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Alabama Women's Golf Finishes Runner-up at Schooner Fall Classic
9/29/2019 6:28:00 PM | Women's Golf
Crimson Tide closes play Sunday by posting its best team total since last year's trip to Belmar Golf Club
NORMAN, Okla. – Alabama women's golf finished as the runner-up at the Schooner Fall Classic, closing out the competitive event at 7-over par 847 (284-282-281). Sunday's final round saw the Crimson Tide turn in a season-best round of 1-over par 281 and move from third place to finish second in the final moments at Belmar Golf Club.
It is Alabama's best finish as a team since last year's appearance at the Schooner Fall Classic, where they turned in a NCAA record-setting performance of 45-under par to take home the team title.
No. 2 Texas won the tournament by nine strokes with a 2-under par 838 (283-275-280), while Mississippi State finished third (287-284-277/848).
A Look at the Alabama Lineup
- The junior duo of Polly Mack and Angelica Moresco tied for 16th, both finishing the tournament at 1-over par 211. For the week, Mack (69-72-70) recorded the second most pars of any player in the field (40). Moresco (72-71-68) had a slow start on the tournament but surged up the leaderboard thanks to four birdies in the final round.
- Freshman Caroline Curtis tied for 23rd with a 3-over par 213 (73-66-74), marking her first collegiate top-25 finish.
- Senior Kenzie Wright began the day with a birdie on hole No. 1 and collected two more throughout the day to finish tied for 28th overall (70-74-71/215).
- Freshman Emilie Øverås tied for 64th (78-73-72/223), her best collegiate career 54-hole total. The freshman also turned in a career-best 2-over par 72 in Sunday's final round.
Alabama Results
T16. Polly Mack (69-72-70/211)
T16. Angelica Moresco (72-71-68/211)
T23. Caroline Curtis (73-66-74/213)
T28. Kenzie Wright (70-74-71/215)
T64. Emilie Øverås (78-73-72/223)
Next Up
The Crimson Tide will be back in action on Oct. 11-13 when they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational at Finley Golf Course.
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