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Bulls Place Fifth at Lady Paladin Invitational
September 29, 2019 | Women's Golf
TEAM SCORES
PLAYER SCORES
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
GREENVILLE, S.C., SEPT. 29, 2019 – USF earned its first top-five finish of the season while Jessica Whitting put together her first top-10 performance as a Bull on Sunday at the Lady Paladin Invitational.
USF wrapped up its second event of the fall with a fifth-place showing in the 16-team field at Furman University Golf Course (par 72, 6,278 yards). The Bulls moved up one spot on the leaderboard in the final round after improving on their second-round team score by 11 shots.
In her second event as a Bull, Whitting tied for 10th place in the talented 90-player field at 2-over. The redshirt junior transfer from Perth, Australia tied for the best par-3 scoring average in the field (2.83, -2) and led the Bulls with 11 total birdies.
Erika Smith bounced back from the second-round by shooting par or better on 15 holes and carding a 73. The freshman from Orlando posted a 1-under 71 in the opening round before tying for 26th place at 9-over, one shot outside the top 25.
Ramya Meenakshisundaram continued to heat up with a 73 for the second straight day. The sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., tied with Smith for 26th place and was sharp in par-3 scoring (2.92, -1).
Sadie Dewinton-Davies (T38) shot par or better on 16 holes and produced another counting score with a 74. The senior from Newtown, Wales led the Bulls with 37 pars and shot par or better on 42 holes.
USF Scores
Quotable
Head coach Erika Brennan's thoughts on USF's top-five finish and what's ahead for the Bulls:
"It's nice to finish with a top-five and even nicer to see the girls respond after yesterday's finish. Jess was solid all week and we made some great progress overall. Overall, we are proud of what this team is accomplishing and we will continue to improve as we make the quick turnaround to our next event."
Up Next
The Bulls are back in action at the three-day Princess Anne Invitational, which begins Friday, Oct. 4 in Virginia Beach, Va.
About USF Women's Golf
Veteran head coach Erika Brennan completed her first full season with USF in 2018-19 and helped the Bulls become the second-fastest rising program in the country as they climbed 75 spots in the national Golfstat rankings. The Bulls opened the 2018 fall season with a runner-up finish at the USA Intercollegiate and also placed second at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational to wrap up their four-tournament run before the spring. In the spring opener, USF captured the program's first tournament team title since April 11, 2017 with a two-shot victory at the Florida Challenge. USF finished up the regular season with a 22-shot win at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate on April 2. Freshman Ramya Meenakshisundaram became the first Bull to earn all-conference honors since 2016.
Stay up to date on the latest USF women's golf news by following the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).
PLAYER SCORES
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
GREENVILLE, S.C., SEPT. 29, 2019 – USF earned its first top-five finish of the season while Jessica Whitting put together her first top-10 performance as a Bull on Sunday at the Lady Paladin Invitational.
USF wrapped up its second event of the fall with a fifth-place showing in the 16-team field at Furman University Golf Course (par 72, 6,278 yards). The Bulls moved up one spot on the leaderboard in the final round after improving on their second-round team score by 11 shots.In her second event as a Bull, Whitting tied for 10th place in the talented 90-player field at 2-over. The redshirt junior transfer from Perth, Australia tied for the best par-3 scoring average in the field (2.83, -2) and led the Bulls with 11 total birdies.
Erika Smith bounced back from the second-round by shooting par or better on 15 holes and carding a 73. The freshman from Orlando posted a 1-under 71 in the opening round before tying for 26th place at 9-over, one shot outside the top 25.
Ramya Meenakshisundaram continued to heat up with a 73 for the second straight day. The sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., tied with Smith for 26th place and was sharp in par-3 scoring (2.92, -1).
Sadie Dewinton-Davies (T38) shot par or better on 16 holes and produced another counting score with a 74. The senior from Newtown, Wales led the Bulls with 37 pars and shot par or better on 42 holes.
USF Scores
| 5 | South Florida | 293 | 305 | 294 | 892 |
| T10 | Jessica Whitting (5) | 71 | 73 | 74 | 218 |
| T26 | Erika Smith (1) | 71 | 81 | 73 | 225 |
| T26 | Ramya Meenakshisundaram (2) | 79 | 73 | 73 | 225 |
| T38 | Sadie Dewinton-Davies (3) | 74 | 80 | 74 | 228 |
| T55 | Ashley Zagers (4) | 77 | 79 | 77 | 233 |
Quotable
Head coach Erika Brennan's thoughts on USF's top-five finish and what's ahead for the Bulls:
"It's nice to finish with a top-five and even nicer to see the girls respond after yesterday's finish. Jess was solid all week and we made some great progress overall. Overall, we are proud of what this team is accomplishing and we will continue to improve as we make the quick turnaround to our next event."
Up Next
The Bulls are back in action at the three-day Princess Anne Invitational, which begins Friday, Oct. 4 in Virginia Beach, Va.
About USF Women's Golf
Veteran head coach Erika Brennan completed her first full season with USF in 2018-19 and helped the Bulls become the second-fastest rising program in the country as they climbed 75 spots in the national Golfstat rankings. The Bulls opened the 2018 fall season with a runner-up finish at the USA Intercollegiate and also placed second at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational to wrap up their four-tournament run before the spring. In the spring opener, USF captured the program's first tournament team title since April 11, 2017 with a two-shot victory at the Florida Challenge. USF finished up the regular season with a 22-shot win at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate on April 2. Freshman Ramya Meenakshisundaram became the first Bull to earn all-conference honors since 2016.
Stay up to date on the latest USF women's golf news by following the Bulls on social media (Twitter | Facebook | Instagram).
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