Charlotte, N.C.----The Newberry College women’s golf team led wire-to-wire, claiming its second lifetime title in the 10th annual J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate women’s golf tournament at Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. The Newberry scarlet-and-gray also won the 2005 Hargett Memorial crown.

Newberry shot 317 Tuesday to go with a Monday 320 to finish at 637, 17 strokes better than second place UNC Pembroke (654). Newberry has won five tournaments this season. Carson-Newman finished third (664), while host Wingate claimed the fourth spot (673). Twelve teams were represented in this year’s event.

On the individual charts, Newberry sophomore Maria Luz Besio (Buenos Aires, Argentina) claimed her second consecutive medalist trophy by winning a play-off over freshman teammate Lisa Brandl (Nuremberg, Germany). Besio also won the 2009 Hargett event. Her victory marks the fourth time a Newberry player has won the Hargett gold medal (and third year in a row). Eva Cormann (2005) and Franziska Blum (2008) also took the Hargett hardware back to South Carolina.

Besio shot 78 Monday and 77 Tuesday to finish at 155. Brandl had Tuesday’s best round with a one-over-par 73. She carded 82 Monday on her way to 155. Besio won the scorecard play-off by virtue of a Tuesday birdie on the ninth hole (par 4, 364 yards).

Newberry freshman Josefine Mensner (Lorenskog, Norway) claimed third place with a 157 (78-79). Wingate junior Ashley Denton (Wendell, N.C.) was two strokes back at 159, finishing fourth in her home tournament. Denton recorded a 78 Tuesday to go with an 81 Monday. First round leader and Queens University of Charlotte sophomore Camilla Mallberg (Stockholm, Sweden) rounded out the all-tournament team, finishing fifth at 160. She shot 85 Tuesday and 75 Monday.

Bulldog senior Allie Osberg (Chester Springs, Pa.) moved up the charts in her final home appearance, tying for 12th place with a 165. She added an 80 Tuesday to go with her first-day 85. Wingate junior Anna Lee Croom (Asheboro, N.C.) tied for 25th place at 171 (82-89). Classmate Andrea Velasquez (Anaco, Venezuela) tied for 41st place at 178 (87-91), while freshman Megan Levy (Zebulon, N.C.) claimed 49th place at 186 (95-91).

On the team charts, future South Atlantic Conference member Anderson (S.C.) University finished fifth at 678, five strokes behind fourth-place Wingate. The rest of the team standings include Lincoln Memorial University (681), Queens (687), Pfeiffer University (693), Catawba College (698), Tusculum College (700), Mount Olive College (716) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (736).

Wingate will participate in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament April 19-20 at the Etowah Valley Country Club and Golf Lodge in Hendersonville, N.C. Lenoir-Rhyne University is the host for this year’s league championship event. 

J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate women’s golf tour.

Dates: 03/29-03/30, 2010

Round: 2 FINAL

Par-Yardage: 72-5810

Team standings

 

         1   Newberry College         320  317    637    

         2   N. Car. - Pembroke       325  329    654    

         3   Carson Newman Coll       329  335    664    

         4   Wingate University       335  338    673    

         5   Anderson (S.C.) Univ.    337  341    678    

         6   Lincoln Memorial U.      346  335    681    

         7   Queens Univ of Charl     338  349    687    

         8   Pfeiffer University      342  351    693    

         9   Catawba College          337  361    698    

        10   Tusculum College         353  347    700    

        11   Mount Olive College      352  364    716    

        12   Lenoir-Rhyne Univ.       360  376    736    

 

Individual standings

 

   Fin.    Top 20 Players         School       Scores 

   ** 1    Maria Luz Besio        Newberry      78   77   155

      2    Lisa Brandl            Newberry      82   73   155

      3    Josefine Mensner       Newberry      78   79   157

      4    Ashley Denton          Wingate U.    81   78   159

      5    Camilla Mallberg       Queens NC     75   85   160

      6    Sarah Jane Sinard      Carson-New    84   77   161

           Christina Crovetti     UNC-Pembrk    76   85   161

      8    Jessica Tarbet         Carson-New    77   85   162

      9    Katie Thackerson       LenoirRhyn    82   82   164

           Shauna Walor           UNC-Pembrk    82   82   164

           Jennifer Crow          UNC-Pembrk    79   85   164

     12    Katja Dammann          UNC-Pembrk    88   77   165

           Sophie Dembroski       AndersonSC    80   85   165

           Allie Osberg           Wingate U.    85   80   165

     15    Valentina Urquiola     Mt. Olive     82   84   166

     16    Emelie Anderson        Mt. Olive     84   83   167

     17    Brittany McCown        LMU           89   79   168

           Melanie Manis          Carson-New    83   85   168

           Jackie McMenimon       Pfeiffer      79   89   168

     20    Brenna Martens         LenoirRhyn    86   83   169

           Kelsey Babos           Catawba       79   90   169

           Hayley Parks           AndersonSC    84   85   169

           Kristen Wolff          LMU           85   84   169

          

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