Saturday, May 11
Maricopa, Ariz.
Chattanooga
vs
National Golf Invitational - Round 2
Kera Healey
Photo by: Landon Ringler
RECAP: Healey Tops Women’s Golf on Day 2 at NGI
5/11/2024 6:28:00 PM | Women's Golf
Kera Healey paced the Chattanooga Mocs over the second 18 holes of the National Golf Invitational in Phoenix.
RESULTS | SCORING | PAIRINGS | ABOUT CHATTANOOGA GOLF
MARICOPA, Ariz.---The Chattanooga Mocs are 36 holes through the National Golf Invitational. Saturday's 305 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes puts the ladies in a tie for seventh with Florida Atlantic with 18 holes to play.
Kera Healey led the day for the Mocs with 73. Giulia Foresta posted 76 just ahead of Violeta Fernandez-Tagle's 77. Makenzie Cooper closed the teal total with 79 as Alexis Daniel registered the drop score with 82.
Healey and Fernandez-Tagle are both in the top 10. Healey's 1-over 145 is seventh by one over Fernandez-Tagle in a tie for eighth. Cooper and Foresta are level with 155 ahead of Daniel's 163.
UNC Wilmington (583) kept its 1-stroke lead over Rutgers. Santa Clara (589) is third with Arkansas State in fourth (592). The trio of Jinger Heath (Jacksonville State), Minouche Rooijmans (UNCW) and Kelsey Kim (Santa Clara) are tied for the individual lead with 2-under 142s.
Sunday's final round begins at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time. The Mocs and Owls are paired together playing off No. 10. Daniel is up first with Foresta (10:39), Cooper (10:48), Fernandez-Tagle (10:57) and Healey (11:06) close behind. Scoring and pairings are linked above.
National Golf Invitational
May 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | Maricopa, Ariz. | 54 holes (18 per day)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes | Par 72 | 6,318 yards
1) UNC Wilmington: 289-294=583 (+7)
2) Rutgers: 290-294=584 (+8)
3) Santa Clara: 293-296=589 (+13)
4) Arkansas State: 301-291=592 (+16)
5) Jacksonville State: 302-298=600 (+24)
tie) Mercer: 303=297=600 (+24)
7) Chattanooga: 296-305=601 (+27)
tie) Florida Atlantic: 304-297=601 (+25)
9) USC Upstate: 304-300=604 (+28)
10) Austin Peay: 304-307=611 (+35)
Mocs:
7) Kera Healey: 72-73=145 (+1)
T8) Violeta Fernandez-Tagle: 69-77=146 (+2)
T38) Makenzie Cooper: 76-79=155 (+11)
T38) Giulia Foresta: 79-76=155 (+11)
48) Alexis Daniel: 81-82=163 (+19)
Notes…
Field (Top 100 ranking)
(82) Chattanooga, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville State, (88) Mercer, (85) Rutgers, Santa Clara, (90) UNCW, USC Upstate
History
First entry in the event
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MARICOPA, Ariz.---The Chattanooga Mocs are 36 holes through the National Golf Invitational. Saturday's 305 at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes puts the ladies in a tie for seventh with Florida Atlantic with 18 holes to play.
Kera Healey led the day for the Mocs with 73. Giulia Foresta posted 76 just ahead of Violeta Fernandez-Tagle's 77. Makenzie Cooper closed the teal total with 79 as Alexis Daniel registered the drop score with 82.
Healey and Fernandez-Tagle are both in the top 10. Healey's 1-over 145 is seventh by one over Fernandez-Tagle in a tie for eighth. Cooper and Foresta are level with 155 ahead of Daniel's 163.
UNC Wilmington (583) kept its 1-stroke lead over Rutgers. Santa Clara (589) is third with Arkansas State in fourth (592). The trio of Jinger Heath (Jacksonville State), Minouche Rooijmans (UNCW) and Kelsey Kim (Santa Clara) are tied for the individual lead with 2-under 142s.
Sunday's final round begins at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time. The Mocs and Owls are paired together playing off No. 10. Daniel is up first with Foresta (10:39), Cooper (10:48), Fernandez-Tagle (10:57) and Healey (11:06) close behind. Scoring and pairings are linked above.
National Golf Invitational
May 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | Maricopa, Ariz. | 54 holes (18 per day)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes | Par 72 | 6,318 yards
1) UNC Wilmington: 289-294=583 (+7)
2) Rutgers: 290-294=584 (+8)
3) Santa Clara: 293-296=589 (+13)
4) Arkansas State: 301-291=592 (+16)
5) Jacksonville State: 302-298=600 (+24)
tie) Mercer: 303=297=600 (+24)
7) Chattanooga: 296-305=601 (+27)
tie) Florida Atlantic: 304-297=601 (+25)
9) USC Upstate: 304-300=604 (+28)
10) Austin Peay: 304-307=611 (+35)
Mocs:
7) Kera Healey: 72-73=145 (+1)
T8) Violeta Fernandez-Tagle: 69-77=146 (+2)
T38) Makenzie Cooper: 76-79=155 (+11)
T38) Giulia Foresta: 79-76=155 (+11)
48) Alexis Daniel: 81-82=163 (+19)
Notes…
- Fernandez-Tagle's 69 is her 14th par or better score of 2023-24 and fourth in the 60s...both are freshmen records.
- Healey's level-par 72 is her third par or better in four rounds in Arizona during her career...she tied for 11th last year at Notre Dame's Clover Cup...71.50 average (2 under).
- Fernandez-Tagle's 69 is the 10th card in the 60s by a Moc – Cooper (5), VFT (3) & Foresta (1).
Field (Top 100 ranking)
(82) Chattanooga, Arkansas State, Austin Peay, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville State, (88) Mercer, (85) Rutgers, Santa Clara, (90) UNCW, USC Upstate
History
First entry in the event
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