UVa Golfers Slide to 11th-Place Finish at Cougar Classic
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Sept. 11, 2012
Hanahan, S.C. – The 12th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team had its worst round of the three-day Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, S.C. and dropped back to finish 11th in the 24-team event. Virginia shot 16-over 304 Tuesday after entering the final round at even par after the first 36 holes. The Cavaliers finished at 880. Florida won the event at 12-under 852, six shots ahead of Duke.
Virginia senior All-American Brittany Altomare led the Cavaliers with a 30th-place finish. She had rounds of 73, 72 and 74 to complete play at 3-over 219. Elizabeth Brightwell and Portland Rosen were one shot behind her in 36th position. Brightwell carded rounds of 73, 70 and 77 while Rosen shot 69, 74 and 77.
Briana Mao placed 54th at 223 (71-76-76) and Melissa Edmonson was 63rd at 225 (74-74-77).
Florida’s Camilla Hedberg took medalist honors at 13-under 203.
The Cavaliers are off this weekend before returning to action Sept. 21-23 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Franklin, Tenn., the site of last year’s NCAA Championships.
Cougar Classic
Yeamans Hall Club
Hanahan, S.C.
Par-72, 6,219 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Florida 286-279-287-852 2. Duke 286-291-281-858 3. USC 285-283-295-863 4. Vanderbilt 289-285-290-864 5. Georgia 287-290-290-867 6. Auburn 288-288-294-870 7. NC State 290-291-290-871 8. Alabama 289-294-294-877 9. North Carolina 299-287-292-878 9. Tennessee 296-288-294-87811. Virginia 286-290-304-88012. Wisconsin 292-305-285-88213. Penn State 293-296-296-88514. Mississippi 299-293-300-89214. UCF 294-294-304-89216. South Carolina 306-299-294-89917. Wake Forest 297-301-302-90018. LSU 303-292-307-90219. Col. of Charleston 300-296-310-90619. Miami 300-301-305-90621. Maryland 309-295-308-91222. UNCG 300-301-312-91323. Furman 307-300-312-91924. Charleston Southern 299-313-322-934
Individual Leaders1. Camilla Hedberg, Florida 69-66-68-2032. Lindy Duncan, Duke 69-70-68-2073. Erica Popson, Tennessee 73-70-68-2113. Lauren Stratton, Vanderbilt 70-71-70-2115. Isabelle Lendle, Florida 67-70-75-212
Virginia Results30. Brittany Altomare 73-72-74-21936. Elizabeth Brighwell 73-70-77-22036. Portland Rosen 69-74-77-22054. Briana Mao 71-76-76-22363. Melissa Edmonson 74-74-77-225