Sports > April 3, 2008

By Chris Tumminello | Contributing writer

The No. 14 Wake Forest women’s golf team carded a 311 in their final round March 30 to finish tied for sixth at the Bryan Park National Collegiate in Brown Summit, N.C. After beginning the weekend tied for tenth, the Deacs finished strong and recorded a three-day total of 919 (+55).

Cold weather and damp course conditions proved to be a challenge for all the teams in the tournament field.

Precipitation postponed play for one hour March 29 and temperatures were only in the upper 30s March 30.

“The ball didn’t go as far as it has been and the wind wasn’t blowing the same direction,” Wake Forest Head Coach Dianne Dailey said. “The cold definitely affected play.”

Despite the cold conditions, the Deacs were led by junior Nannette Hill, who shot a five-over 77 in the final round of the tournament to finish tied for fifth place individually.

Freshman Natalie Sheary finished tied for 25th place after shooting five-over in the final round to collect a 15-over 231 for the weekend.

Playing as an individual, senior Jordan Craig carded a 10-over 82 in the final round to land in a tie for 37th.

Junior Jean Chua collected a 19-over 235 for the tournament to finish in a tie for 45th.

Senior Laura Crawford shot a seven-over 79, her best round of the tournament, to end the weekend in a tie for 64th.

The Florida Gators, who finished in second place in last year’s tournament, grabbed the Bryan Park title by two strokes after carding a 906 (+42) for the tournament.

Last year’s champion Duke finished second with Auburn taking third place.

Individual honors went to Arkansas’ Stacy Lewis, who shot an even par for the tournament and outlasted Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst by one stroke.

The Deacons will return to action April 18-20 at the ACC Championship in Daytona Beach, Fla.