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Tar Heel Invitational
Florida Women's Golf Finishes 14th at the Tar Heel Invitational
Sunday, October 12, 2014 | Women's Golf
The Florida women's golf team concluded play at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational on the par-72 UNC Finley Golf Course on Sunday. In a stacked 18-team field, the Gators were forced to count all four of their scores, as they only took four golfers, and finished in 14th place with a 912 (293-309-310) team total.
Gator sophomore Maria Torres, competing in her first tournament of the 2014-15 season, led the Orange and Blue by finishing +9 (225) and tied for 35th place. Freshman Taylor Tomlinson led the Florida quartet through the first two rounds but shot an 80 on the final day of competition to finish at +10 (226) and tied for 42nd place.
After Round 2 was suspended due to weather on Saturday, play resumed on Sunday morning. Duke edged out South Carolina by a pair of strokes to bring home the team title with a -2 (862) total, while Lauren Diaz-Yi from Virginia claimed the individual title at 7-under par (209).
Head Coach Emily Glaser:
Thoughts on the Gators' performance:
“It was not a great event for us, but we certainly are a lot more clear on what we need to improve upon moving forward. There's no doubt we had no room for error this week without a drop score, but we still could have done a better job of executing.”
On moving forward:
“We don't have a lot of turnaround time before our next event (at The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C., from Oct. 24-26), so it will be important to be focused over the next week and a half.”
The Orange and Blue Crew:
| Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational – Final Florida Player Results | ||
| Place | Player | Score |
| T35 | Maria Torres (1) | +9 (74-75-76-225) |
| T42 | Taylor Tomlinson (2) | +10 (72-74-80-226) |
| T46 | Kelly Grassel (3) | +11 (73-77-77-227) |
| T80 | Ursa Orehek (4) | +18 (74-83-77-234) |
Tournament Field Results:
| Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational – Final Team Scores | ||
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Duke | -2 (288-286-288-862) |
| 2 | South Carolina | E (287-288-289-864) |
| 3 | NC State | +14 (289-293-296-878) |
| 4 | Wake Forest | +16 (288-291-301-880) |
| 5 | Arkansas | +18 (298-291-293-882) |
| 6 | Virginia | +19 (298-289-296-883) |
| 7 | LSU | +21 (296-295-294-885) |
| 8 | Oregon | +23 (291-300-296-887) |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | +24 (293-296-299-888) |
| 10 | North Carolina | +29 (298-296-299-888) |
| 11 | Alabama | +30 (303-294-297-894) |
| 12 | Auburn | +36 (298-299-303-900) |
| 13 | Louisville | +44 (296-308-304-908) |
| 14 | FLORIDA | +48 (293-309-310-912) |
| 15 | Rollins College | +49 (300-308-305-913) |
| 16 | Michigan State | +50 (301-303-310-914) |
| 17 | Oklahoma | +56 (299-310-311-920) |
| 18 | Ole Miss | +71 (310-307-318-935) |
| Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational – Final Individual Top 10 | ||
| Place | Player (School) | Score |
| 1 | Lauren Diaz-Yi (Virginia) | -7 (70-69-70-209) |
| 2 | Kendall Martindale (Vanderbilt) | -3 (74-69-70-213) |
| T3 | Leona Maguire (Duke) | -2 (71-73-70-214) |
| T3 | Celine Boutier (Duke) | -2 (68-72-74-214) |
| T5 | Nanna Madsen (South Carolina | -1 (69-72-74-215) |
| T5 | Marissa Dodd (Wake Forest) | -1 (68-75-72-215) |
| T5 | Rachael Taylor (NC State) | -1 (72-71-72-215) |
| T5 | Katelyn Dambaugh (So. Carolina) | -1 (74-73-68-215) |
| T9 | Lindsay McGetrick (NC State) | E (73-73-70-216) |
| T9 | Samantha Marks (Arkansas) | E (72-74-70-216) |
Up Next for the Gators: The Gators will now set their sights on The Landfall Tradition, hosted by UNC Wilmington on Oct. 24-26 in Wilmington, N.C., to round out the 2014 fall season.
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