Women’s Golf Places 12th at Valspar Augusta Invitational

Saturday, March 11

Augusta, Ga.

8 a.m.

Georgia Southern University

Valspar Augusta Invitational

Georgia Southern redshirt-junior golfer Haley Yerxa during day three of The Southern collegiate golf tournament at Savannah Golf Club on October 19, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photograph by AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern Athletics)

Haley Yerxa tied for 14th.

Photo by: AJ Hednerson / Georgia Southern

3/12/2023 8:42:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results

The field featured six teams in the top-25.

By: Marc Gignac

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Haley Yerxa shot 72-73=145 (+1) to tie for 14th and lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to a 12th-place finish at the Valspar Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club.

The field featured seven teams in Golfstat's top-50 and six in the top-25. Second-ranked Wake Forest won the event, and tournament host Augusta finished second. No. 12 Florida State was third, while No. 18 Ole Miss tied for fourth with No. 21 Florida. The teams played two rounds Saturday, and Sunday's round was washed out due to weather.

Yerxa played the front nine 2-under with birdies at 3 and 8 on her way to a 72 in the first round and birdied her last two holes of the second round to post 73. It was her fifth top-20 finish this season and in a field that had 16 players in Golfstat's top-100.

Scores
Team – 304-297=601 (+25), 12
Haley Yerxa – 72-73=145 (+1), T14
Abby Newton – 75-74=149 (+5), T38
Taylor Oberparleiter – 79-75=154 (+10), T61
Regina Plascencia – 80-75=155 (+11), T63
Karlee Vardas – 78-78=156 (+12), T65

Next Up
The Eagles stay in the Peach State for the fourth straight event and will play at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens March 24-26.