Bulldogs lead Samford Intercollegiate
HOOVER, Ala. – The Samford University women's golf team carded a two-round score of 617 (308-309) Monday to lead wire-to-wire on the opening day of play at the 2013 Samford Intercollegiate being held at Hoover Country Club.
The Bulldogs built a three-stroke advantage over the 10-team field Monday as Lamar (316-304=620), Jacksonville State (316-308=624), West Florida (323-303=626) and Louisiana-Monroe (309-318=627) round out the top five.
The 54-hole competition will continue Tuesday with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. (CDT). Hoover Country Club is a 6,271-yard, par-72 golf course.
The field of this week's 2013 Samford Intercollegiate consists of Samford (host), Alabama State, Jackson State, Jacksonville State, Lamar, Louisiana‐Monroe, Tennessee Tech, UAB, University of Mobile, University of New Orleans (UNO) and West Florida.
Individually, the Bulldogs’ Bailey Gray sits in third place with a 36-hole score of 150 (75-75). Samford’s talented sophomore from Trussville only trails first-place Elin Olsson (75-71=146) of West Florida by four strokes. In second place at the conclusion of Monday’s competition is Louisiana-Monroe’s Alison Knowles, who has posted a two-round tally of 148 (72-76).
All six Bulldogs played well on their home course Monday. The entire Samford starting lineup was ranked among the top 20 in the individual standings and senior Kayla Turner, who is competing as an individual, finished 36 holes in 21st place. Turner, the Bulldogs’ native of Clarksville, Tenn., posted a two-round score of 161 (82-79).
Samford’s starting lineup consisted of Gray (third place), senior Anna Heim (ninth place) and sophomore Emily Stallings (13th place), as well as juniors Natalie Mitchell (15th place) and Alex Jasper (20th place).
The Bulldogs’ Heim carded a 36-hole score of 155 (74-81) on Monday, while Stallings followed with a 157 (80-77) and Mitchell notched a 158 (82-76). Samford’s Jasper rounded out the team’s scoring with a two-round total of 160 (79-81).
Chattanooga tied for 10th at Web.com Intercollegiate
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team is tied for 10th after 36 holes Monday at the Web.com Intercollegiate on Marsh Landing Country Club. UTC shot rounds of 298 and 303 for a total of 601, which knots it with Maryland, Michigan and East Carolina.
Sophomore Agathe Sauzon and junior Jordan Britt led the way for the Mocs. Sauzon turned in even-par rounds of 72 to tie for eighth at 144 (E). Britt was a stroke behind on both cards, shooting twin 73s for a 2-over total of 146 tying for 18th.
Freshmen Emily McLennan and Isabella Loza and sophomore Porsche Campbell rounded out UTC’s scoring. McLennan shot 154, including an opening 75 (+3). Loza and Campbell ended up tied at 157.
No. 14 Purdue is the leader by five over Iowa State. Purdue is at minus-2, 574, while Iowa State, the first-round leader, is at 579. No. 17 Texas Tech is third at 580. The Red Raiders’ Gabriella Dominguez is the individual leader at minus-5. The Boilermakers’ duo of Laura Gonzalez and Paula Reto are three back at 142 (-2).
Tuesday’s final round is a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., with UTC starting on holes 8-10 paired with Maryland, East Carolina and Daytona State.