Results
BRADENTON, Fla. – Ana Garcia shot an even-par 72 in the final round of the USF Waterlefe Invitational at Waterlefe Golf and River Club Tuesday to earn a top-10 finish.
Garcia (80-78-72) finished with a three-round total of 230 to tie for seventh place, marking her second top-10 finish in as many tournaments. The Niceville, Fla., native ranked third in the tournament with 38 pars, and finished just 1-over par on par fives.
Garcia shot 1-under par on the front nine after a birdie on the ninth. A bogey at 18 put her at 1-over par on the back nine, and even for the round.
Kristen Golightly (79-79-77) tied for 17th to earn her third consecutive top-20 finish this season. Golightly closed the tournament with a 5-over par 77 for a three-round total of 235.
South Alabama (314-321-305) shot a 305 in the final round to earn its second consecutive top-five finish.
“They [the team] knew Anna [Sellén-Runefjell] wasn’t going to play this morning, and it kind of fired them up a little bit to give a little extra,” Jaguar head coach T.J. Jackson said. “We lost a few shots coming in. All four were playing real solid, and we still turned in a good score with just four players. We have good team chemistry going, and the girls came back and fought hard in the last round.”
Ingrid Hagen (84-80-80) finished with a three-round total of 234, while Ashleigh Ryals carded a 4-over par 76 in the final round to finish with a three-round total of 249.
Anna Sellén-Runefjell (75-84) withdrew from the tournament before the final round.
“We had four players with a chance to post a low score, and three of them came through with a pretty good score today,” Jackson said. “We need to carry that forward and be ready for our tournament at Middle Tennessee.”
South Florida (305-294-296) won the tournament with a three-round team total of 895, while USF’s Christina Miller won individual medalist honors.
South Alabama will have a week off from competition before returning at the Blue Raider Invitational at Old Fort Golf Club in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Oct. 24-25, to close its fall schedule.
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Team Standings
1) South Florida, 305-294-296-895; 2) Southern Miss, 303-306-303-912; 3) Houston Baptist, 305-303-308-916;
T4) South Alabama, 314-321-305-940; T4) Florida Gulf Coast, 319-304-317-940; T4) Troy, 320-321-299-940; 7) Daytona State College, 318-318-308-944; 8) South Florida B, 316-330-324-970; 9) Florida Atlantic, 327-318-348-993.
Individual Standings
1) Christina Miller, USF, 76-69-74-219 ; 2) Amy West, USF, 72-75-73-220; 3) Paige Gibson, HBU, 73-72-79-224; 4) Brandi Rodriguez, USM, 74-76-75-225; 5) Sandra Sohlberg, USM, 76-76-74-226; 6) Shena Yang, USF, 77-75-77-229;
T7) Ana Garcia, USA, 80-78-72-230; T7) Haley Lawrence, Troy, 81-76-73-230; T7) Kelsey Lou-Hing, HBU, 80-76-74-230; T7) Kelli Pry, USF, 80-75-75-230.
South Alabama scores
T7) Ana Garcia, 80-78-72-230 (+14); T17) Kristen Golightly, 79-79-77-235 (+19); 34) Ingrid Hagen, 84-80-80-244 (+28); 38) Ashleigh Ryals, 80-93-76-249 (+33)
