Oct. 14, 2009

Boston College Finishes in First Place at Rutgers Invitational

Ellenbogen Places Fourth at Tar Heel Invitational

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Playing in only her second stroke play event of her collegiate career, Duke University freshman Courtney Ellenbogen turned in a fourth place finish at the Tar Heel Invitational on Sunday as she closed with a two-under-par, 70, at the 6,285-yard, Par 72 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C.

A product of Blacksburg, Va., Ellenbogen posted rounds of 70, 73 and 70 over the three days for a career-best total of 213, which was three-under-par. On Sunday, she opened with three pars before suffering a bogey on the 10th hole, after kicking off her action on hole No. 7. Ellenbogen then played her final 14 holes at three-under-par with birdies on 12, 17 and 18. For the day, she hit 15 greens, 13 fairways and had 30 putts. Taking the individual title was Louisville's Sara-Maude Juneau (206) with Laura Kueny of Michigan State (212) and Marina Alex of Vanderbilt (212) tied for second.

As a team, Duke placed seventh with rounds of 299, 289 and 295 for a total of 883. Michigan State won the team title with a four-under-par, 860, while Auburn (872), Alabama (875), Texas A&M (880), Vanderbilt (880), Tennessee (881), Duke (883), Virginia (884), Wake Forest (885) and Louisville (887) rounded out the top 10.

Cavaliers Finish Eighth at Tar Heel Invitational

Chapel Hill, NC - The No. 17 Virginia women's golf team finished eighth in the 18-team Tar Heel Invitational that concluded Sunday. The Cavaliers finished the three-day event at 20-over 884, including a final round of 12-over 300. Michigan State took the team title at 4-under 860, 12 strokes ahead of second-place Auburn. A pair of freshmen led Virginia at the tournament. Brittany Altomare and Nicole Agnello tied for 31st overall at 6-over 222. Agnello carded a 75 during the final round while Altomare shot 76. Whitney Neuhauser was 42nd at 224, including a 76 on Sunday. Calle Nielson had the team's best finishing round, posting a 73 Sunday, to climb to 48th overall at 225. Lauren Greenlief, playing in her first collegiate event, was 61st at 228. She shot 80 during the final round. Louisville's Sara-Maude Juneau ran away with individual medalist honors. She posted her second straight round of 68 Sunday to win stroke play by six shots at 10-under 206.

Wake Finishes Ninth At Tar Heel Invite

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Junior Natalie Sheary shot a 74 on Sunday to finish tied for 11th and lead the Wake Forest women's golf team to a ninth place finish at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational at the Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill.

Sheary was 3-over par through her first nine holes and would play the final nine at 1-under to post a 74. She opened with rounds of 71 and 73 and finished the 54-hole tournament tied for 11th at 2-over par.

The team came into the final round in a tie for fifth at 8-over but didn't have the round it was looking for, finishing ninth after a 13-over 301. Michigan State came into the round with an 11-shot lead and despite shooting a 4-over 292, the Spartans held on for the team title.

Carolina Takes 11th At Tar Heel Invitational

The University of North Carolina women's golf team concluded play at the Tar Heel Invitational on Sunday with 890 for an 11th place finish. While the team missed their own high expectations, they do have something to work towards heading into the end of the fall season. That focus is putting.

Throughout the tournament, the Tar Heels carded an uncharacteristic number of extra strokes on the greens. But Coach Mann was still impressed with the team's improvement on ball striking and competitive mentality.

Sophomore Catherine O'Donnell stayed at the head of the Tar Heels camp, carding a one-under 71 on her final round of competition. That final birdie came on the par three 12th hole, her last hole for the day, when the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., native drove off the tee to land the ball within a few feet of the cup.

Seminoles 14th At Tar Heel

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Florida State junior Macarena Silva and sophomore Hannah Thompson finished in a tie for 21st place in the individual standings and the No. 19 Florida State women's golf team finished in 14th place in the team standings as play in the 34th Annual Tar Heel Invitational at Finley Golf Course at the University of North Carolina came to a close.

The event was the final tournament of the fall season for the Seminoles who earned one team victory and three top-two team finishes in its four events since beginning play in September. No. 3 Michigan State claimed the team victory with a 12 stroke victory over No. 2 Auburn.

The Spartans led the event wire-to-wire in claiming the victory. Sara-Maude Juneau of Louisville won the individual championship with a 10-under par score of 206. Silva (Santiago, Chile) led Florida State with a final round score of 75. She finished with three scores at 75 or better in the event with her best score of one-under par 71 coming in the first round. Silva was the only Seminole player to finish all three rounds of the Tar Heel Invitational with scores at 75 or better.

Women's Golf Places 15th at Tar Heel Invitational

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The NC State Women's Golf team placed 15th at the Tar Heel Invitational at UNC Finley Golf Course.

The Wolfpack finshed the three-day tournament with a score of +36 (301-293-306=900). The field includes 18 teams, with 15 ranked in the top-45 nationally.

Senior Emily Street shot a three-over 75 for the second straight day to finish tied for 31st at +6 (72-75-75=222). Street had one birdie and four bogeys in her final round. She had six total birdies in the tournament.

Terrapins Win Spider Invitational

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - The University of Maryland women's golf team shot 299 Tuesday afternoon in the final round of the Spider Invitational at Independence Golf Club to win the tournament for the third straight year.

Led by junior Kerri Connolly's even-par 72 final round, the Terps erased a one-stroke deficit to Longwood to win by seven strokes. The Team shot 11 over par, overall.

Connolly finished 3 over par for the tournament and finished in third place, only one stroke shy of first. Defending medalist Jessica Hollandsworth finished sixth, shooting 4 over par on the day and 5 over par for the tournament.