Cavaliers Finish Eighth at Mercedes-Benz Championships
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Knoxville, TN Behind the third consecutive top-10 finish of junior Lene Krog, the Virginia women’s golf team placed eighth in a stellar field at Tennessee’s Mercedes-Benz Championship. Virginia shot 298 during Sunday’s final round to complete the tournament with a score of 886. Florida, ranked sixth, won the tournament by five shots at 865. Purdue, ranked 16th, was second at 870.
Krog led the Cavalier effort with an eighth-place finish carding a 2-over score of 215 for the 54-hole event. She had scores of 71, 71 and 73. Freshman Calle Nielson was 25th at 221 including a 73 Sunday. Carly Truitt was 56th at 226, Joy Kim was 57th at 228 and Kristen Simpson was 61st at 229. The tournament was Kim’s first collegiate event.
Florida’s Sandra Gal took medalist honors by defeating Auburn’s Cydney Clanton in a playoff. Both players finished at 3-under 210.
Virginia’s finish placed it ahead of five teams that were ranked above the Cavaliers in the latest Golfweek standings. UVa, ranked 33rd entering the event, placed ahead of Alabama (No. 5), North Carolina (26th), Michigan State (27th), LSU (28th) and Furman (32nd). All seven teams that finished higher than UVa were ranked in Golfweek’s top-25.
The Cavaliers wrap up their fall season Oct. 26-28 when they defend their championship at The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C.
Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship
Cherokee Country Club
Knoxville, TN
Par-71, 5,932 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Florida 289-288-288-865
2. Purdue 291-291-288-870
3. Arkansas 285-297-296-878
4. Auburn 292-296-291-879
5. Kent State 296-297-288-881
6. Tennessee 288-306-289-883
7. Denver 293-292-300-885
8. Virginia 294-294-298-886
9. LSU 295-299-294-888
10. Alabama 288-301-300-889
11. Michigan State 292-301-302-895
11. Ohio State 296-295-302-895
13. North Carolina 305-299-293-897
14. Swedish Jr. Nationals 304-298-297-899
15. Furman 300-301-300-901
16. SMU 302-296-310-908
17. Central Florida 305-301-305-912
Individual Leaders
1. Sandra Gal, Florida* 69-71-70-210
1. Cydney Clanton, Auburn 72-70-68-210
3. Caroline Hedwall, Swedish Jr. Nationals 71-72-68-211
3. Stacy Lewis, Arkansas 69-71-71-211
5. Diana Cantu, Tennessee 71-73-70-214
5. Kathleen Ekey, Alabama 68-70-76-214
5. Blair Lamb, Furman 72-71-71-214
8. Maria Hernandez, Purdue 71-72-72-215
8. Lene Krog, Virginia 71-71-73-215
10. Kirby Dreher, Kent State 72-75-69-216
10. Megan McChrystal, LSU 72-73-71-216
10. Whitney Myers, Florida 73-70-73-216
* Won playoff for medalist
Virginia Results
8. Lene Krog 71-71-73-215
25. Calle Nielson 71-77-73-221
56. Carly Truitt 76-76-74-226
57. Joy Kim 77-73-78-228
61. Kristen Simpson 76-74-79-229