Central Michigan University Athletics
Tuesday, October 26
Spartanburg, SC / The Carolina Country Club
9:30 a.m.
Central Michigan University
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Terrier Intercollegiate
Photo by: Andy Sneddon
Golfers Close Fall Season With Third-Place Finish In South Carolina
10/26/2021 5:09:00 PM | Women's Golf
Goh finishes outstanding tournament with a top-10 finish
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – It would have taken a monumental charge by Central Michigan and a slide by the teams ahead for the Chippewas to win on Tuesday at the Terrier Intercollegiate, hosted by Wofford, at The Carolina Country Club.
It didn't happen. The Chippewas shot a 304 team score – subpar by the standard they have set throughout an outstanding fall season – to finish with an 896 total and tied for third place in the 17-team field.
CMU began Tuesday's final round in fourth place, 18 shots behind first-place Lipscomb. Lipscomb and Eastern Kentucky finished tied for first at 873. CMU shared third place with South Carolina Upstate. Samford (902) was fifth.
CMU's 896 is the second-best 54-hole total since the program's resurrection in 2014-15. The Chippewas' first-round 293 on Monday was its best score in five fall tournaments (15 rounds total) and the third best in program history.
"We had our best score of the year the first round and we finished with one of our worst scores of the year," CMU coach Jim Earle said. "That's quite a roller coaster of an event."
Ashley Goh shot a 2-over 74 to lead the Chippewas on Tuesday and she finished tied for sixth with a 218 total. Goh opened on Monday with a 74 and followed with a career-best 2-under in the second round. Goh's 144 tied for the second best 36-hole total in program history, and her 218 is the third-best 54-hole mark.
The field comprised 90 players.
Also for CMU on Tuesday, Casilda Allendesalazar shot 75, Claudia Salvador shot 77, Zoe Vartyan carded a 78, and Padgett Chitty shot 80.
Vartyan finished tied for 16th with a 225 total, while Allendesalazar and Chitty both finished at 230 and among a group tied for 30th. Salvador finished in a tie for 36th with a 231 total.
"Our short game was so much better round 1 than it was in round 2 or round 3," Earle said. "It was pretty poor today. That's what it boils down to. What this tournament opens our eyes to, and why we had trouble competing with these really good teams down south is that their short games just seem a lot more sound than ours are.
"We really struggled in that department today. We took care of business day 1 and just didn't take care of business day 2."
The Chippewas closed the fall season with three wins, a second place and a third. It was, by any measure, a highly successful campaign as CMU served notice that it clearly belongs among the upper echelon of the Mid-American Conference.
Earle, in his third year, has built a program that is made for long-term success. The Chippewas entered the Terrier Intercollegiate ranked 139th of 253 teams nationally, a spot that would have been unthinkable a year ago. They were the second-highest ranked MAC team.
All student-athletes on the Chippewa roster are underclassmen. CMU got three individual victories in its five events this fall, two from Allendesalazar in her first half-season on the college circuit, and one from Chitty, a sophomore. Seven of the eight players on the roster finished the fall season with a scoring average of 79 or below.
CMU will return to competition Feb. 7-8 at the MAC Match Play Challenge in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
It didn't happen. The Chippewas shot a 304 team score – subpar by the standard they have set throughout an outstanding fall season – to finish with an 896 total and tied for third place in the 17-team field.
CMU began Tuesday's final round in fourth place, 18 shots behind first-place Lipscomb. Lipscomb and Eastern Kentucky finished tied for first at 873. CMU shared third place with South Carolina Upstate. Samford (902) was fifth.
CMU's 896 is the second-best 54-hole total since the program's resurrection in 2014-15. The Chippewas' first-round 293 on Monday was its best score in five fall tournaments (15 rounds total) and the third best in program history.
"We had our best score of the year the first round and we finished with one of our worst scores of the year," CMU coach Jim Earle said. "That's quite a roller coaster of an event."
Ashley Goh shot a 2-over 74 to lead the Chippewas on Tuesday and she finished tied for sixth with a 218 total. Goh opened on Monday with a 74 and followed with a career-best 2-under in the second round. Goh's 144 tied for the second best 36-hole total in program history, and her 218 is the third-best 54-hole mark.
The field comprised 90 players.
Also for CMU on Tuesday, Casilda Allendesalazar shot 75, Claudia Salvador shot 77, Zoe Vartyan carded a 78, and Padgett Chitty shot 80.
Vartyan finished tied for 16th with a 225 total, while Allendesalazar and Chitty both finished at 230 and among a group tied for 30th. Salvador finished in a tie for 36th with a 231 total.
"Our short game was so much better round 1 than it was in round 2 or round 3," Earle said. "It was pretty poor today. That's what it boils down to. What this tournament opens our eyes to, and why we had trouble competing with these really good teams down south is that their short games just seem a lot more sound than ours are.
"We really struggled in that department today. We took care of business day 1 and just didn't take care of business day 2."
The Chippewas closed the fall season with three wins, a second place and a third. It was, by any measure, a highly successful campaign as CMU served notice that it clearly belongs among the upper echelon of the Mid-American Conference.
Earle, in his third year, has built a program that is made for long-term success. The Chippewas entered the Terrier Intercollegiate ranked 139th of 253 teams nationally, a spot that would have been unthinkable a year ago. They were the second-highest ranked MAC team.
All student-athletes on the Chippewa roster are underclassmen. CMU got three individual victories in its five events this fall, two from Allendesalazar in her first half-season on the college circuit, and one from Chitty, a sophomore. Seven of the eight players on the roster finished the fall season with a scoring average of 79 or below.
CMU will return to competition Feb. 7-8 at the MAC Match Play Challenge in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
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