Tusculum finishes runner-up at Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate

Tusculum finishes runner-up at Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate

SUNSET BEACH, N.C. --- The Tusculum women's golf team fired a two-day total of 612 to finish runner-up at the 2017 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate.  The Pioneers posted a final round 310 to come up one shot behind tournament winner Wingate who finished with 611, including 308 on Tuesday.                     

Tusculum's 612 is the lowest 36-hole score posted the Pioneers in their 17 years playing in the Myrtle Beach event.  TC's previous best was 621 when the Pioneers finished runner-up at the 2011 Intercollegiate.

TC junior Katie Tomassoni carded a 73-76=149 to tie for fourth place honors.  In Tuesday's round, she posted 38 on both her nines which included three birdies.

Tusculum senior Ciara Rattana finished in sole possession of seventh place as she shot 74-77=151 including three birdies in her final round.

Junior Cydney Murrell tied for 10th place honors with 75-79=154, while junior Taylor White tied for 30th with 80-78=158.  Sophomore Maggienella Basile shot 87-83=170 to finish in 64th place.  TC senior Sayre Hopper, playing as an individual competitor, finished 85th (93-105=198).

In the team competition, Lenoir-Rhyne tied Tusculum for runner-up honors with 612 and posted the lowest round of the day with their 303.  Queens University of Charlotte was fourth with 617, followed by West Georgia (622), Lincoln Memorial (623), UNC Pembroke (626), Columbus State (630), Mount Olive (638), Belmont Abbey (641), Coker (645), Newberry (650), Barton (650), Catawba (660), Southern Wesleyan (683), Chowan (724) and Sandhills (778).

Tusculum returns to action next week (Oct. 9-10) as they compete at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational in Salisbury, North Carolina where the Pioneers are the defending champions.

Team Results

Pl.

Team

1st

2nd

TOT

1

Wingate

303

308

611

2

TUSCULUM

302

310

612

 

Lenoir-Rhyne

309

303

612

4

Queens

310

307

617

5

West Georgia

310

312

622

6

Lincoln Memorial

315

308

623

7

UNC Pembroke

311

315

626

8

Columbus State

318

312

630

9

Mount Olive

315

323

638

10

Belmont Abbey

315

626

641

11

Coker

328

317

645

12

Newberry

324

326

650

 

Barton

330

320

650

14

Catawba

332

328

660

15

Southern Wesleyan

348

335

683

16

Chowan

359

365

724

17

Sandhills

394

384

778

 

Tusculum Individual Scores      

Pl

Player

1st

2nd

TOT

T4

Katie Tomassoni

73

76

149

7

Ciara Rattana

74

77

151

T10

Cydney Murrell

75

79

154

T30

Taylor White

80

78

158

T64

Maggienella Basile

87

83

170

85

Sayre Hopper*

93

105

198

* Individual competitor