Sunday, February 28
Kiawah Island, S.C.
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Bajo Geijo's Final Round 68 Carries JSU Women at Kiawah
3/1/2016 3:51:00 PM | Women's Golf
FINAL RESULTS
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Behind a rock solid outing from senior Melania Bajo GEijo, the Jacksonville State women's golf team finished 17th out of a tough field of 41 teams at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.
Bajo Geijo, a native of Neuquen, Argentina, saved her best day for the third and final day on the par-72, 5,964-yard track at Osprey Point on Kiawah Island. She fired a 4-under 68 to cap a 54-hole score of 216 that gave her a sixth-place finish in a field of 216 golfers.
She finished six shots behind medalist Fatima Cano of Troy and just one shot behind William & Mary's Alessandra Liu, the No. 52 ranked player in the country by GolfStat. The 68 is the fourth of her career, tying her career low round.
Bajo Geijo birdied four of her first eight holes on Tuesday to set the tone for a round that saw her record seven total birdies. She had 13 birdies over the three-day event that saw her card rounds of 72 and 76 on Sunday and Monday, respectively.
Coastal Carolina won the team event with a 7-over 871, eight shots better than second-place Chattanooga.
Freshman Valentina Giraldo, playing in her second event as a Gamecock after joining the team for the spring semester, finished tied for 79th with a three-day score of 231. The native of Ibague, Colombia, shot a 78 on Tuesday after opening the event with rounds of 77 and 76, respectively.
Freshman Karina Kukkonen's final-round 79 capped a 54-hole score of 234 and tied her for 101st, while junior Angie Varona's 240 tied her for 142nd. Sophomore Natalia Azcue tied Varona's final round 82 to cap a 248 and tied for 183rd in the event.
The Gamecocks' next event is March 7-8 at the Southern Miss Golden Eagle Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Behind a rock solid outing from senior Melania Bajo GEijo, the Jacksonville State women's golf team finished 17th out of a tough field of 41 teams at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.
Bajo Geijo, a native of Neuquen, Argentina, saved her best day for the third and final day on the par-72, 5,964-yard track at Osprey Point on Kiawah Island. She fired a 4-under 68 to cap a 54-hole score of 216 that gave her a sixth-place finish in a field of 216 golfers.
She finished six shots behind medalist Fatima Cano of Troy and just one shot behind William & Mary's Alessandra Liu, the No. 52 ranked player in the country by GolfStat. The 68 is the fourth of her career, tying her career low round.
Bajo Geijo birdied four of her first eight holes on Tuesday to set the tone for a round that saw her record seven total birdies. She had 13 birdies over the three-day event that saw her card rounds of 72 and 76 on Sunday and Monday, respectively.
Coastal Carolina won the team event with a 7-over 871, eight shots better than second-place Chattanooga.
Freshman Valentina Giraldo, playing in her second event as a Gamecock after joining the team for the spring semester, finished tied for 79th with a three-day score of 231. The native of Ibague, Colombia, shot a 78 on Tuesday after opening the event with rounds of 77 and 76, respectively.
Freshman Karina Kukkonen's final-round 79 capped a 54-hole score of 234 and tied her for 101st, while junior Angie Varona's 240 tied her for 142nd. Sophomore Natalia Azcue tied Varona's final round 82 to cap a 248 and tied for 183rd in the event.
The Gamecocks' next event is March 7-8 at the Southern Miss Golden Eagle Invitational in Hattiesburg, Miss.
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