Tulane University
Mason Rudolph Championship (Hosted by Vanderbilt)
Green Wave Golfers Finish 16th at Mason Rudolph Championship
Sep 20, 2015 | Women's Golf
| 15th Annual Mason Rudolph Championship | |
| Date (Time) | Friday, Sept. 18 - Sunday, Sept. 20 |
| Location | Vanderbilt Legends Club | Franklin, Tenn. |
| Host | Vanderbilt University |
| Live Stats | BirdieFire.com |
| Twitter | @GreenWaveWGolf |
| Tournament Field | Alabama, Auburn, Augusta State, Baylor, UCF, Georgia, Houston, LSU, Louisville, Michigan State, MTSU, Northwestern, South Carolina, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Yale |
| Results | Final Round |
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane senior Emily Penttila notched her second straight top 10 finish in as many tournaments as she carded an even-par round today for a seventh-place effort, while the Green Wave combined for a 12-over 300 total for a 16th place finish at the Mason Rudolph Invitational in Franklin, Tenn.
Penttila, who posted a third-place performance in the season opener at the Mary Fossum Invitational last week, was even for the second straight day and finished with a 2-under 214, after logging a 2-under performance during Friday’s opening round.
Senior Silvia Garces and freshman Sofia Goicoechea each turned in a 3-over 75 and the duo of junior Belen Goicoechea and freshmen Abbie Cantwell each went to the clubhouse with a 6-over 78. Garces was
“This was another fantastic tournament for Emily, who not only recorded second straight top 10 performance but was under par as well,” Tulane head coach Lorne Don said. “This was not the team result we were expecting so we have a lot of work to do, but we’ll get there.”
Alabama rolled to the team title with a one-stroke victory over runner-up, Northwestern, while Georgia was third and Virginia and LSU each tied for fourth place.
The Crimson Tide’s own Lakareber Abe claimed individual medalist honors.
The Green Wave will take the next few weeks to regroup and will return to action at the Windy City Collegiate Classic, Oct. 5-6, in Chicago, Ill.
RESULTS
16 Tulane 299-296-300=895 (+31) T7 Emily Penttila 70-72-72=214 (-2) T60 Silvia Garces 79-73-75=227 (+11) T65 Belen Goicoechea 76-74-78=228 (+12) T65 Sofia Goicoechea 75-78-75=228 (+12) T76 Abbie Cantwell 78-77-78=233 (+17)
Team Results
1. Alabama (-16), 2. Northwestern (-15), 3. Georgia (-10), T4. Virginia (+9), T4. LSU (+9), 6. Houston (+11), 7. Vanderbilt (+12), 8. Auburn (+16), 9. Augusta State (+19), 10. Louisville (+20), 11. Michigan State (+23), T12. Middle Tennessee State (+24), T12. South Carolina (+24), T12. Baylor (+24), 15. UCF (+25), 16. Tulane (+31), 17. Yale (+86)
Player Results (Top-10 only)
1. Lakareber Abe, Alabama (-12), 2. Lauren Coughlin, Virginia (-11), 3. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern (-10), 4. Harang Lee, Georgia (-5), T5. Ashley Holder, UCF (-4), T5. Olivia Cason, Louisville (-4), T7. Emily Penttila (-2), T7. Janie Jackson, Alabama (-2), T7. Megan Thothong, Houston (-2), T7. Eunice Yi, Augusta State (-2), T7. Rinko Mitsunaga, Georgia (-2), T7. Cindy Ha, Vanderbilt (-2), T7. Cheyenne Knight, Alabama (-2), Jillian Hollis, Georgia (-2)
