Coastal Carolina University
Lady Tar Heel Invitational
10/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 7, 2011
Tar Heel Invitatinal Live Scoring
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Coastal Carolina women's golf team finished the first day of the Tar Heel Invitational in 16th place after shooting a first round score of 304.
Alabama, ranked eighth in the latest Golf World/Coaches' poll, leads the event after firing a seven under score of 281; three strokes better than second-place teams #9 LSU and Wake Forest.
Chanticleer senior Kaitlin Higginbotham leads Coastal with an 18-hole score of 74, good for a tie for 43rd overall. Higginbotham fired two birdies versus three bogies on her first nine followed by paring eight of her final nine holes. Brittany Henderson also knocked down two birdies as she finished the round with a 75 to sit tied for 52nd in the 96 competitor field.
Jessica Alexander, a junior, was unable to overcome three double bogies in her first six holes, shooting a five over 77 for the round. Frida Castillo opened the round shooting two over through nine holes, but four consecutive bogeys on her back nine pushed the freshman to a 78. After opening the round with a birdie, Eugenia Guerra shot 11-over through the remaining holes to card an 82.
The Chants will tee off for 18 holes on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.
Tar Heel Invitational
UNC Finley Golf Course
Par 72 - 6285 yards
Oct. 7-9, 2011
1. #8 Alabama 281
T-2. #9 LSU 284
T-2. Wake Forest 284
4. #6 Auburn 287
5. #20 South Carolina 289
6. #5 North Carolina 290
T-7. #14 North Carolina State 291
T-7. Michigan State 291
9. Tennessee 293
T-10. Tulane 295
T-10. #16 Georgia 295
12. Louisville 296
13. #2 Virginia 297
14. #11 Duke 298
15. Arkansas 300
16. Coastal Carolina 304
T-17. Chattanooga 307
T-17. Notre Dame 307
Coastal Carolina Results
T43 Kaitlin Higginbotham 74
T52 Brittany Henderson 75
T64 Jessica Alexander 77
T78 Frida Castillo 78
T92 Eugenia Guerra 82
