Lady Railsplitter Golf Team Wins LMU Invitational

Tazewell, TN – The Lincoln Memorial University women’s golf team capped off the fall season Tuesday afternoon by winning the LMU Invitational Golf Tournament held at Woodlake Golf Club in Tazewell, Tennessee. (Results)

The Lady Railsplitters turned in a team score of 702 to finish in first place, edging out former Gulf South Conference opponent West Georgia (722), South Atlantic Conference foe Mars Hill College (745) and GSC powerhouse Montevallo (781).

Lincoln Memorial University senior Rachel Spurs (Whitby, Ontario, Canada) made a run at medalist honors, but finished third behind West Georgia’s Natalie Beach and Montevallo’s Morgan Bell.  Spurs turned in rounds of 78 and 91 for a two-day total 169 as the top Lady Railsplitter score.

LMU freshman Katy Oliver also pushed for the top spot in the tournament, eventually tying for fourth place with rounds of 83 and 91 for a final 174.  Junior Sarah Oswalt (Bluffton, IN) finished seventh for the two-day event by turning in a final score of 180 following rounds of 92 and 88. 

Lady Railsplitters Sarah Ross (Waveland, IN) and freshman Millicent Chaney finished eighth and tenth respectively.  Ross shot rounds of 93 and 88 for a final 181, while Chaney shot a 91 and a 93 for a final 184.  Lady Railsplitter newcomer Courtney Jeter tied for tied for seventeenth place with a pair of 106’s for a total 212.

The first place finish is the Lady Railsplitter’s first of the fall schedule and will set the tone for the upcoming spring agenda that will pit the Lincoln Memorial women against some of the best teams in the southeastern United States in NCAA Division II women’s golf.

 

LMU Fall Invitational
Woodlake Golf Course
Tazewell, TN
Dates: 10/23-10/24, 2006
Par 72, 5778 yards, Slope 116, Rating 67.5

Team Standings

Rank		Team	Scores		Total	Par
	1	Lincoln Memorial	344	358	702	+126
	2	West Georgia	360	362	722	+146
	3	Mars Hill	376	369	745	+169
	4	Montevallo	393	388	781	+205

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Player Standings

Rank		Player	Team	Scores		Total	Par
	1	Natalie Beach	West Georgia	78	81	159	+15
	2	Morgan Bell	Montevallo	80	86	166	+22
	3	Rachel Spurs	Lincoln Memorial	78	91	169	+25
t	4	Dee-Ann Dillard	West Georgia	85	89	174	+30
t	4	Katy Oliver	Lincoln Memorial	83	91	174	+30
	6	Aimee Guererro	West Georgia	90	87	177	+33
	7	Sarah Oswalt	Lincoln Memorial	92	88	180	+36
t	8	Danielle Gardner	Mars Hill	90	91	181	+37
t	8	Sarah Ross	Lincoln Memorial	93	88	181	+37
	10	Millicent Chaney	Lincoln Memorial	91	93	184	+40
t	11	Rachel Shaner	Montevallo	93	92	185	+41
t	11	Ryanne Spears	Mars Hill	93	92	185	+41
	13	Samantha Delgado	Mars Hill	96	92	188	+44
	14	Jeanette Behrens	Mars Hill	97	94	191	+47
	15	Carrie Huskins	Mars Hill	99	96	195	+51
	16	Jessica McDonald	Montevallo	103	94	197	+53
t	17	Zoeisha Chinoy	West Georgia	107	105	212	+68
t	17	Courtney Jeter	Lincoln Memorial	106	106	212	+68
	19	Lacey Higdon	Montevallo	120	116	236	+92
	20	Kelly Fuchs	Montevallo	117	127	244	+100