SUNSET BEACH, N.C. - The Anderson women's golf team (335-340=675) slipped five strokes from its opening round, but held on to finish 11th in the 2012 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate at the 5,988 yard par-72 Sea Trail Golf Resort.
Saint Leo (291-301=592) led the tournament from wire to wire,
while Lincoln Memorial (306-307=613) claimed second, 21 shots back.
Queens University of Charlotte (313-324=637) slipped from third to
fifth, while Tusculum (316-316=632) moved up a spot to third. The
Trojans finished nine shots behind 10th-place Erskine
(334-332=666), 10 shots ahead of Barton (336-349=685) and 16 ahead
of Mars Hill (343-348=691).
Junior Katie Eskew carded a two-day total 164 to lead the Trojan
effort and finished in a four-way tie for 31st. Sophomore Natalie
Feder (85-82=167) trimmed three strokes off Monday's first round to
share 42nd, while sophomore Sarah Timms (84-84=168) finished one
shot further back in a four-way tie for 45th. Freshman Braiden
Furtick fired an 89 to go with her opening-round 87 and tied for
58th. Garyt Hamilton posted a 93 on Tuesday and tied for 64th.
Tusculum's Jillian Corum (72-73=145) snapped Monday's three-way tie
atop the leader board to claim individual honors ahead of St. Leo's
Claire Connolly (73-74=147) by two shots.
The Trojans return to the links in two weeks and will compete in Catawba's Patsy Rendleman Memorial, Oct. 15-16, in Salisbury, N.C.
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Saint Leo University 291 301 592
2 Lincoln Memorial 306 307 613
3 Tusculum College 316 316 632
4 Wingate University 318 317 635
5 Queens 313 324 637
6 Mount Olive College 319 325 644
7 Catawba College 324 324 648
King College 320 328 648
9 Limestone College 331 331 662
10 Erskine College 334 332 666
11 Anderson Univ. 335 340 675
12 Barton College 336 349 685
13 Mars Hill College 343 348 691
14 Belmont Abbey 356 343 699
15 Brevard College 403 395 798
