EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. – Three Eagles placed in the top-10, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team shot two of the lowest rounds in school history to earn a second-place finish at the Edisto Island Invitational, which concluded Tuesday at The Plantation Course at Edisto Island.
The Eagles shot a school-record 284 in the second round and then topped it with a 4-under-par 280 on their final 18 today. That mark is also the lowest score relative to par in school history and was tied for the lowest team round of the event. Tournament host College of Charleston, which won the event at 9-under, shot a 280 in the first round.
Sarunchana Rattanasin (-2) matched the second-lowest round of the tournament with a 68 today and took fourth.
Emma Bell (E), who made her season debut at the event, tied for fifth after posting a 70 today, and
Abby Newton (+2) shot 70 and finished tied for eighth.
Alexandra Stevenson (+5) posted a 72 to round out the Eagle counters and finished tied for 17th.
Rattanasin made six birdies, including five on the front nine on her way to a 31 on the side, and Bell made three consecutive birdies to start the back nine en route to posting a 2-under 34. Newton played her first seven holes 2-under and finished the event with five straight pars, and Stevenson was even on the back nine with a birdie at 10.
The Eagles tallied the second-most birdies of the event with 49 and ranked second in par-4 scoring and third in par-5 and par-3 scoring. Rattanasin posted a 71, while Bell, Stevenson and
Mia Kness carded 73s in the first round for a team score of 290. Newton led the Eagles with a 69, Bell shot a 70, Rattanasin posted a 72 and Stevenson shot a 73 in the second round.
Madison Heideman, who played as an individual this week, matched her career low with a 72 in the second round.
Results
Team – 290-284-280=854 (+2), 2
Sarunchana Rattanasin – 71-72-68=211 (-2), 4
Emma Bell – 73-70-70=213 (E), T5
Abby Newton – 76-69-70=215 (+2), T8
Alexandra Stevenson – 73-73-72=218 (+5), T17
Madison Heideman* – 78-72-75=225 (+12), T33
Mia Kness – 73-78-75=226 (+13), T36
* Playing as individual
Quotables from Coach Mimi Burke
"I'm really proud of the team and their effort this week. Although we got off to a slow start on our first nine holes, the ladies really battled hard and showed the grind that we're trying to instill. We were chasing a lot of firsts this week and accomplished two, one being lowest total and two being lowest total in relation to par in school history. I know Coach Cabe, the girls and I are looking forward to the opportunity of setting and breaking more records. We are looking forward to Kiawah this weekend and getting right back after it. GATA."
Up Next
The Eagles return to action at the Buccaneer Classic at Oak Point Golf Club on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, Oct. 18-19.
