SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Senior Amelia Williamson and junior Charlotte Heath are tied for 24th place in the individual standings, and the No. 8 seed Florida State is tied for eighth place in the team standings after two rounds of the NCAA Division I Championship Finals at the Grayhawk Country Club. Williamson carded a season-low score of 68, while Heath finished with her second consecutive score of 71 to give both players 36-hole scores of 142. The Seminoles counted four scores at 73 and below, finished with a second-round team total of 286 and enter Sunday’s third round six strokes inside the cut line currently needed to advance to Monday’s fourth round of stroke play.
The field of 30 will play three full rounds (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) before the field is cut, and the top 15 teams play in a fourth and final stroke play round on Monday. After the four rounds of stroke play, the top eight teams will play three rounds of match play beginning Tuesday to determine the national championship team for the 2023 season.
Florida State finished the second round as one of eight teams in the field to post an under par team round at 2 under par 286. The Seminoles are one of 10 teams in the field who have carded two-day scores of under par at 2 under par 574. The Seminoles are also just one of seven teams in the team standings with multiple players currently ranked in the top 25 as Williamson and Heath are both tied for 24th place in the individual standings.
Wake Forest maintained its lead in the team standings with its second consecutive under par team score. The Demon Deacons are two strokes ahead of Stanford, who carded a tournament-best 15 strokes under par team score in the second round. Wake Forest, Stanford, South Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma State are the top five teams in the standings. Lauren Walsh of Wake Forest holds the individual led with consecutive rounds of 67 and a 36-hole total of 134. She holds a one stroke lead over Catherine Park of Southern California.
“We showed a lot of guts today,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We didn’t have our best stuff to begin the day, but we finished well, and have given ourselves a shot. Amelia played unreal golf today; she played her best round of the year. She really got it going; she hit some great golf shots and made some putts.”
Williamson carded a season-low and postseason career-best score of 68 in the second round. She totaled a team-high six birdies…
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