SEWANEE, Tenn. – Freshman
Natalie Catapano and senior
Jane Stilz each shot one-over par 73 and Catapano claimed individual medalist honors by four strokes for Sewanee women's golf in the final round of the Montgomery Intercollegiate at Montgomery Country Club in Montgomery, Ala.
The Tigers finished fourth in the team standings behind Mary Hardin-Baylor, Washington and Lee and Huntingdon College.
Catapano started her round at No. 1 and birdied holes two and three before three straight bogeys on seven, eight and nine to make the turn. The Pacific Palisades, Calif., native posted three more birdies on the back nine at 12, 15 and 16 and was one-under for the day before bogeys on the final two holes pushed her score to one-over 73.
Even with two bogeys to end the round, Catapano shot three-under for the 36 holes and recorded a four-shot victory over Mary Hardin-Baylor's Camryn Kiser and Julia Sosa, who both finished at one-over.
Stilz rebounded with a one-over 73 that included five birdies. She began her day at No. 3 with a par before a birdie at No. 4 but then a double bogey on the par-5 fifth hole. The Lexington, Ky., native then registered three consecutive birdies on holes six, seven and eight. She collected three straight bogeys on 11, 12 and 13 but ended the round with five pars, a bogey and a birdie on her last hole, No. 2, placing 10
th individually with a 36-hole score of 152.
Freshman
Anna Claire Gibson double bogeyed No. 4, her first hole of the round, before four pars and a bogey to make the turn. The Knoxville, Tenn., native shot 45 on the back nine with three bogeys, a double and a nine on the par-5 18
th hole. She came back with two pars and a birdie on her last hole, No. 3, posting a second-round 83 and a two-day total of 165, tied for 31
st.
Junior
Olivia Bentley carded a final-round 87 that included only one par on the front nine and five on the back. The Nashville, Tenn., native recorded six bogeys and four doubles along with her only birdie of the day at the seventh hole, finishing with a 36-hole score of 164, good for 30
th individually.
Freshman
Lila Weaver, playing as an individual and starting at hole 17, registered a second-round 85 with seven pars, three on the front and four on the back, as well as two doubles. The Saint Johns, Fla., native posted a two-day total of 169, tied for 37
th.
Junior
Payton Burch registered six pars and a birdie on the par-5 18
th hole on Tuesday, carding a final-round 92. The Elgin, S.C., native finished with a 36-hole score of 179, tied for 49
th.
Sewanee plays again October 12-14 at the Golfweek Fall Classic in Destin, Fla.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
1.
Natalie Catapano – 68-73=141
10.
Jane Stilz – 79-73=152
30.
Olivia Bentley – 77-87=164
t31.
Anna Claire Gibson – 82-83=165
t37.
Lila Weaver – 84-85=169*
t49.
Payton Burch – 87-92=179
TEAM SCORES
1.Mary Hardin-Baylor – 302-301=603
2. Washington and Lee – 306-302=608
3. Huntingdon College – 304-311=615
4. Sewanee – 306-316=622
5. Oglethorpe University – 317-314=631
t6. Southwestern University – 322-322-644
t6. Piedmont University – 326-318=644
8. Methodist University – 327-330=657
9. Maryville College – 359-336=695
