JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman aims to continue its spring success at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate played at Sevierville Golf Club, in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Carson-Newman has finished in the top three in its first two events of the spring season for the first time since 2019. That season, C-N finished every in the top five at every spring tournament.
C-N will play at Sevierville Golf Club's, Highlands course. The Highlands, is a par 71 that winds through lush rolling hills and fresh water mountain ponds. The course will play 5,803 yards.
The Eagles have finished in the top ten, three straight times at this event. Carson-Newman has competed at the Bobby Nichols every year since 2015.
Five Eagles will compete at this event for the second consecutive year.
"These girls are familiar with this course," Carson-Newman interim head coach Cathy Duggan said. "I think they'll have a sense of confidence. They'll be able to know that they can read these greens because I've played this place and I know where to hit the ball. You have a lot less in terms of variables that you have to learn before you go play. I think our girls are going to be poised to them know we are here and that is what we are going to do in Sevierville."
Ellie Haughton (Lincolnshire, England) reached elite company in last season's Bobby Intercollegiate tournament. She became the sixth woman to shoot a 147, 36-hole score. The senior finished in a tie for third place, carding four birdies in the tournament. Haughton's 2023 spring season is highlighted by her top three finish at the Battle at Hilton Head. Her best 18-hole round of the season came last time out at the Low Tide Intercollegiate. The senior's scoring average is 77.5 this season.
Hannah Holland (Sale Creek, Tenn.) was C-N's second highest finisher last season. She finished in 16th after a ten-over 152 for the tournament. The graduate student recorded her second-best round of the season in the second round of the Low Tide Intercollegiate, scoring a 2-over 74.
Maeve Cummins (Waringstown, Northern Ireland) used a solid round last season to finish behind Holland in a tie for 17th place. The graduate student has been C-N's most consistent golfer all season. She has finished inside the top 40 at all six events the Eagles have played in this year. Cummins recorded a top 15 finish last time out. She now has 31 top 20 finishes, 17 top ten finishes, and 12 top five finishes in her C-N career.
Caroline Nemes (Orlando, Fla.) recorded four birdies last season, leading to a 32nd finish at last season's Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate. She began the season with a top ten finish at the Battle at Hilton Head. The sophomore has recorded four low rounds of 75 this season.
Individually, Ashley Holland (Sale Creek, Tenn.) finished tied for 24th, and in a three-way tie for the best score of the individual competitors. This will be the younger Holland's first tournament this season. She has competed in six events, posting a scoring average of 80.9.
The lone golfer that did not compete at last year's Bobby Nichols is freshman Ida Peterson (Copenhagen, Denmark). She has burst onto the scene this spring, recording back-to-back top ten finishes, both seventh place finishes. The freshman is coming off a 1-under 71 in her last round of golf at the Low Tide Intercollegiate. She currently leads the Eagles with a 73.8 scoring average.
Carson-Newman will be joined at the Bobby Nichols by Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Dalton State, Dayton, Findlay, Indiana State, North Alabama, North Georgia, Oklahoma City, Radford, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, the host Tennessee Tech, Tusculum and Northern Iowa.
The three-day, 54 hole event begins on Sunday with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Live scoring is available at this link:
https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=25523
