Alabama
MOON GOLF INVITATIONAL
Alabama Concludes Play at the Moon Golf Invitational
2/21/2023 4:01:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Crimson Tide ended the three-day, 54-hole event in 13th overall
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Alabama women's golf team ended play at the Moon Golf Invitational Tuesday, closing the three-day, 54-hole tournament in 13th overall with a team score of 877 (289-297-291). The 17-team field was stacked with talent and featured 13 teams ranked among the nation's top 45, including the 42nd-ranked Crimson Tide.
Sarah Edwards paced Alabama throughout the event, as she earned her team-leading third top-20 finish of the season. The Jay, Fla., native finished tied for 17th overall with a 54-hole total of 4-under par 212 (72-67-73), which included a Tide team low round of 5-under par 67 Monday.
Benedetta Moresco carded a 1-under par Tuesday to lead the Tide in round three which marked her eighth round of par or better this season. Additionally, both Edwards and Taylor Kehoe carded 1-over par 73s to help lead UA in the final round.
Head Coach Mic Potter
"We had a great round from Emilie (Øverås) on the first day, another great round from Sarah (Edwards) Monday and Benny (Benedetta Moresco) shot under par (Tuesday). Those are the types of rounds that we need consistently from everybody in each round we play. We must get better and get better fast. I hope this serves as a wake-up call to our team about the type of precision and intention we need each day at practice. We are going to get back to work and get ready for another challenging tournament next week."
Individual Highlights
- Sarah Edwards has collected three top-20 results across the Tide's last four tournaments
- It marks Edwards' second-straight tournament with a 4-under par 212 after carding the same score in the fall season finale Landfall Tradition (71-69-72/212)
- Edwards finished tied for second among all individuals in par 4 scoring at 3.83 (-5)
- Benedetta Moresco closed her tournament on a high note by carding a 1-under 71 in Tuesday's final 18 holes
- She finished the tournament tied for 52nd overall with a 2-over par 218 (71-76-71)
- With two rounds under par, Moresco is tied with Edwards for the team lead with nine rounds of par or better this season
- Emilie Øverås, who carded a 3-under 69 to lead UA in the opening round, finished a stroke behind Moresco tied for 57th at 3-over 219 (69-76-74)
- Øverås ended the event with a tournament-leading 41 pars while also leading the Tide in par 3 scoring (-1, 2.92)
- Freshmen Taylor Kehoe (77-78-73/228) and Kynadie Adams (77-78-81/236) rounded out the Crimson Tide golfers in 79th and 90th, respectively
Team Tournament Highlights
- Out of the 17 teams in the field, 11 finished at par or better
- No. 9 LSU (-30) led wire-to-wire on its with to a nine-stroke victory over No. 27 Northwestern (-21)
- No. 34 Florida (-18) finished third, just ahead of No. 17 Auburn (-15) and No. 41 Michigan State (-14) to round out the top-five teams
Up Next
- Alabama will be back in action next week when it competes at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
- The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be played next Monday through Wednesday, Feb. 27-March 1, in Hilton Head, S.C.
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