GULFPORT, Fla. — Sophomore Hannah Waddell smashed her previous career-best round and 54-hole score on Tuesday as she paced the Catawba College women's golf team in its 11th-place finish at the Eckerd Invitational. The Catawba Indians posted a team score of 958 (+94) in their season-opening tournament.
Led by a second-place finish from defending WGCA National Golfer of the Year Amely Bochaton, Wingate bagged the team title with a 13-over-par 877. Individually, Henriette Stranda of Flagler clipped Bochaton by a single stroke with a seven-under 209 to claim medalist honors.
RESULTS
T-31. Hannah Waddell (232, +16)
T-48. Mary-Paige King (238, +22)
T-48. Sara Kristinsdottir (238, +22)
T-64. Taya Buxton (250, +34)
T-67. Rachel Carlson (253, +37)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Waddell dotted three birdies in her final round to record a two-over-par 74, totaling 232 strokes in the tournament to beat her previous career-low by 21 shots
- King started the day with a birdie on par-3 Hole No. 11, but fell on hard times and chalked up a third-round 83
- Kristinsdottir parred 11 holes, sharing the team lead for the day with Waddell, while also carding an 83 to split 48th place with King
- Buxton finished the same way she started, posting an 82 on Tuesday; she finished each hole one stroke over par or better
- Carlson trimmed a stroke off her score entering the final day, registering an 85 to round out the Catawba contingent
UP NEXT
The Catawba Indians are back on the links on Oct. 13 and 14 at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial hosted by North Georgia at Achasta Golf Club in Dahlonega, Ga.
