Women’s Golf Finishes Third At Lady Bearcat Classic

By  //  October 1, 2013

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BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Florida Tech Panthers sat in third place heading into Sunday’s round two of the Lady Bearcat Classic.

The Panthers took home third place at the Lady Bearcat Classic. (Florida Tech image)
The Panthers took home third place at the Lady Bearcat Classic. (Florida Tech image)

In the end, the Panthers shot a record breaking team score, but it was not enough to advance out of third place at the Old South Golf Links.

“The girls fought hard today,” said assistant coach Elrick van Eck. “They made up ground on the leaders, but couldn’t quite pull it off.”

The Panthers scored a 298 in round two. The score is a new single round record for the Panthers, and bested the previous record score of 299. The 298 was also an eight shot improvement for the Panthers from round one.

Sophomore Felicia Leftinger once again led the Panthers with a one-over-par 73. The score gave Leftinger a 145 for the tournament, which was good for a second place tie in the individual standings.  Freshman Guro Rambjor shot a second round 75, and finished in a tie for sixth.

The Panthers scored a 298 in round two. The score is a new single round record for the Panthers, and bested the previous record score of 299.
The Panthers scored a 298 in round two. The score is a new single round record for the Panthers, and bested the previous record score of 299.

Freshman Johanna Larsson finished in 15th place with a second round 74. The score was a five shot improvement for Larsson over round one. Freshman Sarah Thomas improved by five shots in round two with a 76 to finish in a tie for 29th, and junior Rachel Polson also improved by five shots with a round two 77 to finish in 38th.

“The girls fought hard today,” said assistant coach Elrick van Eck. “They made up ground on the leaders, but couldn’t quite pull it off.”

“I am really proud of the girls for breaking the school record,” van Eck said.

Flagler College took the overall team championship. Flagler put a total of 595 on the board over the two rounds, which was six shots better than second place Savannah College of Art and Design, and nine shots better the Panthers’ 604.

Alazne Urizar from SCAD took home the individual championship with a two-day 141. That was four shots better than Leftinger.

The Panthers will get back on the course on Oct. 7-8 at the Guy Harvey Invitational in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The Guy Harvey Invitational is hosted by Nova Southeastern University and takes place at the PGA National Golf Course.

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