Tuesday February 24, 2009W. Golf Finishes Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic in Fourth Place
Kiawah Island, S.C.
Women's Golf Headline
The University of Florida women’s golf team shot its third-lowest score of the 2008-09 season during Tuesday’s final round of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic to finish the 54-hole, three-day competition in a season-best fourth place. The Lady Gators fired a 300 on the par-72, 6,009-yard Cougar Golf Course in Kiawah Island, S.C. to bring their three-round total to 912 (309-303-300, +48).
Jessica Yadloczky (Casselberry, Fla.) continued to perform well for the Lady Gators. The sophomore had the best finish among the squad in a tie for third place, her best finish of the season, after carding a 54-hole total score of 220 (+4). Although she started her round with two bogeys in a row, she finished strong, making a birdie on her final hole for a final round score of 74 (+2).
Freshman Evan Jensen (Belleair, Fla.) carded a career-best final round score of 68 (-4). Jensen collected six birdies, two bogeys and ten pars on day three and finished the tournament in a career-best tie for 12th place with a total score of 224 (80-76-68, +8).
Freshman Andrea Watts (Bradenton, Fla.) had her worst round of the tournament, adding eight strokes to her previous round and carding an 81 (+9) on Tuesday. She finished the event with a tournament total of 231 (77-73-81, +15), good for a tie for 43rd.
Redshirt sophomore Lauren Uzelatz (Lakeland, Fla.) tied for 94th place with a total score of 239 (+23), after carding a 79, 81 and 79, respectively. Redshirt sophomore Nicole Schachner (Libertyville, Ill.) saved her best round for last as she carded a 7-over 79 for a tournament total of 247 (+31), good for a tie for 143rd finish.
Miami and Central Arkansas shared first place honors, carding a total score of 904 (+40), while East Tennessee State scored a 908 (+44) to finish in third place. Central Arkansas’ Nicole Forshner and Sinead O’Sullivan of East Tennessee State shared the individual title, each scoring a two-over 218 tournament score.
The Lady Gators return to action March 8-10 as they travel to Orlando for the UCF Challenge. Please check www.GatorZone.com for results.
Team Top 10 Through Round 3
|
Place |
School |
Score |
|
T1. |
Miami |
300-305-299--904 (+40) |
|
T1. |
Central Arkansas |
310-300-294—904 (+40) |
|
3. |
East Tennessee State |
300-306-302—908 (+44) |
|
4. |
Florida |
309-303-300--912 (+48) |
|
5. |
Ole Miss |
305-306-302--913 (+49) |
|
6. |
College of Charleston |
307-310-298--915 (+51) |
|
T7. |
Kentucky |
312-302-303—917 (+53) |
|
T7. |
Oregon |
310-311-296—917 (+54) |
|
9. |
UCF |
306-307-305--918 (+54) |
|
T10. |
Oregon State |
319-309-296—924 (+60) |
|
T10. |
South Florida |
314-304-306—924 (+60) |
Individual Top 10 Through Round 3
|
Place |
Player (School) |
Score |
|
T1. |
Nicole Forshner (Central Arkansas) |
75-72-71—218 (+2) |
|
T1. |
Sinead O’Sullivan (East Tennessee St.) |
74-73-71—218 (+2) |
|
T3. |
Jessica Yadloczky (Florida) |
73-73-74--220 (+4) |
|
T3. |
Sara Grantham (Ole Miss) |
74-76-70—220 (+4) |
|
T3. |
Steffi Kirchmayr (Coll. Of Charleston) |
73-76-71—220 (+4) |
|
T6. |
Christina Hirano (Miami) |
75-74-72—221 (+5) |
|
T6. |
Stephanie Connelly (UCF) |
70-77-74—221 (+5) |
|
T8. |
Elisa Aoki (UCF) |
73-73-76—222 (+6) |
|
T8. |
Mary Kate Bird (Nebraska) |
72-74-76—222 (+6) |
|
T8 |
Emilie Geury (Augusta State) |
75-72-75—222 (+6) |
Florida Results After Round 3
|
Place |
Player |
Score |
|
T3. |
Jessica Yadloczky |
73-73-74--220 (+4) |
|
T12. |
Evan Jensen |
80-76-68--224 (+8) |
|
T43. |
Andrea Watts |
77-73-81--231 (+15) |
|
T94. |
Lauren Uzelatz |
79-81-79--239 (+23) |
|
T143. |
Nicole Schachner |
84-84-79--247 (+31) |
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