Women's Golf Advances to Team Championship Round at Kiawah Island

Monday, February 27

Kiawah Island, S.C. (Kiawah Island GC)

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University of North Florida

Kiawah Island Classic

Head coach Joanne Berglund watches over one of her players in action

Women's Golf Advances to Team Championship Round at Kiawah Island

2/27/2017 11:10:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: North Florida Athletics

Tournament: Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C. (Osprey Point GC & Oak Point GC)
Course info: Osprey Point (Par 72 - 5964 Yards) | Oak Point (Par 72 - 5941 Yards)
UNF finish: 18th of 43 (612)
Top Osprey: Sydney Shrader (T10th / 145)
Final Results pdf

The short story: Against a field of 43 squads, the largest field in a single collegiate golf tournament, the North Florida women's golf team wrapped up opening round action in a tie for 9th following a team score of 300 (+12). UNF played their opening round at Osprey Point Golf Club.

FIRST TEE
- Freshman Sydney Shrader followed up her first career round under par with a 2-over 74 on Monday to rank tied for 10th in medalist competition at 145 (+1)
- Seniors Megan Wilshire (80) and Nathalie Nygren (79) are currently tied for 76th at 154
- Courtney Cobb (85) and Teresa Conroy (79) rounded out the Osprey lineup for the event
- Fellow freshman Sydney Merchant, who is playing in the event as an individual, carded a second round 84 and sits in a tie for 146th at 160

TEAM SCOREBOARD (Top 22)
Coastal Carolina (584), ETSU (591), College of Charleston (592), Charleston Southern (592), Southern Miss (593), Delaware (594), Jacksonville (596), Richmond (596), Murray State (599), Georgia Southern (601), Elon (603), Stetson (604), Samford (608), Oral Roberts (608), Bethune-Cookman (610), St. John's (610), Marshall (611), North Florida (612), Chattanooga (613) and Jacksonville State (615).

*The 2017 edition of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic has expanded to 43 teams in this year's field and will be played for the third time in its history at Osprey Point at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Kiawah Island, S.C. Two courses are used for the three-day, 54-hole tournament including Oak Point. After 36 holes of play, the Top 22 teams will play for the championship at Osprey Point during the final round, while teams 23-43 will play for a flight championship at Oak Point.

UNF RESULTS

18th	North Florida	300	312	Rd3	612 (+36)
T10	Sydney Shrader	71	74	--	145 (+1)
T76	Megan Wilshire	74	80	--	154 (+10)
T76	Nathalie Nygren	75	79	--	154 (+10)
T146	Sydney Merchant (Ind)	76	84	--	160 (+16)
T146	Teresa Conroy	81	79	--	160 (+16)
T187	Courtney Cobb	80	85	--	165 (+21)

UP NEXT
North Florida will play their final round at the Kiawah Island Classic on Tuesday at the Osprey Point Golf Club beginning with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start on holes 13 thru 16. Ospreys will play alongside Marshall, Chattanooga and Jacksonville State.