FRANKLIN, TN – Sophomore Eunice Yi shot a 71 (-1) in the final round and even over 54 holes at the Mason Rudolph Championship to secure the Jaguars a tie for fourth with Auburn, while Vanderbilt took the title at their home tournament in the 15-team field Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at the Vanderbilt Legend Club.
Yi started the weekend with a 2-under 70 to pace the Jaguars. Sunday’s five birdies on the scorecard helped her card fifth overall with a 216 (E). Shooting par from eight through 11, Yi birdied No. 12 and 14 to get below par and secure a sixth-place finish.
In round two on Saturday, September 20th, Josefine Nyqvist and Jessica Haigwood’s 2-under par 70’s drove GRU Augusta into fourth. Nyqvist recorded four birdies, two bogeys, and zero double bogeys in her second round. GRU Augusta also recorded a 2-under par 70 from Jessica Haigwood, a 75 from Yi, a 76 from Teresa Caballer Hernani, and Sonya Knebel shot a 77.
Nyqvist finished tied for 17th at 6-over par after her round-three 77 (+5). Haigwood was plagued by five bogeys on the front nine and picked up two more strokes on the back despite taking a birdie on No. 10. Her 2-under 70 in round two helped her tie for 27th at 8-over par.
Teresa Caballer Hernani shot her second 75 (+3) for the tournament – highlighted by a birdie on the par-three No. 9. She tied for 37th with a 226 (+10). Freshman Sonya Knebel lowered her score in all three rounds – firing a 76 (+4) to tie for 59th at 17-over.
GRU Augusta continues the season at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina at the Greenville Country Club in Greenville, N.C., from October 13-14, 2014.