KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's golf team posted its second eighth-place finish of the season after completing three rounds at the Palmetto Intercollegiate at Turtle Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
The Spartans, who finished round one with a score of 287 yesterday, concluded round two this morning by shooting a 301. Their round three score of 296 helped UNCG move up one spot to eighth place out of 16 teams, sitting just below SoCon foe Chattanooga. The Spartans bested their result from last year when they finished tied for ninth overall.
From graduate student Tara Bettle
"I am very happy with my overall performance this week. I didn't quite finish the way I wanted to but being able to shoot under par three times in a tournament is something I have never done before. I am super proud of the team for coming together and tying the school record in the first round, even if we couldn't keep it up for the last two rounds. We keep moving in the right direction, and I am looking forward to our home tournament next week!"
Information
Course: Turtle Point Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,005 yards
How It Happened: Round Two
- Bettle carded a two-under 34 through her first nine holes which was highlighted by three-straight birdies on holes one, two and three after starting on the 13th. She bogeyed the ninth and wrapped up her second round with a strong one-under 71.
- The Berlin, Germany native totaled eight combined birdies in rounds one and two.
- Sophomore Victoria Cook notched her best score in round two with a one-over 73 as she birdied back-to-back holes in the front nine.
- Grace Holcomb shot three-over 75 with a birdie on hole three in round two.
- After having a career-best day in round one, freshman Ava Romfo's second round was highlighted by a birdie the par four, 341-yard first hole. The Charleston, South Carolina native finished with a three-over 75 in round two.
- Senior Hailey Joy carded one birdie, which came on the par four, 328-yard 15th hole, in her second round of play.
How It Happened: Round Three
- Bettle rose as high as second place on the leaderboard in third and final round but finished the tournament tied for fourth overall after shooting a one-under 71 with four birdies for the third time at this week's Palmetto Intercollegiate.
- Bettle rounded out the tournament with a total of 12 birdies over three rounds and ranked fourth overall on the leaderboard with a combined score of a 212 (-4) just six strokes behind the winner, Zulaikah Nasser (-10, 206) from Sam Houston.
- Cook tied for 28th overall with nine total birdies over three rounds as she carded a final score of 222 (+6).
- Holcomb, who tied for 40th place, was the next Blue & Gold on the leaderboard. In three rounds, Holcomb posted six birdies.
- Romfo registered three birdies in the final round, once on the par five, 501-yard tenth hole, once on the par three 143-yard,16th hole and once on the par four 372-yard 18th hole. In three rounds at Turtle Point Golf Course, Romfo notched a total of seven birdies tying for 65th overall.
- Joy tallied a birdie on the par four 342-yard, ninth hole in the final round, which brought her birdie total to five in the tournament as she tied for 69th place.
From Head Coach Ashley Leonard
"We didn't quite finish round two like we wanted but all of the girls came out in their first couple holes of the final round and got it going early. Conditions today were pretty tough and we just kept hanging in there all day and were able to move up the leaderboard to finish the event. Our team had some really good moments this week and hopefully we can carry that into our final event of the fall next week."
Up Next: UNCG hosts its second tournament of the season, as the Spartans compete in the Grandover Invitational in Greensboro, North Carolina for their second two-day event of the season.
