SPRINGFIELD, N.J. – A hole in one by Charlotte Heath highlighted five match play wins for the Seminoles on the final day of the Ivy Intercollegiate at the Baltusrol Golf Club. Match play victories by senior Amelia Williamson, juniors Charlotte Heath and Alice Hodge, and freshmen Jacqui Putrino and Lottie Woad helped the ACC defeat the Ivy League by a 20.5 – 9.5 margin in the 30 match play competitions that were contested on the final day of the tournament.
The Seminoles finished in second place in the team standings in the stroke play portion of the event, which was played Monday. Woad earned her first career victory as she finished as the co-champion in the individual standings along with North Carolina’s Krista Junkkari.
“I’ll take 5-0 in match play,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “It was great to get the experience of match play this early in the season. To gain that experience this early in the year will be beneficial for us as we get into the spring and begin preparing for the postseason.”
Heath’s hole in one came during her 4Up victory over Catherine Rao of Princeton. She began her match against Rao with wins on four of her first five holes. Heath then aced hole No. 10 and never looked back in gaining the point for the ACC. She increased her lead to four with three holes remaining to be played to earn the victory.
“The green was hard sloping right to left, so I hit a little 6 iron and it ran in,” said Heath. “I wasn’t sure if it went in, but Amelia was on the hole next to me and saw it go in. It was really cool to have her see it.”
For Heath it was her third career hole in one, and first as a Seminole. Her most recent ace came at the Shire Golf Club in the U.K. when she was 16 years old.
Heath was one of three Seminoles to win their individual matches by 4UP scores. Also winning by four holes were Putrino and Hodge. Williamson won her match by a 2UP score, while Woad was victorious by a 1UP score.
Florida State closes out its four-match fall season at the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club on Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. Oct, 28-30.
Match Play Results
Charlotte Heath (FSU) def. Catherine Rao (Princeton), 4UP
Amelia Williamson (FSU) def. Samantha Yao (Dartmouth), 2UP
Jacqui Putrino (FSU) def. Catie Schernecker (Harvard), 4UP
Alice Hodge (FSU) def. Katherine Sung (Dartmouth), 4UP
Lottie Woad (FSU) def. Alison Paik (Columbia), 1UP
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