Eagles return to competition at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After taking the last week off, the Carson-Newman women's golf team returns to play in Sevierville for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After taking the last week off, the Carson-Newman women's golf team returns to play in Sevierville for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
The Eagles will play in the three-day three-round tournament at the Seviverville Golf Club River Course beginning on Sunday, Mar. 13. Each day will consist of one 18-hole round with an 8:30 AM shotgun start.
No. 16/17 Carson-Newman returns after a 12-day layoff following a fourth-place finish at the LowTide Intercollegiate event in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The Eagles shot a 14-over 302 on the final day, their same score as round two, to finish the tournament with a 57-over 921.
Ellie Haughton and teammate Maeve Cummins finished tied for fifth place at the Low Tide Intercollegiate event. Cummins shot a four-over 76 in her final round while Haughton shot an even-par 72 to both finish the week with an eight-over 224. Haughton has recorded three straight top-10 finishes while Cummins has finished inside the top-10 in three of her last four tournaments.
Haughton finished the event with the second-best score on par threes, carding a one-under and an average score of 2.92. Cummins meanwhile finished the week with 40 pars, the third most of the field.
Last season, Carson-Newman finished the event one shot shy of a top-five finish, locking down sixth-place with an 86-over 938 total at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
The Eagles were 27-over in the final round with 10 holes under par, including an eagle from Olivia Williams on the par-5 15th. They were over par on 37 holes on Tuesday, three of those being triple-bogeys with seven double-bogeys.
Haughton was the highest Eagle on the leaderboard, holding a share of 13th. The Lincolnshire, England native was 4-over on Tuesday with her lowest round of the week at 75, also the best score for the Orange and Blue for the day. She was as low as 1-under halfway through the front nine thanks to a birdie on the par-5 3rd hole, but she carded a trio of bogeys and a double-bogey late. She was 17-over on the week.
Historically, the Eagles have had good showings in Sevierville. The team recorded the ninth-best 54-hole score in the history of the tournament in 2017 with a 68-over 932 to finish fourth. Elizabeth England won the individual championship that year, finishing with a six-over 219, her second event win of the 2016-2017 season.
The three-day tournament will feature a healthy mix of both ranked Division-II and local Division-I competition. The Carson-Newman men's team will also compete at the event, at the Sevierville Golf Club River Course for the men's bracket.
Fans can follow along with live results courtesy of Golfstat here. Social media updates will also be available for all three days of the tournament on twitter at @cn_eagles.
