GRU Augusta cards a 309 (+21) in round two, Caballer Hernani and Nyqvist lead Jaguars in a tie for 37th
RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 47 GRU Augusta women's golf team moved to 15th place with a 309 (+21) in the second round of the NCAA East Regional in Raleigh, N.C., at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Friday.
The Jags finished round one on Thursday in a tie for 12th place – shooting a 15-over 303 to start the 54-hole, 18-team event and they slid to 15th with a 309 (+21) after 36 holes. GRU Augusta is 36 strokes over par overall and sits 31 shots off of the leader – No. 2 South Carolina (+5).
GRU Augusta began on the back nine in round two on Friday and sophomores Teresa Caballer Hernani and Josefine Nyqvist are leading the Jaguars – sharing a tie for 37th after round two.
Caballer Hernani shot the best round for GRU in the second outing with a 74 (+2) with four birdies and Nyqvist posted a five-plus 77 with two birdies.
Sophomore Eunice Yi picked up four strokes with her 78 (+6) and is tied for 43rd, while freshman Sonya Knebel sits in a tie for 77th with an eight-over 80 in the second round. Sophomore Jessica Haigwood rounds out the Jags in a tie for 80th with her round-two 82 (+10).
Round two begins tomorrow with another 18 holes of regional play. Live scoring continues at Golfstat.com.
The regional field is made up of 29 automatic qualifiers – earned by winning a conference championship – and 43 at-large bids, which are determined using Golfstat's team rankings. The top 6 teams after 54 holes at each regional will advance to the May 22-27 NCAA Championship at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.
JAGUARS AT NCAA EAST RALEIGH REGIONAL (Thru Round Two)
15 |
GRU Augusta |
303 |
309 |
612 |
T37 |
Teresa Caballer Hernani (2) |
77 |
74 |
151 |
T37 |
Josefine Nyqvist (4) |
74 |
77 |
151 |
T43 |
Eunice Yi (1) |
74 |
78 |
152 |
T77 |
Sonya Knebel (5) |
79 |
80 |
159 |
T80 |
Jessica Haigwood (3) |
78 |
82 |
160 |
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