HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The No. 22 University of the South women's golf team opened the 2022-23 fall portion of its schedule with a 13th place finish at the NCAA Division III National Preview from El Campeon Golf Course.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT
Sewanee Women's Golf: Finished 13th of 18 (648)
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TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD
| 1. |
No. 7 Redlands (Calif.) |
605 |
| 2. |
No. 20 Texas-Dallas |
613 |
| 3. |
No. 13 Washington & Lee (Va.) |
615 |
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No. 10 Washington-St. Louis (Mo.) |
615 |
| 5. |
No. 4 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
617 |
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No. 3 Methodist (N.C.) |
617 |
| 7. |
Grinnell (Iowa) |
627 |
| 8. |
Oglehtorpe (Ga.) |
639 |
| 9. |
Christopher Newport (Va.) |
640 |
| 10. |
Lynchburg (Va.) |
642 |
| 11. |
No. 25 California Santa Cruz |
643 |
| 12. |
Hamilton (N.Y.) |
645 |
| 13. |
No. 22 Sewanee (Tenn.) |
648 |
| 14. |
No. 21 Berry (Ga.) |
655 |
| 15. |
Rose-Hulman (Ind.) |
661 |
| 16. |
Huntingdon (Ala.) |
667 |
| 17. |
York (Pa.) |
670 |
| 18. |
Transylvania (Ky.) |
678 |
Rankings are from the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Coaches Poll
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
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Sabrina Nesbitt had a phenomenal day on Monday after her first round of 82. The sophomore posted two birdies and nine pars to soar 26 spots to 33rd at the event with a 159 (82-77). Finishing with five birdies on the weekend, she averaged an even five strokes per round on par 5s.
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Merrick Semans carded a 164 (79-85) for a 55th place score.
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Nicole Nesbitt (84-82) and
Becca Gorman (84-82) each fired a 166 and moved up 11 spots on Monday.
Mary Browder Howell (77-89) also scored a 166. Howell also chipped in four birdies.
-An Shelmire led the tournament with a 146 (75-71) to win the event. Redlands's Kendall Nicholson (147) shot a 70 in the final round to move up 17 spots to earn runner-up.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
-Sewanee posted a 36-hole score of 648 (322-326). Berry (655), who is one spot ahead of Sewanee in the preseason coaches poll, finished seven strokes behind the Tigers.
-Redlands (Calif.) (605) fired a team score of 299 in the final round on Monday to win the event by eight strokes.
UP NEXT
Sewanee has a quick turnaround, as they will head to Montgomery, Alabama next week for the MCC Women's Intercollegiate.
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