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Pinehurst Challenge
Parsons Claims Medalist, JSU Finishes Second at Pinehurst
3/16/2014 6:32:00 PM | Women's Golf
FINAL RESULTS
PINEHURST, N.C. – Junior Maya Parsons used a three-under 69 in Sunday's final round to claim medalist honors and lead the Jacksonville State women's golf team to a second-place finish at the 18th Annual Pinehurst Challenge.
The native of Whitby, Ontario, climbed two spots from third after an opening-round 70 on Saturday. Play was suspended after 36 holes due to weather, leaving Parsons tied with host College of Charleston's Laura Fuenfstueck for the lead atop the 78-player field.
It was Parsons' first win of the season and the second of her career. The final-round 69 on the par-72, 5,949-yard No. 1 Course at Pinehurst Resort tied for the eighth-lowest round in school history and gave her a 36-hole score of 141, tied for the fourth-lowest 36-hole score in school history. It was the second-lowest round of her JSU career, behind a 67 at last season's Blue Raider Invitational.
The final round led the Gamecocks to a 302 as a team, one day after turning in a 303 to open play. The 36-hole score of 605 was 32 shots behind the runaway team champion Cougars of College of Charleston. They shot a 294 to open and finished with a final-round 289 to win the 14-team event.
For JSU, sophomore Melani Sisto's final-round 76 gave her a 36-hole score of 153 and put her in a tie for 15th. Fellow sophomore Melania Bajo Geijo turned in a final-round 79 on Sunday to wrap up a 36-hole 155 and tie for 21st.
Freshman Anne Albrecht's final-round 78 capped a two-round score of 158 and tied her for 33rd, while freshman Angie Varona tied for 49th after a final-round 83 gave her a total score of 161.
The Gamecocks finished six shots ahead of High Point in third place and 11 better than Jacksonville in fourth. Middle Tennessee rounded out the Top five with a 620.
JSU will play next in the John Kirk Panther Invitational from March 29-April 1 at Eagles Landing Country Club in Atlanta. The event will be hosted by Georgia State and will be JSU's final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in mid-April.
PINEHURST, N.C. – Junior Maya Parsons used a three-under 69 in Sunday's final round to claim medalist honors and lead the Jacksonville State women's golf team to a second-place finish at the 18th Annual Pinehurst Challenge.
The native of Whitby, Ontario, climbed two spots from third after an opening-round 70 on Saturday. Play was suspended after 36 holes due to weather, leaving Parsons tied with host College of Charleston's Laura Fuenfstueck for the lead atop the 78-player field.
It was Parsons' first win of the season and the second of her career. The final-round 69 on the par-72, 5,949-yard No. 1 Course at Pinehurst Resort tied for the eighth-lowest round in school history and gave her a 36-hole score of 141, tied for the fourth-lowest 36-hole score in school history. It was the second-lowest round of her JSU career, behind a 67 at last season's Blue Raider Invitational.
The final round led the Gamecocks to a 302 as a team, one day after turning in a 303 to open play. The 36-hole score of 605 was 32 shots behind the runaway team champion Cougars of College of Charleston. They shot a 294 to open and finished with a final-round 289 to win the 14-team event.
For JSU, sophomore Melani Sisto's final-round 76 gave her a 36-hole score of 153 and put her in a tie for 15th. Fellow sophomore Melania Bajo Geijo turned in a final-round 79 on Sunday to wrap up a 36-hole 155 and tie for 21st.
Freshman Anne Albrecht's final-round 78 capped a two-round score of 158 and tied her for 33rd, while freshman Angie Varona tied for 49th after a final-round 83 gave her a total score of 161.
The Gamecocks finished six shots ahead of High Point in third place and 11 better than Jacksonville in fourth. Middle Tennessee rounded out the Top five with a 620.
JSU will play next in the John Kirk Panther Invitational from March 29-April 1 at Eagles Landing Country Club in Atlanta. The event will be hosted by Georgia State and will be JSU's final tournament before the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in mid-April.
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