Chattanooga leads Fall Invitational
BRASELTON, Ga. – It was a record-setting day for the Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team at the Fall Invitational. The team and senior Emily McLennan posted new marks for 36-hole scores, torching Chateau Elan Resort.
The Mocs’ 12-under 564 is 13 strokes clear of the previous record of 577 (+1) set at the 2014 Web.com Intercollegiate. McLennan’s day is one shot ahead of Jordan Britt’s (2011-14) pace at the same event.
Chattanooga’s record day puts it atop the leaderboard with a two-stroke advantage over Middle Tennessee (566). Ole Miss is five back in third at 569.
The Mocs opened with a 284 (-5) before coming in at 280 (-8) in the afternoon. Those are the fifth and second-best rounds in school history, respectively.
McLennan is in second with her twin 68s putting her at 8-under. That’s one off the pace set by the Rebels’ Abby Newton. Isabella Loza is tied for third at -4.
The senior duo each turned in bogey-free cards. McLennan had four birdies and 14 pars in the morning, while Loza had two birdies and a career-high-tying 16 pars over the second 18.
Cris Perez tallied back-to-back 71s. She makes it three Mocs in the top 10, tied for sixth at 2-under 142.
Megan Woods opened with a 75 but came back with a career-best 71 for a 146 total. Monica San Juan had the drop scores, carding 78 and 76.
The final round is an 8 a.m. shotgun start. The Mocs are paired with the Blue Raiders and Rebels with the fives opening on holes 1-4.
The tournament was originally scheduled as the Charleston Southern Invitational but was moved the Atlanta area due to record flooding in the Charleston, S.C., area. Kennesaw State is serving as host.
ETSU fourth at Fall Invitational
BRASELTON, Ga. – The ETSU women’s golf team finished the first day at the Fall Invitational in fourth play Monday. Freshman Hee Ying Loy led the way for the Bucs as she shot a 73 in the first round and a 69 in the second round, which is the best two rounds by any Buccaneer this season.
The Bucs finished the first day at 1-over 576, shooting a 1-under 287 in round one. Linda Dobele led the team in the first round by carding a 70, her lowest score this season. Vivienne Chin also stayed poised on the first 18 holes as she finished 1-under-par.
The second round was Loy’s best round of golf since she has been at ETSU. She parred 15 holes while hitting three birdies, all of which were on par-3 holes. She finished her first day at the Fall Invitational by placing tied for sixth place individually.
Dobele is tied for 14th at 1-under-par, and Chin is tied for 17th by shooting even.
The Fall Invitational will return to play Tuesday at 8 a.m. The last round of the tournament will be a shotgun start.