Women's Golf Finishes Fourth at Ironwood Invitational

Tuesday, April 4

Greenville, N.C.

University of North Florida

Ironwood Invite - Day 2

Dani Gonzalez hitting shot off the fairway

4/4/2023 4:30:00 PM | Women's Golf

Final Results

Gonzalez Joins Cai Among Top 11 Individuals

GREENVILLE, N.C. - North Florida women's golf stayed steady during its final round and secured its second top-four finish of the season at the Ironwood Invitational hosted by East Carolina on Tuesday afternoon.

The Ospreys had all four counting scores come at par or better during their regular season finale. They finished ahead of conference opponents, FGCU and Jacksonville State, just before facing off against them again in the ASUN Championship.

Daniela Gonzalez and Jessie Cai shared 11th overall, while Christin Eisenbeiss and Sarah Scott tied for 16th overall. Gonzalez and Scott both earned their first top-25 finish of the season, while Cai earned her fourth and Eisenbeiss gained her eighth.

COURSE REPORT

Ironwood Country Club (Greenville, N.C.)
Par 72 | 6,266 yards
Tuesday, Apr. 4 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 11 Teams

#77 James Madison (16-under), #46 College of Charleston (3-over), East Carolina (7-over), #97 North Florida (8-over), Florida Gulf Coast (25-over), Richmond (28-over), Howard (28-over), Arkansas at Little Rock (33-over), Coastal Carolina (39-over), Jacksonville State (39-over), UAB (63-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Gonzalez had a great round of 1-under 71 to bump up to 1-over 217 for her best placement of the season in 11th overall.
She was one of nine players to make an eagle this week on her way to her 14th-career top-25 finish.
The graduate also led the team with a top-four mark in pars with 39 total.
She was also top-10 for par-three average (even-par) and par-four average (2-over).
Cai joined Gonzalez with a share of 11th after her even-par final round with three birdies on the day.
The junior added a fourth top-25 finish on the season, as well as an eighth one tagging onto her career mark.
She also had a top-four par-five average at 5-under and the fifth-most birdies at 11 total.
Eisenbeiss finished her back nine of the final round with four birdies, including three straight, for 3-over 219 combined to tie for 16th overall.
The junior inches closer to another program record with her 22nd top-25 finish of her career.
Scott had a career-best round of even-par 72 for her first top-25 finish of her career with a share of 16th as well.
Her top-four in par-four average at 1-over helped her reach a career-best 54-hole score at 3-over 219.
Kaitlynn Washburn completed the final round with nine straight pars to round out the group at 5-over 77 on Tuesday.
The Ospreys were third in par-four average (19-over), third in par-five average (4-under) and fourth in par-three average (9-over).
They were also second in pars with 175 total, as well as second in birdies with 38 total.
UNF remained as one of only three teams to have four players place inside the top 16 individuals.

UP NEXT

North Florida will begin the opening round of play at the ASUN Championship with sights set on back-to-back conference titles starting Monday, Apr. 16, in Owens Crossroads, Ala.