COLUMBUS, Ga. --- The Tusculum College women's golf team posted a score of 324 to tie for third place at the weather-shortened TSYS Collegiate Classic, held this week at the Country Club of Columbus. The tournament was shortened to 18 holes due to wet course conditions on the 5,821-yard, par-72 layout.

Teams completed 12 holes on Monday and returned to the course on Tuesday to complete their rounds.

The Pioneers finished three strokes behind tournament winner Lander, who carded a 321, one-shot ahead of runner-up Catawba (322). Tusculum and UNCP tied for third place with 324, followed by host Columbus State (330), Wingate (335), North Greenville (343), Montevallo (343), North Georgia (344), Carson-Newman (348) and Limestone (363).

TC senior Jillian Corum finished with a 78 to tie for third place, six shots behind tournament medalist Teresa Caballer Hernani of Lander, who shot 72 and won a playoff over runner-up Madison Kennedy of Catawba.

TC's Emee Herbert and Sara Howard tied for sixth place at 79, while Calley Lawson (88) and Alec Cunningham (89) finished 39th and 43rd, respectively. TC's Kelly Horrell, playing as an individual competitor tied for 39th place with 88.

Tusculum returns to action Mar. 18-19 when the Pioneers compete at the Pinehurst Challenge in Pinehurst, N.C.

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Team Results
Pl. Team Score
1 Lander 321
2 Catawba 322
3 TUSCULUM 324
UNC Pembroke 324
5 Columbus State 330
6 Wingate 335
7 Montevallo 343
North Greenville 343
9 North Georgia 344
10 Carson-Newman 348
11 Limestone 363

Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl. Player Score
T3 Jillian Corum 78
T6 Emee Herbert 79
T6 Sara Howard 79
T39 Calley Lawson 88
T39 Kelly Horrell* 88
T43 Alec Cunningham 89

* Individual competitor