Bulls close Fall slate with runner-up finish at Palmetto Intercollegiate
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (October26, 2021) – The University of South Florida women's golf team wrapped up the Fall portion of its 2021-22 schedule on Tuesday with a runner-up finish at the Palmetto Intercollegiate. The 16-team field played 54 holes over two days at Turtle Point Golf Course.
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Rounds one and two were slated to be played on Monday, but the final few holes were suspended due to darkness. The teams finished those holes on Tuesday morning followed by the final 18.
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North Florida won the tournament with a team score of 856 (-8) followed by South Florida at three-over-par 867.
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"Coach Stevens and I are incredibly proud of the team's effort," said head coach
Erika Brennan. "When the wind came up today, they hung in there and rallied late to close out the round. It was a great finale to our fall, and we are already amped up for February."
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USF shot even par to lead the field on the par 3 holes and carded 40 total birdies at the event.
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Melanie Green (Medina, N.Y.) tallied rounds of 72 (E), 67 (-5) and 72 to finish five-under-par. Her score of 211 was good for third place individually. Green's nine rounds of par or better this season lead the team.
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Ashley Zagers (Oldsmar) tied for 19th individually with a score of 219. She carded rounds of 70 (-2), 74 (+2) and 75 (+3). Her 40 total pars over the course of 54 holes were sixth best in the field and paced the Bulls.
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Leonor Medeiros (Palmela, Portugal) posted a strong finish with five birdies in Tuesday's final round to shoot a 71 (-1). She carded a total score of 221 to tie for 25th individually.
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Ana Maria Barriga (Neiva, Colombia) tied for 43rd with a score of 226 and
Morgan Baxendale (Windermere) tied for 48th with a tally of 227.
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Up Next
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The Bulls will resume their season when the calendar flips to 2022 at the FAU Paradise Invitational in Boca Raton on February 7-8.
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About USF Women's Golf
The Bulls are in their fourth season under head coach Erika Brennan in 2021-22. USF is among the fastest rising program in the country, as they climbed 75 spots in the national Golfstat rankings following Brennan's first season. The Bulls won two tournaments in 2018-19 and set several program records, including season scoring average (293.43) and team rounds of par or better (6), and in
2019-20 the Bulls posted a wire-to-wire win at the Old Friends Invitational, marking the program's third tournament title since spring 2019. USF opened its abbreviated 2020-21 campaign by breaking the program team record for low 54-hole team score (861).
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