Furman’s Haylee Harford held on to her share of the
individual title, but the Paladins, ranked No. 7 by Golfstat, could not hold off North Carolina State in the team chase
in the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic Tuesday at Rio Mor Country
Club’s River Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Led by Naomi Ko, a sophomore from Canada who was one of four
players who got a piece of the individual title with Harford, the Wolfpack,
ranked 33rd, had a final-round of 3-under 285 to edge Furman and No.
15 Kent State by a shot with a 13-over 877 total. Furman had final-round 295
and Kent State had a 292 as they shared second place at 14-over 878.
No. 31 TCU had a final-round 293 to take fourth at 19-over
883 and No. 5 Georgia closed strong with a 292 to finish fifth at 20-over 884.
Ko had a final round of 2-under 70 over the 6,164-yard, par-72 River Course
layout to finish at 1-under 215 to share the title with Harford and three
others.
N.C. State, another entry in what looks like a really strong
Atlantic Coast Conference this spring, also got a 2-under 70 from Sarah Bae, a
senior from Pinehurst, N.C., as she finished tied for ninth at 2-over 218, a 75
from Indira Clyburn a sophomore from
England, as she finished tied for 38th at 226 and a huge 70 from
Leonie Bettel, a sophomore from Austria, as she moved up to a tie for 47th
at 228.
Harford had a final-round 76 as she finished at 1-under 215,
tied for the top spot with Ko and three others.
A pair of Baylor players Maria Vesga, a sophomore from Colombia,
and Amy Lee, a junior from Orange
County, Calif., also snuck into that five-way tie at 215 as Vesga matched par
with a 72 and Lee carded a 1-over 73. The last member of the five-way logjam at
the top was Maryland’s Panitta Yusabai, a senior from Thailand who had a
final-round 73. Harford’s Furman teammate, Taylor Totland, of Tinton Falls, N.J., had
a final-round 72 to finish just a shot out of the five-way tie for first at
even-par 216.
With a second straight 298, host Purdue, ranked 14th,
moved up to 11th place at 804.
The Boilermakers were led by Covadonga Sanjuan, a sophomore
from Spain who had a final-round 74 to finish tied for 16th at
4-over 220. After struggling in the first two rounds, Marta Martin, a junior
from Spain, had a final-round 73 to move up to a tie for 55th.
Purdue’s other counters Tuesday were senior August Kim, the reigning Big Ten
champion from St. Augustine, Fla. who matched par with a 72 to move into a tie
for 43rd at 227, and Micaela Farah, a freshman from Peru who had a
79 to finish tied for 66th at 234.
Meanwhile, a couple thousand miles away at the Northrop
Grumann Regional Challenge, hosted by Ohio State at the Palos Verdes Golf Club
in Palos Verdes, Calif., No. 2 Southern California put its considerable depth
on display as the Trojans edged No. 14 Arizona State for the team title.
Also, Duke’s Leona Maguire, a junior from Ireland, showed
why she’s the No. 1 player in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking by
grabbing a share of the top spot with two other players.
USC posted a final-round of 5-over 289 to finish at 4-over
856. Arizona State, with a second straight 2-under 282, was a shot back at 857.
No. 22 Duke, with Maguire leading the way, was third at 859 after a final-round
285, No. 6 Florida was 20 shots worse than its sizzling 275 in the middle round
with a 295 total that left the Gators in fourth place at 860 and No. 3 Alabama
finished fifth at 867 after a final-round 287.
USC’s Robynn Ree, a sophomore from Redondo Beach, Calif.,
entered the final round among the contenders for the individual title, but she
faltered with a 78. She still finished tied for 14th at 216, but her
teammates picked her up in a big way.
Victoria Morgan, a redshirt senior from Pasadena, Calif.,
had a final-round 71 over the 6,017-yard, par-71 Palos Verdes layout to finish
tied for seventh at 213. Gabriella Then,
a senior from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., had a 74 and Tiffany Chan, a senior
from Hong Kong, had a 78 as they finished tied for 17th at 218. And
Muni He, a freshman from San Diego,
really put the Trojans over the top with a 1-under 70 to finish tied for 24th
at 219.
Duke’s Maguire carded a final-round 70 to get a share of the
individual title at 4-under 209. She was joined at that figure by Florida’s
Taylor Tomlinson, a junior from Gainesville, Fla. who had a final-round 69, and
UNLV’s Mackenzie Raim, a junior from Palm Desert, Calif. who matched
Tomlinson’s 2-under 69.
Florida’s Kelly Grassel, a senior from Chesteton, Ind., was
brought along to compete as an individual and nearly won the individual title.
A final-round 73 left her a shot back of the winning trio at 3-under 210.
Host Ohio State, the reigning Big Ten co-champion which is ranked 24th, finished 13th at 886.
Host Ohio State, the reigning Big Ten co-champion which is ranked 24th, finished 13th at 886.
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