Smyth Leads UVA to Eighth-Place Finish at Windy City Collegiate Championship
Golf, Ill. – Led by a third-place finish from sophomore Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.), the Virginia women’s golf team finished eighth at the 12th annual Windy City Collegiate Championship in Golf, Ill. The Cavaliers shot 5-over 293 during Tuesday’s final round for a 54-hole total of 10-over 874. South Carolina captured the team title with a score of 14-under 850.
Smyth posted her best finish at UVA, tying for third place at 6-under 210. She shot 1-over 73 during her final round. Smith’s three-round total bettered her previous low tournament score by 10 strokes. She shot a career-best 4-under 68 during the opening round and followed that up with a 69 in the second round. She had never posted an 18-hole score below 70 prior to the tournament.
Freshman Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) was the team’s number-two finisher, closing with a score of 3-over 75 to place 29th at 3-over 219. Junior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) was 40th at 221, including a score of 2-over 74 on Tuesday.
Sophomore Haeley Wotnosky (Wake Forest, N.C.) had the team’s second-best final-round score at even par 72 to finish in 65th place at 227. Freshman Celeste Valinho (Jacksonville, Fla.) was 71st at 230. She posted a final round score of 74.
The Cavaliers’ next tournament is the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. from Oct. 11-13.
Windy City Collegiate Championship
Glen View Club
Golf, Ill.
Par 72, 6,368 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. South Carolina 288-279-283-850
2. USC 286-282-285-853
3. Florida 285-281-292-858
4. Arizona State 287-288-284-859
5. Duke 286-288-288-862
6. Arizona 293-289-285-867
7. Vanderbilt 297-287-288-872
8. Virginia 289-292-293-874
9. Oklahoma State 292-292-293-877
10. Iowa State 283-302-296-881
11. Purdue 301-298-286-885
12. Ohio State 299-297-290-886
13. Northwestern 312-288-291-891
14. Augusta 298-303-295-896
14. Michigan 300-305-291-896
Individual Leaders
1. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, South Carolina 70-65-70-205
2. Sierra Brooks, Florida 67-71-70-208
Virginia Results
3. Riley Smyth 68-69-73-210
29. Virginia Bossi 72-72-75-219
40. Beth Lillie 72-75-74-221
65. Haeley Wotnosky 79-76-72-227
71. Celeste Valinho 77-79-74-230