Vail, Colo. – Georgia State women's golf finished it first
tournament of the season with an 11th place finish at the Golfweek
Conference Challenge in Vail, Colo. Wednesday evening. The Panthers were led by
senior Charlotte Lorentzen, who finished in seventh place to account for the
ninth top-10 of her career.
Georgia State posted its best
round of the tournament, 301 (+13), during the final day of competition to
finish with a total score of 924 (+60). After completing the opening round in a
tie for 10th place, the Panthers rebounded from their share of 13th
at the end of day two to finish the tournament in 11th place,
notching wins over No. 31 Chattanooga, No. 39 Minnesota and No. 55 UTSA.
Lorentzen maintained even par
throughout most of the day's play, faltering with bogeys on only three holes to
finish the round at 3-over 75. The Soroe, Denmark native posted a good showing
in the first tournament of her senior year, finish five strokes off the lead in
seventh place at 6-over.
Like Lorentzen, senior Charlotte
Guilleux and sophomore Laura Sanchez both also fired 3-over 75 during the final
day of competition. Sanchez finished tied for 43rd place at 17-over
while Guilleux found birdies on holes 3, 5 and 18 to come away with a share of 51st place at 19-over.
Sophomore Solveig Helgesen shot
4-over 76 to finish tied for 57th place at 21-over. Shooting a final-round
81 (+9), freshman Lauren Court finished with a share of 75th place
in her very first collegiate tournament.
No. 27 Oklahoma swept the awards
presentation, capturing both the team and individual titles. The Sooners jumped
up the leader board to take the gold after entering the day's competition in
sixth place. Oklahoma fired 3-over 291 on the day to finish in first at 35-over
followed by UC Davis is second with 904 (+40) and Tulsa taking bronze with 906
(+42).
Oklahoma's Chirapat Jao-Javanil shot even par
throughout the final round to take individual medalist honors at 1-over. Three
strokes behind the top spot was a three-way tie for second place containing
Grace Na (Pepperdine) Kristina Merkle (Tulsa) and Natalie Gleadall (Ole Miss)
all at 4-over.
The Georgia
State women's golf team returns to the links Oct. 2-4 at the UNCG Starmount Fall
Classic in Greensboro, N.C.
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