she also won the Palmetto Intercollegiate and Kiawah Island
Intercollegiate last year and placed second at the Bryan National Collegiate
and the Southern Conference championship.
Cnops' efforts helped the Spartans finish the tournament in
eighth place overall with a three-round total of 916 (291-317-308). Host
Louisville won the team portion of the tournament with an 896 (294-297-305),
while Missouri finished second with an 897 (291-308-298).
Senior Courtney Taylor finished tied for 33rd with a
three-round total of 230 (74-77-79). Sophomore Berglind Bjornsdottir posted a
234 (72-82-80) to place 45th in the event. Freshman Samantha Buchanan added a
score of 242 (72-89-81), while classmate Lily Crane turned in a 253 (83-85-85).
The Spartans will return to Greensboro for their third
tournament of the year Oct. 1-2 as they host the annual Starmount Forest
Tournament at Starmount Forest Country Club. The 54-hole event will begin with
a 36-hole day one Oct. 1 before concluding Oct. 2 with the third round.