Chattanooga
Round 2
Chattanooga Remains in Eighth Heading into Mercedes-Benz Championship Final Round
10/9/2010 6:14:00 PM | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's golf team improved in round two but remains in eighth place heading into the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Holston Hills Country Club. Chattanooga's five-over par 293 is the team's low round of the young season.
Host Tennessee stands at 12-under par 564 with a comfortable 20-stroke lead over TCU in second at 584. Nine shots separate the Horned Frogs in second and the Mocs in eighth.
UTC started strong making the turn at one-under par with Emma de Groot (Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia) and Maria Juliana Loza (Bucaramanga, Colombia) at minus one each. Christine Wolf (Igls, Austria) was even and Jordan Britt (Dayton, Tenn.) just plus one through nine.
Holes 10-12 proved costly again today for the Mocs as they quickly dropped six shots over the three holes. Much like round one, Chattanooga rallied late playing the final two holes, both par fives, at five under to position itself for a Sunday move up the leaderboard.
Loza was the big story for the Mocs today tying her career-best round with a 69 (-3). She carded four birdies and 13 pars with a bogey serving as the lone blemish. She is tied for 13th at 145 (+1), one stroke behind de Groot who is tied for ninth after a second 72 (E) put her at level par 144.
Wolf matched her first round 73 (+1) and is tied for 16th at 146 (+2). Freshman Yushira Budhram (Johannesburg, South Africa) shot a second 79, and is at 158. She tallied birdies on three of her final four holes to round out the team scoring. Britt had the drop score of 80 and is a shot behind at 159.
Tennessee's Erica Popson's continues to lead individually at 136 (-8) after a 69 today. Natalie Gleadall (Ole Miss) and Sara Monberg (Tennessee) are two shots back at 138.
The Mocs are paired with Furman and Georgia State in Sunday's final round. Britt starts UTC off No. 1 at 9 a.m., followed by Budhram (9:09), Loza (9:18), Wolf (9:27) and de Groot (9:36).
LEADERBOARD
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1) Tennessee |
280-284 |
564 (-12) |
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2) TCU |
293-291 |
584 (+8) |
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T3) Ole Miss |
291-295 |
586 (+10) |
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T3) Arkansas |
291-295 |
586 (+10) |
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T5) Kent State |
294-294 |
588 (+12) |
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T5) Notre Dame |
295-293 |
588 (+12) |
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7) Furman |
298-293 |
591 (+15) |
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8) Chattanooga |
300-293 |
593 (+17) |
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9) Georgia State |
304-294 |
598 (+22) |
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10) UTSA |
305-294 |
599 (+23) |
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11) James Madison |
303-300 |
603 (+27) |
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12) Kentucky |
307-297 |
604 (+28) |
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13) Coastal Carolina |
304-301 |
605 (+29) |
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14) East Tennessee State |
304-314 |
618 (+42) |
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15) UNCG |
312-309 |
621 (+45) |
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Mocs: |
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T9) Emma de Groot |
72-72 |
144 (E) |
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T13) Maria Juliana Loza |
76-69 |
145 (+1) |
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T15) Christine Wolf |
73-73 |
146 (+2) |
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T65) Yushira Budhram |
79-79 |
158 (+14) |
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T70) Jordan Britt |
79-80 |
159 (+15) |
NOTES:
>Front Nine (Counters by Round): +11 (+6/+5/-)...de Groot -1 for the week on front side...de Groot and Loza both shot -1 today...Mocs were -1 through nine today, +5 on final counting scores.
>Back Nine: +7 (+6/+1/-)...Loza -2 on the day...Wolf and Loza -1 for the week to lead UTC on holes 10-18.
>293 is a season low total for the Mocs...58 of 72 holes on counting cards played as par better.
>Chattanooga played the closing par 5s (17 & 18) at -5 on counting cards with 5 birdies and 3 pars coming in.
>The Mocs carded 7 birdies on the four par fives shooting -5 on the day on those holes...14 birdies for two rounds on the par 5s totaling -11.
>Loza's 69 (-3) ties her career low round...That previous total was also shot in the 2nd round at the 2010 JMU Eagle Landing Invitational...Loza carded season high 4 birdies to go with 13 pars as a bogey on 12 (par 4) is the only blemish...Played -2 on the par 5's, -1 on the Par 3's and level par on the Par 4's...8th career par or better round...4 birdies tied Mocs' season high for a round (Emma de Groot (Golfweek Conf. Chall. 1).
>de Groot's 72 was her 2nd par or better round of the season for the Mocs...It's the 27th of her career...3 birdies matched by 3 bogeys.
>Budhram finished strong after a tough start...Was +10 through 14, but she finished with 3 birdies and a par for her 79 (+7)...3 birdies is a season high.
>Eagles (Counters by Rounds): 0 (0/0/-).
>Birdies (Counters by Rounds): 25 (12/13/-). Britt 6 (5/1/-), de Groot 6 (3/3/-), Wolf 6 (3/3/-), Budhram 5 (2/3/-), Loza 5 (1/4/-)...13 team birdies in the second round is a new team best in 2010-11 besting the first round total of 12...25 total birdies is already a new season tournament high.
>Pars (Counters by Rounds): 88 (43/45/-). Loza 26 (13/13/-), de Groot 24 (12/12/-), Wolf 23 (11/12/-), Britt 17 (7/10/-), Budhram 16 (8/8/-).
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