Augusta Ascends The Leaderboard At Palmetto Intercollegiate

Augusta Ascends The Leaderboard At Palmetto Intercollegiate

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – In the field of 20, the Augusta University women's golf team ascended the leaderboard from 12th to seventh after 36 holes of play in the Palmetto Intercollegiate at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort Monday afternoon.

FULL SCORING & RESULTS

Battling the inclement weather, the Jaguars began round two at Turtle Point Golf Course on the back nine of the par-72, 5,972-yard course and improved five places in the field. The Jags shot a 13-over 301 as a team in round two and are tied with Coastal Carolina 22 shots off the lead.

No. 40 Furman jumped two spots and is leading the tournament at one-over par ahead of No. 48 Campbell (+6) in second. Illinois and Chattanooga are tied for third at 14-over par, Kennesaw State is fifth, No. 23 Louisville is sixth, No. 46 Augusta and Coastal Carolina are tied for seventh, Kansas is ninth, and Xavier and College of Charleston are tied for 10th.

Jaguar junior Eunice Yi continues to lead the team in a tie for 13th overall. Yi shot a three-over 75 in the second round and is three shots over par, while junior Jessica Haigwood carded the low round for Augusta on the day with a 73 (+1) to for 21st.

Teresa Caballer Hernani notched a 77 (+5) and is tied for 52nd, Josefine Nyqvist is in a tie for 65th with a round-two 76 (+4), and Cecilia Diez-Molinar is in a tie for 70th overall at 13-over par.

Round three concludes the event tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 27.

JAGUARS AT PALMETTO INTERCOLLEGIATE (After Round Two)

T7

Augusta U.

298

301

599

T13

Eunice Yi (1)

72

75

147

T21

Jessica Haigwood (3)

75

73

148

T52

Teresa Caballer Hernani (2)

76

77

153

T65

Josefine Nyqvist (4)

79

76

155

T70

Cecilia Diez-Moliner (5)

75

82

157

 

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