University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Women Golfers Place Twelfth At Lady Gator Invitational
February 25, 2001 | Women's Golf
Feb. 25, 2001
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Carolina women's golf team finished this weekend's SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational in twelfth place with a final team score of 926. Auburn University won the event with a team score of 868, finishing ten shots ahead of second place Georgia. Tennessee finished the weekend in third place with a total of 885, while Vanderbilt was in fourth with a three-round total pf 897. Louisiana State rounded out the top five with a final team score of 898.
Summer Sirmons of Georgia won the individual title after defeating Tennessee's Young * A Yang and Auburn's Celeste Troche in a playoff. All three golfers finished the three round tournament with a total of three-under-par 213. Auburn's Anne Hutto and Georgia's Reilley Rankin rounded out the top five as they tied for fourth place at two-over-par 218.
The Tar Heels were led by junior Heather Angell, who finished tied for 23rd place with a three-round total of nine-over-par 225. Fellow junior Shelley McKevitt finished tied for 34th place after a final total of 13-over-par 229. Ashley Prange finished the weekend tied for 48th place after a 17-over-par 233, while Beth Lever finished tied for 71st place at 23-over-par 239. Junior Britta Olson rounded out the Tar Heels in 82nd place with a 30-over-par 246.
The 54-hole event was played at the University of Florida Golf Course, which features a par 72, 5, 840 yard layout.
TEAM SCORES (18 HOLES)
| 1. Auburn | 292-290-286--868 |
| 2. Georgia | 293-292-293--878 |
| 3. Tennessee | 297-297-291--885 |
| 4. Vanderbilt | 305-300-292--897 |
| 5. Louisiana State | 305-288-305--898 |
| 6. Alabama | 294-307-306--907 |
| 7. South Florida | 311-297-302--920 |
| 8. Central Florida | 302-308-302--912 |
| 9. Florida State | 304-296-313--913 |
| 10. South Carolina | 309-304-302--915 |
| 11. Florida | 311-307-305--923 |
| 12. North Carolina | 308-305-313--926 |
| 13. Kentucky | 325-297-310--932 |
| 14. Mississippi State | 314-304-317--935 |
| 15. Mississippi, U | 312-301-323--936 |
| 16. Wake Forest | 318-311-309--938 |
| 17. Arkansas | 310-315-320--945 |
TOP INDIVIDUALS (18 HOLES)
| *1. Summer Sirmons (Georgia) | 73-69-71--213 |
| *2. Young A Yang (Tennessee) | 76-69-68--213 |
| T2. Celeste Troche (Aubrun) | 72-73-68--213 |
| 4. Anne Hutto (Auburn) | 73-76-69--218 |
| T4. Reilley Rankin (Georgia) | 70-74-74--218 |
| * Playoff Winner | |
CAROLINA'S INDIVIDUALS
| T23 Heather Angell | 75-73-77--225 |
| T34 Shelley McKevitt | 75-75-79--229 |
| T48 Ashley Prange | 78-79-76--233 |
| T71 Beth Lever | 80-78-81--239 |
| T82 Britta Olson | 82-81-83--246 |
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