CHARLESTON, S.C. – Florida State freshman Lottie Woad finished in a tie for fourth in the individual standings, and the No. 6 ranked Seminole Women’s Golf team finished in fourth in the team standings as the 19th Annual Cougar Classic at the Yeamans Hall Club came to a close. Woad was in contention for the individual title throughout the event, and finished a mere two strokes off of the lead in her first career tournament as a Seminole.
Ole Miss, with three players in the top 15 of the individual standings, win the team championship with a one stroke victory over Clemson. The Seminoles finished second among the six ACC teams in the tournament. Andrea Lignell of Ole Miss won her first career individual championship with a one stroke win over Mathilde Delavallade of Penn State and Emma Schimpf of the College of Charleston
“It was our first event out of the gates, and we realize that we have some things to work on,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “I have always felt that the fall is where teams begin to get better, and that’s true for us after this event. We are going to continue to get better – that’s our goal and that’s what we are going to work towards accomplishing.”
Woad finished with a 1 under par score of 70 in the final round and totaled a 7 under par score of 206 in her first career collegiate tournament. She finished with scores of 66-70-70 and was just one of four players in the 96-player field who carded under par scores in each of three rounds. Woad’s three-round total of 206 is tied for the ninth- best tournament score in school history.
Woad’s tournament score of 206 is the best three-round tournament score in a player’s first tournament in school history.
Woad played consistent golf, with two birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better in the third and final round. Her only blemish over her final 18 holes was a bogey on her 16th hole of the afternoon. Woad birdied her second hole of the round to go under par, and was never at even or above par during the remainder of the round.
Junior Charlotte Heath finished in a tie for 13th place with a three-round total of 210. She totaled scores of 69-69-72 as she finished at 3 under par for the 54-hole tournament. She has now earned 13 career top-15 finishes and finished with an under par tournament score five times.
Senior Amelia Williamson carded her second score of 70 during the tournament in the final round. She carded three birdies in the final round and…
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