Eisenbeiss Shares Medalist Crown After Big Jump at Ironwood Invite

Tuesday, April 5

Greenville, N.C.

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University of North Florida

Ironwood Invitational

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Eisenbeiss Shares Medalist Crown After Big Jump at Ironwood Invite

4/5/2022 5:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

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Ospreys Set 18-Hole Program Record Score in Final Round at 12-Under 276

GREENVILLE, N.C. - No. 50 North Florida women's golf had a historic day during its final round at Ironwood Country Club, breaking the 18-hole program record score at 12-under 276 to finish tied for fifth at the Ironwood Invitational.

Christin Eisenbeiss began the final round tied for 29th and executed four-straight birdies in the front nine, as well as two birdies and an eagle in the back nine, grabbing a share of the individual title at East Carolina. She tied the 18-hole individual program record at 7-under 65 to finish the tournament at 2-under 214.

Jessie Cai also joined Eisenbeiss on the All-Tournament team after her four-under 68 final round pushed her to tie for third on the leaderboard. Mindy Herrick was the third Osprey to card in the 60s after her round of 3-under 69 with four total birdies.

The Ospreys were the only team to shoot under par during the final round of play. They ended up making a 12-stroke gap between them and the second-best team during their round on Tuesday afternoon.

Christin Eisenbeiss carded six birdies and an eagle this afternoon on her way to tying the 18-hole individual record at 7-under 65 and sharing the medalist crown at the Ironwood Invitational!#SWOOPLife // #BirdiesOfPrey pic.twitter.com/W8GWKxDkKb
— UNF Women's Golf (@OspreyWGolf) April 5, 2022

COURSE REPORT

Ironwood Country Club (Greenville, N.C.)
Par 72 | 6,278 yards
Tuesday, Apr. 5 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD

TEAM STANDINGS: 13 Teams

#61 College of Charleston (2-under), #80 Charlotte (5-over), #96 James Madison (7-over), #99 East Carolina (8-over), #50 North Florida (11-over), #39 Campbell (11-over), #56 Ohio State (16-over), #79 South Florida (21-over), #71 Coastal Carolina (24-over), #55 Augusta (27-over), Western Kentucky (42-over), Richmond (54-over), High Point (60-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

- Eisenbeiss put together six birdies and an eagle with only one hole worse than par to finish the final round at a personal-best 7-under 65 and complete the tournament at 2-under 214 for a share of first overall.
- She was the second Osprey to eagle on a hole at this invite, as Herrick eagled in the first round on Monday afternoon.
- She also was tied for sixth in both average par-four score (1-over, 4.03) and average par-five score (4-under, 4.67).
- Cai matched her lifetime best 18-hole score at 4-under 68 with five birdies, while also surpassing her best 54-hole score at 1-under 215 to notch her first collegiate top-10 finish tied for third.
- She ended up tied for third in average par-three score (2-under, 2.83) and tied for eighth in average par-five score (3-under, 4.75).
- Both Eisenbeiss and Cai made the All-Tournament team at the invite and they both tied for the second-most birdies on the week with 12 total.
- Herrick had a birdie streak of her own with four on the last five hole on the front nine and one hole worse than par to card 3-under 69, which gave her a 9-over 225 week tied for 41st on the leaderboard.
- Sara McKevitt had a strong finish in the third round with four birdies on the last seven holes to secure her third-straight round of 2-over 74 and place tied for 26th at 6-over 222 overall.
- Daniela Gonzalez finished the tournament tied for seventh in total pars on her way to a combined score of 14-over 230.
- The Ospreys were the only team to have more than one player score in the 60s in any round this week and it came from three different players in the same round.
- Along with breaking their 18-hole program record score in the final round, UNF also was only one of two teams to have two players finish in the top three of the leaderboard.

Just a couple of All-Tournament team members at the Ironwood Invite! ??????#SWOOPLife // #BirdiesOfPrey pic.twitter.com/H9VjlYHY0N
— UNF Women's Golf (@OspreyWGolf) April 5, 2022

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"I'm extremely proud of how the team fought back after not having our best day yesterday. It was amazing to see the players dig deep and work together to set a new 18-hole program record. It's exciting to know we are playing our best golf as we head to the ASUN Championship in a couple of weeks.

Christin has been working hard all semester to find her game and it was awesome to see her reach her potential and get her first win. She has made a huge impact on our program since the moment she stepped in as a freshman and I'm excited to see what else she will accomplish throughout her career." -- head coach Joanne Berglund

UP NEXT

North Florida looks to drive this momentum over the next two weeks before they make their trip to the ASUN Championship meet from Apr. 17-19 in Valdosta, Ga.