Chattanooga
Round 3
Mocs Shoot Low Round of the Season Ending up Seventh at Mercedes-Benz Championship
10/10/2010 5:52:00 PM | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's golf team shot its lowest round of the young season with a one-over par 289 in the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Women's Championship at Holston Hills Country Club. Chattanooga topped playing partners Furman and Georgia State by 14 and 17 strokes, respectively.
The Mocs got better in every round over the weekend shooting 300, 293 and 289 on its way to an 18-over par total of 882. They finished just three shots behind TCU in sixth at 879.
The key to today's round was a consistent effort from top-to-bottom in the playing order. From Christine Wolf's (Igls, Austria) two under 70 to Jordan Britt's (Dayton, Tenn.) drop round of 76 (+4), it was more along the lines of what head coach Colette Murray expects from her squad.
"I'm pleased overall," said Murray, 2010 Southern Conference Coach of the Year. "Today was a good round, but we had a shot at going really low. Three players in the top 15 is always a plus in any tournament.
"We need to apply the way we played today to a full 54 holes," added Murray. "We've gotten off to slow starts this season, and that needs to change starting with our next event."
Wolf tied her best career total with an even-par 216. Her 70 today also tied for her low round in her three-plus years. She tied for ninth, her 10th top 10 finish as a collegian.
Fellow senior Emma de Groot (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia) and junior Maria Juliana Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) tied for 15th just two strokes behind Wolf at 218 (+2). Loza ended up with a 73 today with her lone birdie coming on the par five 18th, while de Groot shot 74 (+2).
Freshman Yushira Budhram (Johannesburg, South Africa) had the best round of her young collegiate career with a level par round of 72. She tied for 59th with a 54-hole total of 230 playing her final 22 holes at three under. Britt tied for 68th at 235.
"I'm very pleased with the way our freshmen played today," noted Murray. "Yushi was great. She carried over her strong finish yesterday to today's round. Jordan stayed away from the big scores that kept her from scoring low the first two rounds."
Tennessee ran away with the team title shooting 849 (-15). The Lady Vols eclipsed Arkansas in second by 20 strokes at 869, while Kent State wound up third at 874.
UT's Erica Popson won medalist honors sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole ending up at 207 (-9). Ole Miss' Natalie Gleadall ended up second to Popson. Kent's Martina Gavier was third just one shot back at 208 (-8).
Chattanooga returns to the course in two weeks, Oct. 22-24, at the Landfall Tradition. The Tradition is one of the premier events on the collegiate schedule and is played at the Country Club of Landfall , site of the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championship.
LEADERBOARD
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1) Tennessee |
280-284-285 |
849 (-15) |
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2) Arkansas |
291-295-283 |
869 (+5) |
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3) Kent State |
294-294-286 |
874 (+10) |
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4) Ole Miss |
291-295-289 |
875 (+11) |
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5) Notre Dame |
295-293-288 |
876 (+12) |
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6) TCU |
293-291-295 |
879 (+15) |
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7) Chattanooga |
300-293-289 |
882 (+18) |
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8) UTSA |
305-294-287 |
886 (+22) |
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9) Furman |
298-293-303 |
894 (+30) |
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10) Kentucky |
307-297-292 |
896 (+32) |
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11) James Madison |
303-300-297 |
900 (+36) |
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12) Coastal Carolina |
304-301-297 |
902 (+38) |
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13) Georgia State |
304-294-306 |
904 (+40) |
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14) East Tennessee State |
304-314-298 |
916 (+52) |
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15) UNCG |
312-309-302 |
923 (+59) |
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Mocs: |
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T9) Christine Wolf |
73-73-70 |
216 (E) |
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T15) Emma de Groot |
72-72-74 |
218 (+2) |
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T15) Maria Juliana Loza |
76-69-73 |
218 (+2) |
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T59) Yushira Budhram |
79-79-72 |
230 (+14) |
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T68) Jordan Britt |
79-80-76 |
235 (+19) |
NOTES:
>Front Nine (Counters by Round): +7 (+6/+5/-4)...Wolf was -4 for the day on the front nine, -1 for the week...de Groot led the Mocs at -2 on front side for the tournament..
>Back Nine: +7 (+6/+1/+5)...Budhram and Loza led the squad at level par today... Loza was -2 for the tournament...for all five scores, UTC played holes 17 and 18 at -4 in the final round, -12 for the event.
>289 is a season low total for the Mocs...62 of 72 holes on counting cards played as par or better...lowest score since the first round of the Chris Banister Gamecock Classic in 2008 (288)...Britt's 76 is the lowest drop score of 2010-11.
>The Mocs carded 6 birdies on the four par fives shooting -5 on the day on those holes...20 birdies for the tourney on the par 5s totaling -16.
>Wolf's 70 ties for her lowest career round...It the best final round score of her career...11th par or better round for her three-plus years, first of this season...Played the par 5s at -4...Even par total of 216 ties for all-time low tourney (2009 Golfweek Conference Challenge)...5 birdies today and 11 for the event are new team season highs...10th top 10 finish.
>Loza's 218 (+2) is her best 54-hole total with the Mocs...Her previous best was 219 (+3) at 2009 JMU Eagle Landing Invitational...41 pars is a new tournament best for a Moc, while today's 15 tied for a round high (Wolf & Britt - Golfweek Conference Chall.).
>Budhram's even-par 72 is her first career par or better round...7 birdies for the tourney and 3 in round 2 are both new bests...-3 on the par 5s.
>Eagles (Counters by Rounds): 0 (0/0/0).
>Birdies (Counters by Rounds): 36 (12/13/11). Wolf 11 (3/3/5), de Groot 9 (3/3/3), Britt 8 (5/1/2), Budhram 7 (2/3/2), Loza 6 (1/4/1)...13 team birdies in the second round is a new team best in 2010-11 besting the first round total of 12...36 total birdies is a new season tournament high.
>Pars (Counters by Rounds): 139 (43/45/51). Loza 41 (13/13/15), de Groot 35 (12/12/11), Wolf 34 (11/12/11), Budhram 30 (8/8/14), Britt 27 (7/10/10)....51 pars in the final round is a new season tournament high as is 139 total.
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