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Two Pro Heels Post Top-10 Finishes Over The Weekend
October 7, 2019 | Women's Golf
THE COLONY, Texas AND DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Two former Tar Heels, Katherine Perry and Maia Schechter, earned top-10 finishes on the pro circuits over the weekend.
Katherine Perry, a 2014 Carolina graduate, tied for sixth place with a total score of 274 (-10) at the seventh-annual LPGA Volunteers of America Classic hosted by the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas from Oct. 3-6. Perry's performance marks the highest finish of her career since turning pro in 2017. Highlighted by a low third round, Perry carded 67 (-4), 68 (-3), 66 (-5) and 73 (+2) over the course of the four-day tournament on the par 71, 6,475-yard course.
Earlier this year in May, the Cary, N.C. native tied for ninth at the Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg where she shot an 11-under-par 273.
Maia Schechter, a member of Carolina's 2015 graduating class, tied for eighth place after carding 11-under par at the Symetra Tour Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida also held Oct. 3-6. Schechter finished her four rounds with scores of 69-68-69-71 to total 277 (-11) on the par 71, 6,117-yard LPGA International Jones Course.
Schechter also competed this summer, placing as high as third with a 12-under-par score of 204 (67-70-67).
The next LPGA stop is Buick LPGA Shanghai October 17-20 in Shanghai, China.
For complete results from the Volunteers of America Classic, visit lpga.com.
For complete results from the Symetra Tour Championships, visit symetratour.com.
Stay up to date with Carolina Women's Golf by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
Katherine Perry, a 2014 Carolina graduate, tied for sixth place with a total score of 274 (-10) at the seventh-annual LPGA Volunteers of America Classic hosted by the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas from Oct. 3-6. Perry's performance marks the highest finish of her career since turning pro in 2017. Highlighted by a low third round, Perry carded 67 (-4), 68 (-3), 66 (-5) and 73 (+2) over the course of the four-day tournament on the par 71, 6,475-yard course.
Earlier this year in May, the Cary, N.C. native tied for ninth at the Pure Silk Championship presented by Visit Williamsburg where she shot an 11-under-par 273.
Maia Schechter, a member of Carolina's 2015 graduating class, tied for eighth place after carding 11-under par at the Symetra Tour Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida also held Oct. 3-6. Schechter finished her four rounds with scores of 69-68-69-71 to total 277 (-11) on the par 71, 6,117-yard LPGA International Jones Course.
Schechter also competed this summer, placing as high as third with a 12-under-par score of 204 (67-70-67).
The next LPGA stop is Buick LPGA Shanghai October 17-20 in Shanghai, China.
For complete results from the Volunteers of America Classic, visit lpga.com.
For complete results from the Symetra Tour Championships, visit symetratour.com.
Stay up to date with Carolina Women's Golf by following the Tar Heels on Twitter and Instagram.
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