Smyth Posts Second Straight Top-10 to Lead UVA at Tar Heel Invitational
Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team finished 10th at the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C., with a three-day total of 8-over 872. UVA shot 9-over 297 during Sunday’s final round. Michigan State won the event by one stroke over Alabama. The Spartans posted a score of 12-under 852.
Sophomore Riley Smyth (Cary, N.C.) posted her second consecutive top-10 finish to lead the Cavaliers. Smyth shot even par 72 on Sunday for a 54-hole total of 3-under 213. It was also her second straight event finishing under par. In UVA’s last outing, Smyth was third at the Windy City Collegiate at 6-under 210.
Freshman Virginia Bossi (Como, Italy) also posted an even round total on Sunday and was 13th overall at 2-under 214. Her finish and final score were both career bests.
Sophomore Haeley Wotnosky (Wake Forest, N.C.) dropped back to 57th place after shooting 6-over 78 during the final day of play. She finished the tournament at 7-over 223. Senior Julia Ford (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was 73rd at 226 and junior Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) was 81st at 229.
The Cavaliers have next weekend off before closing their fall schedule at UNC Wilmington’s Landfall Tradition Oct. 25-27.
Tar Heel Invitational
Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par 72, 6,379 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Michigan State 284-277-289-852
2. Alabama 283-280-290-853
3. Ohio State 384-289-282-855
3. Duke 293-272-290-855
5. Wake Forest 282-280-295-857
6. North Carolina 284-285-289-858
7. South Carolina 289-280-288-861
8. Kentucky 283-278-301-862
9. Furman 288-284-297-870
10. Virginia 298-277-297-872
11. Arkansas 297-284-292-873
12. Clemson 295-288-294-877
13. Charlotte 286-297-293-878
13. Michigan 293-292-293-878
15. Tulane 301-291-291-883
16. UNC Wilmington 302-300-293-895
17. NC State 303-299-294-896
18. Rollins 302-306-318-926
Individual Leaders
1. Valery Plata, Michigan State 69-68-68-205
2. Kenzie Wright, Alabama 70-69-68-207
3. Jaravee Boonchant, Duke 71-66-72-209
3. Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State 66-71-72-209
Virginia Results
9. Riley Smyth 74-67-72-213
13. Virginia Bossi 71-71-72-214
57. Haeley Wotnosky 76-69-78-223
73. Julia Ford 74-70-79-226
81. Beth Lillie 77-77-75-229