Post by Pensacola Trojan on Apr 14, 2014 18:37:36 GMT -6
What a great start for our Trojans!
Adam Prendergast
Apr. 14, 2014 Golf (W)
Live Scoring | First Round Results
LOXLEY, Ala. – Paced by three top 10 individual rounds, the Troy women's golf team holds a seven-stroke lead over the field following the opening day of the Sun Belt Conference Championships, which got underway Monday at the Steelwood Country Club.
"You can't win it on day one, but you can put yourself in a position to win and that's what we did," head coach Bart Barnes said. "I'm very pleased that we put our best foot forward to get ourselves in this position. It's always good to see players step up on a big stage and we finished very strong.
"They had a moment together after the round where they were pleased and enjoyed what they accomplished, but that was short lived as they went back to the driving range and to the putting green to practice," Barnes said. "Our goal is to win each round and tomorrow we will go out and it will be 0-0 across the board."
Freshman Fátima Fernández Cano is tied with UALR's Sofia Berglund for the individual lead at 2-under, while Brooke Spinks is tied for third following a 1-over round and Taylor McGraw sits in seventh at 2-over.
The Trojans shot a 5-over 293 as a team, which is the fourth best round in Troy's Division I history and the third best round by the team this season. Troy carded a 287 in the opening tournament of the fall and shot a 291 at the Kiawah Island Classic back on March 2.
Texas State sits in second place seven shots behind Troy followed by South Alabama and UALR in a tie for third 11 strokes off the pace, while Georgia State is in fifth and 19 shots behind Troy.
Cano opened the day with birdies on No. 2 and No. 5 to quickly go 2-under. However, bogeys on No. 7 and No. 8 left her with an even 36 on the front nine. The Spain native then played a clean back nine with the exception of birdies on No. 11 and No. 15 to finish with her best round of the season.
"She is a heck of a player," Barnes said. "We talked before the tournament about having a game plan and sticking to it regardless of the situation. To not change her plan if she bogeyed a couple of holes and just play the course the way it was designed. To see her play emotionally steady throughout the round was very pleasing."
Spinks teetered with an under-par round all day before finishing with a 1-over 73. She opened with a birdie on No. 1 and, following back-to-back bogeys, leveled her score with a birdie on No. 5. After birdies on No. 10 and No. 13, Spinks sat 1-under for the day, but bogeys on No. 15 and No. 18 pushed her 1-over par.
McGraw finished strong as she shot a 2-under 34 on the back nine to recover for a 4-over 40 to start her day. She birdied No. 10 and chipped in on No. 18 to close out her round at 2-over 74.
Langley Vannoy also ended her day on an upswing as she birdied two of her final four holes to finish the day 4-over and tied for 12th place. Becca Horner birdied No. 9 and No. 18 and finished her opening round 7-over and tied for 21st place.
The Trojans will tee off in the final group in Tuesday's second round beginning at 9:25 a.m. The Sun Belt Championship will conclude with 18 holes on Wednesday.
Team Standings:
1. Troy 293, 2. Texas State 300, T3. South Alabama 304, T3. UALR 304, 5. Georgia State 312, T6. Western Kentucky 316, T6. ULM 316, 8. Arkansas State 318
Individual Leaders
T1. Fátima Fernández Cano (Troy) 70, T1. Sofia Berglund (UALR) 70, T3. Brooke Spinks (Troy) 73, T3. Maci Arrington (Arkansas State) 73, T3. Mara Puisite (Texas State) 73, T3. Ashleigh Ryals (South Alabama) 73
Troy Individuals
T1. Fátima Fernández Cano 70, T3. Brooke Spinks 73, 7. Taylor McGraw 74, T12. Langley Vannoy 76, T21. Becca Horner 79
Adam Prendergast
Apr. 14, 2014 Golf (W)
Live Scoring | First Round Results
LOXLEY, Ala. – Paced by three top 10 individual rounds, the Troy women's golf team holds a seven-stroke lead over the field following the opening day of the Sun Belt Conference Championships, which got underway Monday at the Steelwood Country Club.
"You can't win it on day one, but you can put yourself in a position to win and that's what we did," head coach Bart Barnes said. "I'm very pleased that we put our best foot forward to get ourselves in this position. It's always good to see players step up on a big stage and we finished very strong.
"They had a moment together after the round where they were pleased and enjoyed what they accomplished, but that was short lived as they went back to the driving range and to the putting green to practice," Barnes said. "Our goal is to win each round and tomorrow we will go out and it will be 0-0 across the board."
Freshman Fátima Fernández Cano is tied with UALR's Sofia Berglund for the individual lead at 2-under, while Brooke Spinks is tied for third following a 1-over round and Taylor McGraw sits in seventh at 2-over.
The Trojans shot a 5-over 293 as a team, which is the fourth best round in Troy's Division I history and the third best round by the team this season. Troy carded a 287 in the opening tournament of the fall and shot a 291 at the Kiawah Island Classic back on March 2.
Texas State sits in second place seven shots behind Troy followed by South Alabama and UALR in a tie for third 11 strokes off the pace, while Georgia State is in fifth and 19 shots behind Troy.
Cano opened the day with birdies on No. 2 and No. 5 to quickly go 2-under. However, bogeys on No. 7 and No. 8 left her with an even 36 on the front nine. The Spain native then played a clean back nine with the exception of birdies on No. 11 and No. 15 to finish with her best round of the season.
"She is a heck of a player," Barnes said. "We talked before the tournament about having a game plan and sticking to it regardless of the situation. To not change her plan if she bogeyed a couple of holes and just play the course the way it was designed. To see her play emotionally steady throughout the round was very pleasing."
Spinks teetered with an under-par round all day before finishing with a 1-over 73. She opened with a birdie on No. 1 and, following back-to-back bogeys, leveled her score with a birdie on No. 5. After birdies on No. 10 and No. 13, Spinks sat 1-under for the day, but bogeys on No. 15 and No. 18 pushed her 1-over par.
McGraw finished strong as she shot a 2-under 34 on the back nine to recover for a 4-over 40 to start her day. She birdied No. 10 and chipped in on No. 18 to close out her round at 2-over 74.
Langley Vannoy also ended her day on an upswing as she birdied two of her final four holes to finish the day 4-over and tied for 12th place. Becca Horner birdied No. 9 and No. 18 and finished her opening round 7-over and tied for 21st place.
The Trojans will tee off in the final group in Tuesday's second round beginning at 9:25 a.m. The Sun Belt Championship will conclude with 18 holes on Wednesday.
Team Standings:
1. Troy 293, 2. Texas State 300, T3. South Alabama 304, T3. UALR 304, 5. Georgia State 312, T6. Western Kentucky 316, T6. ULM 316, 8. Arkansas State 318
Individual Leaders
T1. Fátima Fernández Cano (Troy) 70, T1. Sofia Berglund (UALR) 70, T3. Brooke Spinks (Troy) 73, T3. Maci Arrington (Arkansas State) 73, T3. Mara Puisite (Texas State) 73, T3. Ashleigh Ryals (South Alabama) 73
Troy Individuals
T1. Fátima Fernández Cano 70, T3. Brooke Spinks 73, 7. Taylor McGraw 74, T12. Langley Vannoy 76, T21. Becca Horner 79