March 10, 2009
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's golf team held strong in the final round of the Eagle Landing Invitational to take a seventh-place finish. The tournament was hosted by James Madison University and was held at the Eagles Landing Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
Sophomore Brianna Malcolmson (Murwillumbah, Australia) shot a 74 during the third round. It was enough to give her a final overall of 227 and a tie for 19th place, making her the team's leading player in the tournament. Sophomore Giulia Carando (Torino, Italy) and junior Lindsay Cullen (Allen, Texas) stayed close behind with final scores of 229, tying for 31st place. Sophomore Victoria Arena (Lansdale, Pa.) also kept up with the team, finishing in a tie for 37th place with a final score of 230. Freshman Emily Riddle (St. Mary's, Pa.) rounded out the team with a score of 235 in 55th place.
Junior Katherine Murphy (Portsmouth, R.I.) came back strong, competing as an individual with a third-round score of 75 to put her in a tie for 27th place with a score of 228. This was Murphy's first tournament since undergoing surgery last spring.
The top three saw some movement as Chattanooga held onto its first place spot with a final score of 866, while yesterday's second-place team, Kennesaw State University, dropped to fourth. East Carolina University pulled ahead of South Florida, coming in second with a final score of 879. South Florida held onto third with a final of 889.
The Nittany Lions will return to Happy Valley soon to begin their preparations for the First Market Bank Intercollegiate, hosted by The College of William and Mary. The tournament will be held at the Ford's Colony Country Club on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22.