GOLDEN SUNS CLOSE FALL SEASON WITH FIRST-PLACE FINISH
AT RHODES COLLEGE FALL CLASSIC

        TUNICA, Mississippi – Arkansas Tech Women’s Golf closed out its fall season here on Monday, Oct. 22 with a first place finish at the Rhodes College Fall Classic at the Tunica National Golf Club.

Tech finished the four-team, 36-hole event by shooting a 696 to finish one shot in front of Rhodes, the host team and 35 shots in front of third place, Oglethorpe University (731).

The Golden Suns, who were in second place after shooting a 356 in the first round, fired a tournament low score of 340 in the final round to overtake Rhodes and claim the team title.

Leading the way for Tech was freshman Ana Morales (Bogata, Columbia), who finished in second place after firing a 36-hole total of 163. Morales opened the tournament by shooting an 85 in the first round and then rebounded to fire a 78 in the final round. Morales’ score of 78 was the lowest score in the second round and second lowest score of the tournament.

Lambuth’s Leslie Garside, who golfed as an individual, took home the medalist honors as she fired a 158 for 36 holes. Garside shot a tournament score of 74 in the first round and then followed that up with an 84 in the second round. Oglethorpe’s Julia Gates finished third after shooting a 36-hole total of 166.

In addition to Morales, other Tech finishers included freshman Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia), who fired a two-day total of 177 (86, 91) to finish in ninth place, while senior Cassie Bartley (Shirley, Ark.) and freshman Whitney Hicks (Sheridan, Ark.) each shot 182s to finish in a tie for 11th place respectively. Bartley shot an 89 in the first round and then fired a 93 in the final round, while Hicks shot a 96 in the first round and rebounded to fire an 86 in the final round. Junior Danielle Lewis (Toronto, Ont.) shot an 85 in the second round, but not play in the first round due to an injury.

 ARKANSAS TECH                  356   340 – 696

2        Ana Morales                   85      78 – 163

9        Kyla McIsaac                  86      91 – 177

T-11  Cassie Bartley                 89      93 – 182

T-11  Whitney Hicks                 96      86 – 182

DNF   Danielle Lewis                  --       85

Rhodes College Fall Classic results

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