2008 Woodie Awards
Women's golf finishes third, breaks winning streak
Jacob Vannucci
Issue date: 10/18/07 Section: Sports
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For many teams, finishing tied for third in a field of 13 would be cause for celebration.
For UTC's women's golf team, it was a step down in an inaugural year that has seen the Lady Mocs go undefeated up to this point.
After starting with three first-place finishes, UTC could not keep their streak alive as they finished the LPGA International Xavier Invitational tied for third at 910.
The team was four strokes behind winner Florida Atlantic University and one stroke behind second-place Coastal Carolina University and tied with Missouri State University.
The Lady Mocs were the only team to place three golfers in the top 15 out of 78 participants. Emma de Groot continued leading her squad, pacing the Lady Mocs with an overall 225, tying for ninth place, while Christine Wolf followed her with a 226 and Kayla Stewart tied for 15th at 228.
Kelly Brotherton and Katie Taylor rounded out the team, shooting 231 and 245, respectively.
The Lady Mocs began the tournament with a first-round score of 306, which put them at eight strokes behind Coastal Carolina.
UTC put themselves in a bigger hole when they shot a 308 in the second round as Coastal Carolina again shot the best score of the round as they shot a 296.
The Lady Mocs found themselves down 20 strokes going into the final day, but were able to close the margin considerably, though they didn't end up with a win.
Chattanooga's final round score of 296 was the second-lowest of the tournament as every Lady Moc shot in the 70s.
A score of 315 by former leader Coastal Carolina allowed tournament winner Florida Atlantic to improve to first place overall as they shot the lowest round of the tournament, a 295, to win by three strokes.
UTC will finish out their fall schedule on Oct. 29-30 as the College of Charleston hosts the Edwin Watts Palmetto Intercollegiate at Kiawah Island, S.C.
For UTC's women's golf team, it was a step down in an inaugural year that has seen the Lady Mocs go undefeated up to this point.
After starting with three first-place finishes, UTC could not keep their streak alive as they finished the LPGA International Xavier Invitational tied for third at 910.
The team was four strokes behind winner Florida Atlantic University and one stroke behind second-place Coastal Carolina University and tied with Missouri State University.
The Lady Mocs were the only team to place three golfers in the top 15 out of 78 participants. Emma de Groot continued leading her squad, pacing the Lady Mocs with an overall 225, tying for ninth place, while Christine Wolf followed her with a 226 and Kayla Stewart tied for 15th at 228.
Kelly Brotherton and Katie Taylor rounded out the team, shooting 231 and 245, respectively.
The Lady Mocs began the tournament with a first-round score of 306, which put them at eight strokes behind Coastal Carolina.
UTC put themselves in a bigger hole when they shot a 308 in the second round as Coastal Carolina again shot the best score of the round as they shot a 296.
The Lady Mocs found themselves down 20 strokes going into the final day, but were able to close the margin considerably, though they didn't end up with a win.
Chattanooga's final round score of 296 was the second-lowest of the tournament as every Lady Moc shot in the 70s.
A score of 315 by former leader Coastal Carolina allowed tournament winner Florida Atlantic to improve to first place overall as they shot the lowest round of the tournament, a 295, to win by three strokes.
UTC will finish out their fall schedule on Oct. 29-30 as the College of Charleston hosts the Edwin Watts Palmetto Intercollegiate at Kiawah Island, S.C.
