WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Furman senior Anna Morgan (-11) fired a 66 to surge into the solo lead Saturday in the second round of the 21st Annual Landfall Tradition, which is being hosted by UNC Wilmington at the par 72, 6,194 yard Dye Course at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.
Morgan, who hails from Spartanburg, S.C., teed off on No. 10 and birdied two of her first four holes. She then birdied No. 17 and eagled the par-5 No. 18 to turn at 5-under. Morgan, who finished the round with a team-high five birdies, recorded two additional birdies on the front, plus an eagle on the par-5 No. 6, to finish the round at 6-under. She holds a 5-stroke lead over Penn State’s Drew Nienhaus (-5) entering Sunday’s final round.
Sophomore Liza Lapeyre (+5) carded an even 72 with four birdies to move into a tie for 64th on Saturday, while freshman Audrey Ryu (+7) and senior Caroline Crumrine (+7) are each tied for 69th entering Sunday’s final round. Crumrine recorded a 73 and tied Morgan with a team-high five birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 17 and No. 18, while Ryu eagled the par-5 No. 4 and added a birdie on No. 12 to finish the day with a 74. Junior Alise Knudson (+13) tallied an 81 with birdies on No. 4 and No. 11 and is tied for 85th.
Freshman Kelsi Mauzy (+14), who is competing as an individual, finished with a 79 with birdies on No. 1 and No. 3 on Saturday, tying for 88th.
No. 25 Arizona (-8) carded a 280 to vault five spots into the lead on Saturday. Tennessee (-7) sits in second, while No. 14 UCF (-6) and 29th-ranked Michigan State (-6) are tied for third. No. 16 Clemson completes the top five. Furman (+6) moved up four spots Saturday to enter Sunday’s final round in tenth place, ahead of Power 5 programs Penn State (+9), 13th-ranked Purdue (+13), Nebraska (+15), No. 33 Maryland (+16), and N.C. State (+21)
Sunday’s final round of the 54-hole tournament will feature an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will tee off on holes No. 9 through No. 11 and will play in a group with Penn State and East Carolina. Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome. Results and live tournament scoring are available via www.FurmanPaladins.com and www.golfstat.com.
10 Furman 297 285 582 +6
1 Anna Morgan (1) 67 66 133 -11
T64 Liza Lapeyre (5) 77 72 149 +5
T69 Audrey Ryu (2) 77 74 151 +7
T69 Caroline Crumrine (4) 78 73 151 +7
T85 Alise Knudson (3) 76 81 157 +13
T88 Kelsi Mauzy (I)* 79 79 158 +14
*-playing as an individual