Sewanee finishes fifth at Golfweek October Classic

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Payton Burch ended the Golfweek October Classic at 14 over par, and the Sewanee Tigers moved to fifth place on the final day of competition Tuesday afternoon in Miramar Beach, Florida.

Sewanee carded 70 over and was the highest-ranked SAA program at the tournament, placing two spots ahead of Trinity. Mary Hardin Baylor led the pack at 25 over.

The Tigers took 934 total strokes at the Links Golf Course.

Burch was Sewanee's top individual performer for the entire tournament, tying for 14th.

Maeve Fitzgerald tied for 21st at 18 total strokes over par, while Elizabeth Bowman and Natalie Catapano were part of a tie at 27th (20 over). Cat Gavin went 26 over for a 50th-place tie.

On Tuesday, Sewanee teed off from the 10th and completed the day on the front nine. The Tigers shot 22 over.

Burch finished five over with 77 strokes. On the back nine, she bogeyed four times, including back-to-back bogeys in the 15th and 16th. However, on the front nine, she birdied the second hole, with one double bogey on the eighth, to finish five over for the round.

On the back nine Tuesday afternoon, Bowman parred on all but two holes, bogeying the 12th and double bogeying on the 17th. On the front nine, she parred the odd-numbered holes and bogeyed the others, ending at seven over with 79 strokes.

Catapano also carded a seven-over 79 Tuesday afternoon. She had two double-bogeys on the back nine while otherwise shooting par. On the front nine, Catapano bogeyed four of the first six, but she also birdied the second hole. She then parred holes seven through nine.

Fitzgerald had her best day Tuesday, finishing three over with 75 strokes. She parred six of the back nine, bogeying the 12th, 15th, and 16th. She had a strong finish on the front nine, with a birdie on the third and a double bogey on the ninth.

Gavin went ten over Tuesday afternoon. On holes 10-18, she bogeyed four of the first five before parring three of the remaining four. On the front nine, Gavin bogeyed the first hole and went even on the next three. She shot a double bogey on the fifth, followed by two more bogeys. Gavin ended the day with a par on the eighth and ninth and a total of 82 strokes.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T14. Payton Burch – 81-72-77=230 (+14)
T21. Maeve Fitzgerald – 78-81-75=234 (+18)
T27. Natalie Catapano – 81-76-79=236 (+20)
T27. Elizabeth Bowman – 79-78-79=236 (+20)
T50. Cat Gavin – 80-80-82=242 (+26)

TEAM RESULTS
1. Mary Hardin-Baylor – 301-298-290=889
2. Macalester College – 320-296-303=919
3. UC Santa Cruz – 312-301-308=921
4. Illinois Wesleyan – 319-309-305=933
5. Sewanee – 318-306-310=934
6. Huntingdon College – 315-317-303=935
7. Trinity University – 316-303-317=936
8. Wisconsin-Eau Claire – 315-305-317=937
9. Centre College – 323-319-313=955
10. Rhodes College – 330-324-309=963
11. Piedmont University – 347-317-305=969
12. Oglethorpe University – 338-319-314=971
13. Southwestern University – 330-323-319=972
14. Hardin-Simmons University – 341-317-320=978
15. Ohio Northern – 341-323-318=982
16. East Texas Baptist – 337-323-325=985
17. Berry College – 337-329-320=986
18. Carleton College – 334-321-332=987
19. Gustavus Adolphus – 331-320-341=992
20. Augustana College (Ill.) – 339-321-338=998
21. Susquehanna University – 347-319-342=1008
22. Wisconsin-Whitewater – 341-333-336=1010
23. Millikin University – 357-333-345=1035
24. Mississippi University for Women – 354-362-341=1057

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Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Bowman: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Payton Burch: 5' 6"; Senior

Natalie Catapano: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Maeve Fitzgerald: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Cat Gavin: 5' 8"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Bowman
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Payton Burch
: 5' 6"; Senior

Natalie Catapano
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Maeve Fitzgerald
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Cat Gavin
: 5' 8"; Freshman