Curet Leads Gamecocks To Fourth In Chris Banister - Jacksonville State University Athletics

GLENCOE – Valentina Curet tied for seventh to lead the Jacksonville State women's golf team finished fourth in its Chris Banister Golf Classic on Tuesday at Silver Lakes.

Curet, a junior from Santiago Del Estero, Argentina, shot her second 75 in three rounds on Tuesday, capping a 54-hole score of 228 on the par-72, 6,107-yard layout. She dropped three shots off of her second-round score on Monday to climb four spots on the leaderboard over the final day.

The Gamecocks turned in a final-round 301, their best round of the event, to finish with a 915 and in fourth in the 11-team event. Troy won the team title after a 54-hole 901, four shots better than Murray State. James Madison finished third, just five shots ahead of the Gamecocks.

Murrat State's Raeysha Surendran claimed medalist honors after turning in a 3-under 213 that was finished by a 1-over 73 on Tuesday.

Sophomore Claire Vermette tied for 11^th after shooting a 4-over 76 on Tuesday and wrapping up a 54-hole score of 230. Senior Javiera Espinosa Vallerino tied for 14^th with a 231, thanks to her final-round 75.

Senior Layne Dyar also shot 75 on Tuesday, tying for 17^th with a 323. Also tied for 17^th was junior Ana Perez Altuna, who turned in a final-round 77.

Three Gamecocks competed as individuals, with senior Chloe Borders finishing 38^th with a 242. She shot 86 to wrap up her tournament. Senior Pia Ohlenbusch shot 86 to tie for 45^th with a 245, while senior Madilyn Turner's 87 wrapped up a 261 that placed her 57^th.

The Gamecocks will return to the links on Sunday, when they begin play in the Palmetto Intercollegiate at the Turtle Point Golf Club in Kiawah Island, S.C.

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Players Mentioned

Chloe Borders

Valentina Curet

Layne Dyar

Pia Ohlenbusch

Ana Perez Altuna

Madilyn Turner

Claire Vermette

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