CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- The Tusculum College women's golf team carded a final round 319 to finish with a two-day 643 to place fourth at the 12th annual J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate. The 17-team, 36-hole tournament was held at the par 72, 5,823-yard Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation.
Tusculum's 319 was the second lowest round on Tuesday, only bested by tournament winner Barry, who won the team title with a 307-318=625, 14 strokes ahead of Columbus State (639). Tusculum's strong finish helped leap-frog the Pioneers three spots up the leader board.
Tusculum freshman Emee Herbert led the charge by finishing tied for seventh place with 155, including Tuesday's 76. Aly Pugh tied for 14th place with 78-81=159, while Jillian Corum posted 84-78=162 to tie for 21st. Sara Howard finished 43rd with 83-84=167, while Katie Doane tallied an 89-88=177 to place 71st. Tusculum rookie Alec Cunningham, playing as an individual competitor, tied for 48th place with her 85-84=169.
Herbert's 155 was just three shots off the pace set by tournament medalist Meghan Moore of UNC Pembroke, as she carded back-to-back rounds of 76 to edge Barry's Daniela Murray by one stroke (74-79=153).
Tusculum's fourth place finish marks the seventh top-five performance by the Pioneers this year and sixth top-four showing.
Queens University of Charlotte finished third with 640, followed by Tusculum, Carson-Newman (648), Flagler (654), Florida Tech (657), Armstrong (657), Lincoln Memorial (658), Wingate (658), Lenoir-Rhyne (666), Anderson (668), UNC Pembroke (668), Catawba (683), Coker (696), King (714) and Belmont Abbey (724).
The Pioneers return to action on Saturday as they take on Lincoln Memorial at the Tusculum/LMU Match Play at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn. Tusculum returns to tournament play next Monday and Tuesday when it hosts the 15th annual Agnes McAmis Memorial at Link Hills Country Club.
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Team Results
Pl School 1st 2nd TOT Par
1 Barry University 307 318 625 +49
2 Columbus State 319 320 639 +63
3 Queens Univ of Charl 314 326 640 +64
4 Tusculum College 324 319 643 +67
5 Carson Newman Coll 319 329 648 +72
6 Flagler College 321 333 654 +78
7 Florida Tech 321 336 657 +81
Armstrong Atlantic 326 331 657 +81
9 Lincoln Memorial U. 331 327 658 +82
Wingate University 326 332 658 +82
11 Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. 334 332 666 +90
12 Anderson Univ. (SC) 328 340 668 +92
N. Car. - Pembroke 338 330 668 +92
14 Catawba College 329 354 683 +107
15 Coker College 342 354 696 +120
16 King College 351 363 714 +138
17 Belmont Abbey Coll. 345 379 724 +148
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl Player 1st 2nd TOT
T7 Emee Herbert 79 76 155
T14 Aly Pugh 78 81 159
T21 Jillian Corum 84 78 162
T43 Sara Howard 83 84 167
T48 Alec Cunningham* 85 84 169
71 Katie Doane 89 88 177
* individual competitor
