Samford University
Day Two (Cougar Intercollegiate)
Bulldogs Finish Ninth At 2012 Pinehurst Challenge
3.20.12 | Women's Golf
March 20, 2012
PINEHURST, N.C. - The Samford University women's golf team placed ninth at the talent-laden Pinehurst Challenge on Tuesday as the Bulldogs finished the three-round competition with a total team score of 904 (299-298-307). The 17-team tournament was held at the prestigious par-72, 5,992-yard Pinehurst No. 6 Golf Course.
The highly-competitive field of the 2012 Pinehurst Challenge included Samford, College of Charleston, East Carolina, Elon, Georgetown, James Madison, Marshall, Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina State, UNCG, UNC-Wilmington, Old Dominion, Penn State, Richmond, Tennessee Tech and Western Michigan.
Samford closed out the 54-hole tournament with a final-round score of 307 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs placed ninth out of 17 teams and finished just one stroke behind eighth-place James Madison.
NC State and Maryland, both out of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finished first and second, respectively, while Old Dominion earned a third-place finish in the three-round event. NC State dominated the field with a final team score of 865 and topped second-place Maryland by 17 strokes. Maryland carded a 54-hole mark of 882, while Old Dominion finished one stroke behind at 883.
Individually, NC State's Brittany Marchand earned the championship title of the 2012 Pinehurst Challenge with a 5-under-par 211. She finished two strokes ahead of her teammate Vivian Tsui and Old Dominion's Elizabeth Haycock at 213.
Samford's Anna Heim fired a team-best 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for 17th place in the individual standings. The Bulldogs' junior from Lafayette, La., carded a three-round score of 223 (75-75-73), while true freshman Bailey Gray followed closely with a 54-hole tally of 226 (73-74-79).
Alex Jasper, Samford's sophomore native of Clarksville, Tenn., finished third on the team with a final score of 227 (78-73-76). The Bulldogs' Natalie Mitchell and Sarah Butts then rounded out their scoring with three-round totals of 230 (75-76-79) and 234 (76-77-81), respectively.
The Samford University women's golf team will next be in action Monday as the Bulldogs begin play in the 2012 Arkansas-Little Rock Invitational which will be held March 26-27 at the Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Final Results - - 2012 Pinehurst Challenge
