KENNESAW, Ga. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's golf team is tied for sixth after two rounds of the Pinetree Women's Collegiate.
 
The Spartans shot 307 on round one and 304 on round two, for a total of 611 (+35). UNCG is tied with Jacksonville State. Graduate Student Tara Bettle is tied for fifth to lead the Spartans.  
 
From Bettle
"After a solid first round but without any birdies, I was finally able to put my whole game together in the second round and finish under par. I like the greens here, so thankfully my putting has been pretty good. This course is not easy, so I'm proud of everyone fighting for every shot today! We are only a few shots out of third and second, so I'm excited to see what we can get done tomorrow as a team!"
 
Information
Course: Kennesaw, Ga. | Pinetree Country Club
Par/Yardage: 72/6,201 yards


How It Happened: Round One

• After round one, UNCG was tied for fifth.
• Bettle was even par through her first five holes and finished one over on the back nine,  ending the round 74 (+2).
• Hailey Joy and Victoria Cook were tied for 20^th with their score of 77 (+5).
• Cook shot a birdie on the 338-yard 14^th hole, before making one another on the 349-yard seventh hole.
• Grace Holcomb finished the back nine two-over-par, and was tied for 37^th heading into the second round.
• Anna Bowman was the only other Spartan to shoot a birdie in round one.
• Bowman birdied on the 338-yard hole 14 and was tied for 46^th.

 
How It Happened: Round Two

• Bettle moved up one spot after making five birdies in round two.
• She concluded round two two-under 70.
• Joy shot three birdies in round two and finished with a score of 77 (+5), tied for 28^th.
• Holcomb improved on the leaderboard after her 76 (+4) round two, tying for 33^rd.
• She had three birdies on round two, including back-to-back ones on hole one and two.
• Bowman ended round two tied for 53^rd, while Cook is tied for 56^th.

From head coach Ashley Leonard
"I thought our team battled all day and just kept fighting. The course has some tough greens and we did a pretty good job of lagging putts close to the hole today. We are in good position heading into the final round to make a run up the leaderboard tomorrow." 

Up Next
The Spartans will wrap up the Pinetree Women's Collegiate tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22 with round three starting at 8:30 a.m.