Yi Guides Augusta To Fourth At Lady Paladin Invitational

Yi Guides Augusta To Fourth At Lady Paladin Invitational

GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Augusta University women's golf team carded their third top-five finish in their third event of the season at the Lady Paladin Invitational on the Furman University Golf Course. The Jaguars ended the 54-hole event on Sunday in fourth place out of 20 teams.

 

 

The field teed off on Friday for round one and Saturday for the second outing. Augusta started round two on the par 72, 6,313 yard course in 12th place, but made a surge up the leaderboard and improved by 22 strokes and eight places.

 

Host Furman was knotted with Texas in first place nine shots under par heading into round three, but the Longhorns outlasted the Paladins for first place 11-under par. Furman (-9) took second, Illinois (-2) third, Augusta (+2) fourth, and Middle Tennessee (+6) concluded the top five scoring teams.

 

Beginning round three in fourth, Augusta shot 288 (E) led by senior Eunice Yi. Yi earned a tie for fifth overall two shots below par after shooting 68 (-4) and 71 (-1) in her final two rounds.

 

Jaguar freshman Linda Lundqvist carded a tie for 15th one stroke above par with an even-par 72 and sneaking into the top 25 was sophomore Cecilia Diez-Moliner who fired a 73 (+1) in the final round to sit in a tie for 24th.

 

Seniors Jessica Haigwood and Josefine Nyqvist stayed close to one another in the leaderboard as Haigwood tied for 44th and Nyqvist 46th to complete the counting scores for Augusta.

 

Individual competitors Maggie Ashmore and Lexi Bollant rounded out their events with Ashmore in a tie for 51st and Bollant 91st.

 

The field included Augusta, Daytona State, East Tennessee State, Furman, Georgetown, Illinois, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ole Miss, Texas, Tulsa, UNC Wilmington, Virginia Tech and Wofford.

 

AUGUSTA AT LADY PALADIN INVITATIONAL (Final Scores)

POS

TEAM/PLAYER (SEED)

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

TOTAL

4

Augusta University

300 +12

278 -10

288 E

866 +2

           

T5

Eunice Yi (1)

+3 (F)

-4 (F)

-1 (F)

214

           

T15

Linda Lundqvist (4)

+4 (F)

-3 (F)

E (F)

217

           

T24

Cecilia Diez-Moliner (5)

+5 (F)

-4 (F)

+1 (F)

218

           

T44

Jessica Haigwood (3)

E (F)

+5 (F)

+2 (F)

223

           

T46

Josefine Nyqvist (2)

+7 (F)

+1 (F)

E (F)

224

           

T51

Maggie Ashmore (IND)

+1 (F)

+6 (F)

DQ

DQ

           

T91

Lexi Bollant (IND)

+6 (F)

+12 (F)

+2 (F)

236

 

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