PINEHURST, N.C. - Junior Natalie Feder carded a two-day total 175 to pace the Anderson women's golf team to a 13th-place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge, hosted by Wingate at the National Golf Club's 5,840-yard, par 72 layout.
Armstrong Atlantic State (315-323=638) led the two-day event wire-to-wire to claim the title in the 18-team tourney. Lee University (329-336=665) finished 27 strokes behind the Pirates, while USC Beaufort placed third after a combined 666 two-day total. UNC Pembroke (338-331=669) moved from fifth to fourth, while the host Bulldogs (334-336=670) placed fifth after winning the tournament a year ago. Queens (344-340=684) and Coker (342-352=694) flipped spots from Sunday's opening round and finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Barton (350-350=700) vaulted from a tie for 11th to eighth, with Limestone (346-355=701) and King (346-357=703) and rounding out the top 10.
Anderson (355-360=715), which stood 13th following Sunday's first round, wrapped up the tournament 11 shots behind 11th-place Lincoln Memorial (349-55=704) and six strokes behind Converse (357-352=709), which jumped from 14th to the 12th slot. The Trojans finished two shots ahead of Catawba and nine in front of Tusculum.
Feder (89-86=175) trimmed three shots from her opening-round score and moved from 47th to 39th, while sophomore Braiden Furtick (90-88=178) jumped from 58th to a share of 50th. Senior Katie Eskew (89-92=181) and junior Sarah Timms (87-94=181) shared 58th, with sophomore Arista Setro slashing 10 strokes from her opening-round score to post a two-day 206 and finished in a tie for 84th.
Armstrong's Jenna Birch (76-78=154) claimed individual medalist honors, with teammates Kristen Sammarco (79-77=156) and Kiley Mettler (77-81=158) finishing just behind in second and third, respectively. Queens' Grace Glaze (76-82=154), who was even with Birch following Monday's first round, slipped into a tie for third with Mettler.
The Trojans are scheduled to get back on the links on April 7-8 at Tusculum's Agnes McAmis Memorial at the Link Hills Country Club Country Club in Greeneville, Tenn.
FINQ Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Armstrong 315 323 638
2 Lee University 329 336 665
3 So.Carolina Beaufort 332 334 666
4 UNC Pembroke 338 331 669
5 Wingate University 334 336 670
6 Queens Univ of Charl 344 340 684
7 Coker College 342 352 694
8 Barton College 350 350 700
9 Limestone College 346 355 701
10 King University 346 357 703
11 Lincoln Memorial U. 349 355 704
12 Converse College 357 352 709
13 Anderson Univ. (SC) 355 360 715
14 Catawba College 350 367 717
15 Tusculum College 360 364 724
16 Pfeiffer University 378 377 755
17 Mars Hill University 387 384 771
18 Lenoir-Rhyne 373 407 780
