SALISBURY, N.C. --- The Tusculum University women's golf team finished fifth at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational at the Country Club of Salisbury. The Pioneers posted a team score of 945 which is the seventh-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
Tusculum sophomore Reagan Padilla was the top finisher for the Pioneers as she carded a career-low 225 including a final round 75 to tie for fifth place honors. Her 225 is also the sixth-lowest 54-hole total in school history.
Anderson University, the seventh-ranked team in NCAA Division II, rallied to win the team title as the Trojans shot 899 including a 295 on Tuesday. AU wins the title by 10 shots over runner-up Lenoir-Rhyne (909). USC Beaufort was third with 932, followed by host Catawba (934) and Tusculum (945) to round out the top-five.
Mount Olive shot 957 to finish sixth, followed by Erskine (960), UVA Wise (977), Emory & Henry (984), UNC Pembroke (996) and Barton (1048).
USC Beaufort's Ashleigh Mead won medalist honors as she carded 71-71-76=218, three stroke ahead of runner-up Aly Francis of Anderson (76-73-72).
TU freshman Anna Ahonen tied for 12th place with 77-75-77=229 and senior Emilie Bergh-Jacobsen placed 30th with 81-79-80=240. Senior Adrienne O'Brien was 40th with 84-84-85=253, while sophomore Lindsay Self finished 44th with 86-86-83= 255.
Tusculum will be in action Oct. 16-17 at the St. Simons Intercollegiate in Georgia.
Patsy Rendleman Invitational (Final Results)
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
1 |
Anderson |
302 |
302 |
295 |
899 |
2 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
307 |
296 |
306 |
909 |
3 |
USC Beaufort |
317 |
304 |
311 |
932 |
4 |
Catawba |
305 |
312 |
317 |
934 |
5 |
TUSCULUM |
321 |
309 |
315 |
945 |
6 |
Mount Olive |
317 |
319 |
321 |
957 |
7 |
Erskine |
329 |
308 |
323 |
960 |
8 |
UVA Wise |
328 |
324 |
325 |
977 |
9 |
Emory & Henry |
321 |
328 |
335 |
984 |
10 |
UNC Pembroke |
329 |
327 |
340 |
996 |
11 |
Barton |
359 |
350 |
339 |
1048 |
Tusculum Individual Scorers
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
T5 |
79 |
71 |
75 |
225 |
|
T12 |
77 |
75 |
77 |
229 |
|
30 |
81 |
79 |
80 |
240 |
|
40 |
84 |
84 |
85 |
253 |
|
44 |
86 |
86 |
83 |
255 |