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 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
|
7 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
|
T10 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
|
T30 |
80 |
78 |
158 |
|
T64 |
87 |
83 |
170 |
|
85 |
93 |
105 |
198 |
* Individual competitor