Pack in Eighth Place After Two Rounds of 2023 ACC Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. — NC State women’s golf will head into the third and final round of 2023 ACC Championship stroke play in eighth place after completing 36 holes of action on Thursday afternoon.

After a 298 (+10) first round that put the team in ninth place after the first round, the Wolfpack moved up a spot after a 296 (+8) second round that saw three of its players get a par or better on 14+ holes played.

Caitlin Whitehead highlighted the Pack’s day with the only under-par round by any member of the squad. In her ACC Championship debut, she shot a 70 (-2) in the opening round after getting off to a fast start with hole-outs on one and two that resulted in a birdie and an eagle, respectively, to start her day. The sophomore had four birdies and an eagle in the first round alone before going on to shoot 77 (+5) in the second round.

NC State rookie Vania Simont also made her first appearance at the event. She secured her first collegiate eagle on the par-five No. 15 in the opening round and posted scores of 77 (+5) and 73 (+2) on the day.

Lauren Olivares Leon went bogey-free for the first 11 holes of her second round on her way to shooting 74 (+2) in the afternoon. That number matched her first-round mark.

Natalie Armbruester and Isabel Amezcua both improved their scores between rounds. Armbruester shot a 77 (+5) in the first session before lowering her second-round score to 74 (+2), and Amezcua dropped her 18-hole mark from 79 (+7) in the first round to 75 (+3) in the second round.

NC State Scores

T19. Caitlin Whitehead: 70-77=147 (+3)

T27. Lauren Olivares Leon: 74-74=148 (+4)

T35. Vania Simont: 77-73=150 (+6)

T39. Natalie Armbruester: 77-74=151 (+7)

T48. Isabel Amezcua: 79-75=154 (+10)

Team Leaderboard

1. Wake Forest: 285-376=561 (-15)

2. Duke: 283-283=566 (-10)

3. Clemson: 285-283=568 (-8)

4. Virginia: 288-287=575 (-1)

5. Florida State: 293-293=586 (+10)

6. Virginia Tech: 294-295=589 (+13)

7. Boston College: 293-298=591 (+15)

8. NC State: 298-296=594 (+18)

9. Louisville: 297-301=598 (+22)

10. Notre Dame: 308-291=599 (+23)

11. North Carolina: 306-295=601 (+25)

12. Miami: 305-308=613 (+37)

NC State is set for another 18 holes of stroke play on Friday, April 14. The team will go off #10 with tee times every 10 minutes beginning at 9:50 a.m.. Live stats throughout the round will be available on…