Tulane Golf Finishes Seventh at The American Championship

Tuesday, April 21

Palm Coast, Fla. (Hammock Beach Golf Resort)

All Day

Tulane University

AAC Championship (Hosted by Central Florida)

Senior Gemma Dryburgh posted as 10th place finish at The American Championship.

Tulane Golf Finishes Seventh at The American Championship

Apr 21, 2015 | Women's Golf

April 21, 2015

Final Round Results

NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane golf team closed out the 2015 American Championship with a 10-over 298 total for seventh place, while junior Emily Penttila led the Green Wave with a 1-under 71 today to post a seventh place finish during the final round at the Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club in Palm Coast, Fla.

Penttila logged her second round of par or lower for a 1-over 217 total for 54 holes. Senior Gemma Dryburgh carded a 1-over 73 today and joined Penttila as the Wave's lone representatives among the Top-10 golfers.

Junior Silvia Garces posted her best round of the event with a 4-over 76 and finished 43rd, while sophomore Belen Goicoechea concluded the day with a 6-over 78 and was 37th. Junior Madison Opfer went to the clubhouse with an 8-over 80, but did finish 35th overall.

"It was great to see both Emily and Gemma complete the tournament on a strong note and finish among the Top-10 individuals," Tulane head coach Lorne Don said. "I am disappointed with the overall team finish, but we are going to work hard every day to get ready for regionals in a couple of weeks."

UCF led wire-to-wire to claim the 2015 American title, finishing eight strokes ahead of runner-up SMU. Houston was third, USF was fourth and Memphis and East Carolina each tied for fifth place.

Individually, UCF's Monifa Sealy and SMU's Jenny Haglund each finished first at 3-under but Sealy claimed individual medalist honors by defeating Haglund in a one-hole playoff.

The Green Wave will now await the announcement of the 2015 NCAA Regional Field, which will take place on Monday, April 27.

RESULTS

7   Tulane                  296-302-298=896 (+32)7   Emily Penttila            74-72-71=217 (+1)T10 Gemma Dryburgh            71-75-73=219 (+2)35  Madison Opfer          76-75-80=231 (+15)T37 Belen Goicoechea    75-80-78=233 (+17)T43 Silvia Garces          80-81-76=237 (+21)

Team Results
1. UCF (+4), 2. SMU (+12), 3. Houston (+14), 4. USF (+20), T5. Memphis (+23), T5. East Carolina (+23), 7. Tulane (+32), 8. Cincinnati (+54), 9. Tulsa (+60)

Players Results (Top-10 only)
*T1. Monifa Sealy, UCF (-3), T1. Jenny Haglund, SMU (-3), T3. Yuka Kajiki, Houston, (-2), T3. Ashley Holder, UCF (-2), 5. Michaela Fletcher, Memphis (-1), 6. Raegan Bremer, Houston (E), 7. Emily Penttila, Tulane (+1), T8. Laura Sojo (+2), T8. Alexandra Rossi, SMU (+2), T10. Gemma Dryburgh, Tulane (+3), T10. Ashley Burke, USF (+3)

* Won in play-off