TicketsAug. 4, 2011
DAHLONEGA, Ga. - University of Cincinnati women's golfers Alex Carl and Sage Roth finished tied for 39th at the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Hooters Women's Collegiate Team Championship on Thursday.
The Bearcat teammates tied with Lauren Judson and Brandi Rodriguez of Southern Miss for 39th place at 20-over par.
Carl and Roth posted an 82 in the first round, which was competed as an alternate shot format. The second round, a team best ball format, saw the Bearcat tandem fire a 73. In the third round, team stroke play, Carl posted a one-over 73 while carding seven birdies on the day. Roth posted an 80 for a team total of 153.
Lindsey Solberg/Caroline Powers from Michigan State University rode a one-under-par 143 to a one shot victory.
The Spartan duo of Solberg/Powers finished the tournament at twelve-under-par. Vanderbilt's Marina Alex/Lauren Stratton had a one shot lead going to into the 18th hole, but they carded two bogeys falling into a second place tie with Virginia's Elizabeth Brightwell/Portland Rosen. Both second place teams shot an even par 144 for the Aggregate score final round to finish the tournament at eleven-under-par each.
Chelsea Harris/Christie Cardwell of the University of Iowa shot the low round of the day shooting a six-under-par 138. The strong finish helped the Hawkeye tandem jump into fourth place with a final score of nine-under-par. Rounding out the top five where Heather Lott/Liz Breed of Kentucky. In their final round Lott/Breed shot an even par 144 to finish off the tournament at four-under-par. Grand Valley State's Sarah Hoffman/Veronica Ryan shot a five-over-par 149 to finish the tournament at ten-over-par to capture the Division II Championship. Kirby Baker/Ryanne Haddow from St. Edwards finished second for Division II finishing the tournament at sixteen-over-par.
Central College's Sarah Paulson/Ali Miller captured a come-from-behind victory in the Division III race finishing the tournament at twelve-over-par. The DePauw University tandem of Taylor Beaty/Kelly Gaughan finished second in Division III coming in at eighteen-over-par for the tournament.
About the National Golf Coaches Association
The National Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The NGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the NGCA represents nearly 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.