University of North Carolina Athletics
Four Tar Heels Head To River Landing Classic
March 8, 2017 | Women's Golf
Carolina Women's Golf
Upcoming Tournament: River Landing Classic
When: Thursday-Friday, March 9-10, 2017
Site: Wallace, North Carolina
Course: River Landing Golf Course (Par 72 – 6,082 Yards)
Tar Heel Rankings: Golfweek #29, Golfstat #34
After a tenth place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Carolina will be sending four individual players to attend the River Landing Classic this week.
Mariana Ocano has been the most active player for the Tar Heels who will be competing. So far this season, she has played in four of the six tournaments
These four players, Ocano, Rachel Jones, Roshnee Sharma, and Cheni Xu competed as a “B” team at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational in October with Killian Casson. Ocano had the best tournament of the squad, finishing tied for 76th with a 16-over par score.
The Tar Heels will be teeing off from holes No. 12-15 for the 8:45 a.m. shotgun start on Thursday for 36 holes. Friday's final round will also feature a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m.
As the players will be competing as individuals, Carolina will not post a team score. Updates following each round will be posted on GoHeels.com.
2017 River Landing Classic Field
Appalachian State, Chattanooga, East Carolina, Elon, ETSU, Morehead State, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn State, Richmond, UNCW, Youngstown State
Tar Heel Lineup
Indv. – Rachel Jones, senior, Asheboro, N.C.
Indv. – Mariana Ocano, freshman, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Indv. – Roshnee Sharma, freshman, Charlotte, N.C.
Indv. – Cheni Xu, junior, Zhuhai, China
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