Trojans Finish Fifth Overall in First Outing

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Trojans Finish Fifth Overall in First Outing

3/1/2011 3:36:24 PM | Golf (W)

Troy shot a final round 307 to finish fifth in the USA Jaguar Invitational

By: Travis Jarome

Tournament Results

MOBILE, Ala. – The Troy University women's golf team opened the spring season with a fifth place finish at the 2011 USA Lady Jaguar Invitational, hosted by the University of South Alabama and the Azaela City Golf Club this week.

The Trojans shot a final round 307, finishing with an overall total of 63-over par (928); 14 shots off the lead of eventual champion Samford University.

The Trojans finished seven shots back of Morehead State for fourth, and 12 shots behind South Alabama and Southern Miss – who finished tied for second. They also finished ahead of Sun Belt Conference foes, ULM (+67) and WKU (+97).

Freshman Signy Arnorsdottir and sophomore Sofia Bjorkman earned a top-10 finish, as the pair tied for 10th with a 15-over par 231 for the tournament. Arnorsdottir climbed her way into the top 10 after shooting a final round 2-over par 74; erasing a 9-over par 81 in the opening round. Meanwhile, Bjorkman entered the final round just three shots back of the leader; but fell to 10th after a 9-over 81 in the final round.

Junior Haley Lawrence finished just outside the top 15, as she finished with a 5-over par 77 in the final round. The final round resulted in Lawrence shooting a 16-over par 232, placing her 16th in the event.

Senior Liz Balkcom finished the event tied for 28th, as she shot a 21-over par 237; while teammate Sara Fennvik finished 50th with a 35-over par 251.

The Trojans had some of the best averages of the tournament, especially on the par-3s, where Lawrence was tied for the best average of the tournament. The junior shot even par through the par-3s during the tournament.

Meanwhile, Bjorkman shot the fourth-best average score on the par-4s, shooting 7-over par for the tournament; while teammate Annelies Anderson averaged 4.35 shots per hole on the par-4s for the week. Bjorkman registered six birdies on the par-4s for the tournament, the fifth most of any player in the field.

The scores of Bjorkman and Anderson the par-4s helped the Trojans shot the third-best score on the holes this week, shooting 54-over par on the par-4s. The only scores better than Troy's on the weekend were South Alabama (+52) and Samford (+53).

The Trojans return to action March 13 at the Limestone Springs Golf Club, playing in the Samford Intercollegiate.

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