Women's Golf Southern Conference

Friday's Women's Golf Roundup

UNCG 13th at Mountain View Collegiate

TUCSON, Ariz. – The UNCG women’s golf sophomore Fanny Cnops posted a 1-under par 143 to sit in a tie for third place overall after 36 holes on day one of the 15th annual Mountain View Collegiate hosted by Missouri and Kansas State at the Mountain View Golf Club in Arizona.

The 15-team field will conclude the 54-hole event Saturday with the final 18 holes beginning at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.

Cnops opened the tournament with a 1-under par 71 in round one before following that up with an even-par 72 in round two. She is currently tied with three other players at 1-under par while trailing both Krista Puisite of Texas State and Kaitlen Parsons of Northern Arizona for the top spot at 4-under par.

UNCG finished day one in 13th place overall with a 609 as the Spartans posted a 301 round-one score and a 308 round-two score. Texas Tech leads the event with a 573 (280-293) while Northern Arizona is second with a 575 (289-286). The Spartans lead Southern Conference foe the College of Charleston by one stroke (610=310-300).

Senior Courtney Taylor sits in a tie for 34th place overall with a 5-over par 149. Taylor opened the tournament in impressive fashion with a 1-under par 71 before finishing up with a 6-over par 78 in round two. Freshman Sammie Buchanan is in 65th place overall with a 158 (78-80), while classmate Lily Crane is in 59th place as an individual with a 156 (78-78).

 

College of Charleston 14th at Mountain View Collegiate

TUCSON, Ariz. – Led by senior Kathy Boehm, who shot rounds of 74 and 73, the College of Charleston women's golf team opened play with two rounds in the Mountain View Collegiate on Friday.

As a team, the Cougars shot 310 in the first round and improved to 300 in the second round and are 34-over par for the tournament. Texas Tech leads the field of 15 teams after rounds of 280 and 293 and is at 3-under par.

Boehm is tied for 19th at 3-over as only six players in the tournament are under par.

Freshman Julia Neumann rebounded from a first-round 77 to shoot 72 for her second round and is tied for 34th place at 5-over.

Also making a big improvement from the first to second rounds was freshman Louise Olsson. Olsson shot 81 in the first round and came back to shoot an even-par 72 in the second round.

The Cougars will conclude play in the tournament with the third and final round Saturday.

 

Chattanooga 11th at SunTrust Gator Invitational

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team is in 11th place after 18 holes of the SunTrust Gator Women's Invitational. UTC navigated the Mark Bostick Golf Course at UF at 302, which is one shot behind No. 6 North Carolina in 10th at 301.

Agathe Sauzon led the way Friday with a 2-over par 72. She is tied for 15th and posted her third straight round of 73 or lower.

Emily McLennan and Mette Kryger each carded 76s. Isabella Loza rounded out the team score with a 78, while Marion Duvernay (Publier, France) had the drop score with an 81.

No. 4 Oklahoma has the first-round lead after shooting 285. No. 3 Alabama is in second at 286, while No. 5 Florida is in third at 289. No. 15 Virginia is ninth (297), four strokes ahead of the Tar Heels and five clear of the Mocs.

Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) and Portland Rosen (Virginia) hold the individual lead at 2-under par 68. Camilla Hedburg (Florida), Josephine Janson (Okla. St.), Chirapat Jao-Javanil (Okla.) and A.C. Tanguay (Okla.) are tied for third, one shot behind at 69.

Chattanooga is first off the tee in the morning on No. 10 playing with UNC and Florida International.