JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alberte Thuesen fired a 70, the second-lowest score of the day, to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team in the final round of the First Coast Classic Tuesday at Deerwood Country Club.
Thuesen tied for 11th on the individual leaderboard, while the Eagles placed ninth in the team standings. North Florida won the event by 16 strokes over Troy, and Arkansas State was third.
After play was suspended yesterday afternoon, the teams finished the second round early this morning with continuous play into the third round.
Kaysie Harrelson played her first three holes of the second round 1-under, made eight straight pars in the middle of the round and capped it with a birdie on the 359-yard, par-4 10th for a 71, her best career round as an Eagle.
Thuesen posted three birdies and just one bogey in the third round. The sophomore made par on her first four holes and played her last eight holes of the event 3-under, including a birdie at the par-5, 485-yard 7th, her last hole of the tournament.
Georgia Southern ranked second in the tournament in par-5 scoring and played the holes a combined 8-under.
Scores
Team – 306-296-305=907 (+43), 9
Alberte Thuesen – 75-74-70=219 (+3), T11
Ella Ofstedahl – 74-76-79=229 (+13), T32
Kaysie Harrelson – 79-71-79=229 (+13), T32
Abby Newton – 78-76-78=232 (+16), T45
Emma Bell – 79-75-78=(+16), T45
Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"There are a lot of intangibles to take away from this first event that we are proud of. Congratulations to Alberte for a very strong final round in the wind! Moving forward, this team has some fire in their belly, and we are excited to get right back out and compete in our Strutter Gus Invitational!"
Up Next
The Eagles host the Stutter Gus Invitational Feb. 21-22 at Georgia Southern University Golf Course in Statesboro.
