University of North Carolina Athletics
Tar Heels Move To Tenth In Second Round Of Mercedes-Benz Championships
October 16, 1999 | Women's Golf
Oct. 16, 1999
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ---- North Carolina's women's golf team moved up one position to tenth place following the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Women's Champion in Knoxville Tennessee. As a team the Tar Heels fired a second round score of 311, a five-stroke improvement from the first day of competition. They currently have a total team score of 627 for the tournament.
Leading the tournament in team competition are the University of South Carolina and the University of Georgia. Both teams have carded a two-day team total of 600. After the first round of competition, the Bulldogs were in first place alone, but they now find themselves tied with South Carolina and four-strokes ahead of third place Wake Forest. Auburn and Purdue round out the top five in team competition.
Individually, the Tar Heels are led by Marcy Newton and Heather Angell who both have shot two-day totals of 155 and are currently tied with five others for 28th place. Newton fired a second round score of 75 and Angell followed up her first round with a 74 on the day. Sophomore Beth Lever carded a second round score of 80, which brings her two-day total to 158. Abby Spector and Britta Olson shot an 80 and 82 respectively.
Georgia's Shauna Estes leads the tournament after shooting a second round score of 71. She is currently 3-under par for the tournament. Wake Forest teammates, Maria Beautell and Nuria Clau are in second and third place respectively. Beautell repeated her first day score of 72 to bring her two-day total to 144. This is good enough for even par for the tournament and three strokes behind Estes. Clau is one-over for the tournament after shooting a 71 for the second round.
The final round of the tournament will be held tomorrow. The 54-hole event is being played at the Gettysvue Polo, Golf & Country Club, which features a par 72, 5,958-yard layout.
TEAM SCORES (AFTER 36 HOLES)
1. Georgia 297-303--600
South Carolina 300-300--600
3. Wake Forest 306-298--604
4. Auburn 307-299--606
5. Purdue 309-299--608
6. Duke 302-307--609
7. Louisiana State 302-308--610
8. Tennessee 310-312--622
9. Swedish National 320-304--624
10. North Carolina 316-311--627
11. Vanderbilt. 311-318--629
12. San Jose State 321-312--633
13. Furman 318-317--635
14. Ohio State 325-313--638
15. Mississippi State 315-326--641
16. Florida 318-324--642
17. Memphis 333-315--648
18. Alabama 327-326--653
TOP INDIVIDUALS (AFTER 36 HOLES)
1. Shauna Estes (Georgia) 70-71--141
2. Maria Beautell (Wake Forest) 72-72--144
3. Nuria Clau (Wake Forest) 74-71--145
4. Celeste Troche (Auburn) 75-72--147
Kari Damron (Purdue) 74-73--147
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
T28 Marcy Newton 80-75--155 T28 Heather Angell 81-74--155 T47 Beth Lever 78-80--158 56 Abby Spector 77-83--160 T69 Britta Olson 82-82--164
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