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Haley Sanders Grabs Top 20 Finish At Cougar Classic
OXFORD, Miss. -- Junior
Haley Sanders shot an even-72 in the final round Tuesday, to earn her
second career top-20 finish, as the Rebels finished in 11th place at
the Cougar Classic (presented by Piggly Wiggly) in Charleston, S.C.
No.
4 LSU took home the team title and individual title, as defending
national champion Austin Ernst finished at 13-under to lead the
Tigers. LSU overtook No. 9 North Carolina, who held the lead at
the conclusion of Monday’s action, with an 11-under final round to end
the tournament at 16-under.
Facing a 22-team field that featured nine teams ranked in the top 25, the Rebels finished with an 876 for the tournament.
Sanders
birdied four holes on the back-nine Tuesday, finishing at 1-under par
overall to lead the Rebels—good for 17th place in the individual
standings. The Rogers, Ark. native missed a top-10 finish by just
two strokes.
Defending Cougar Classic champion Natalie Gleadall
concluded her tournament at 3-over, after rolling in five birdies en
route to a 73 in the final round. Junior newcomer Ericka
Schneider matched Gleadall with a 219.
Haley Millsap turned in a solid performance on the final day, shooting a 73 to complete her three rounds at 225.
True freshman Taelor Rubin posted a 227 in her first career collegiate tournament.
“It’s
going to be a fun year, watching the team compete,” head coach Michele
Drinkard said. “They have experience and want to win.
Today’s round was a perfect example. We were +9 after three holes
of play, and then we played the last four 10-under par. At
anytime this team can turn it on and go low. It’s going to be a
lot of fun!”
The Rebels return to action Sept. 19-21, as they travel to Vail, Colo. for the Golfweek Conference Challenge.
TEAM STANDINGS (FINAL)
COUGAR CLASSIC (CHARLESTON, S.C.)
1. LSU 280-291-277—848
2. North Carolina 285-282-286—853
3. Florida 284-284-288—856
T4. North Carolina State 287-290-287—864
T4. Georgia 295-286-283—864
6. Vanderbilt 290-291-284—865
T7. Tennessee 289-292-286—867
T7. Alabama 287-294-286—867
T7. Duke 292-293-282—867
10. South Carolina 307-283-279—869
11. Ole Miss 296-287-293—876
12. Miami 302-303-292—897
13. Furman 301-302-295—898
14. Maryland 299-305-297—901
15. Wake Forest 307-300-297—904
16. College of Charleston 293-309-304—906
T17. Minnesota 305-301-305—911
T17. Penn State 308-304-299—911
19. UNCG 305-312-298—915
20. Wisconsin 308-315-293—916
21. Richmond 315-321-307—943
22. Charleston Southern 320-323-316—959
OLE MISS INDIVIDUALS
T17. Haley Sanders 68-75-72—215
T30. Natalie Gleadall 75-71-73—219
T30. Ericka Schneider 75-69-75—219
T58. Haley Millsap 78-74-73—225
T67. Taelor Rubin 78-73-76—227
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