Tuesday, October 24
St Andrews, Scotland (Jubilee)
All Day
North Carolina
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St Andrews Links Collegiate Day Two
Smith Medalist, Golf Teams Advance To Championship Match At The Old Course
October 24, 2023 | Women's Golf, Athletics
Tar Heel fifth-year senior Kayla Smith was the medalist in the women's tournament and both the University of North Carolina's men's and women's golf teams advanced to the championship matches in the inaugural St Andrews Links Collegiate Tuesday at the Jubilee Course in St Andrews, Scotland.
The Carolina women finished first in the four-team field, shooting 19-over 739 over the two days, 10 strokes ahead of Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels will play the Commodores in medal match play at the Old Course on Wednesday. Notre Dame and Georgetown tied for third at 35 over par and will compete for third place.
UNC's men finished second in stroke play. The Tar Heels shot 18-under 682, five strokes behind Vanderbilt. Like the women, UNC and Vanderbilt play Wednesday for the men's team title and the Irish and Hoyas will compete for third place.
Smith shot 69-72 for a 2-under-par 142 and was the only player in the 24-player field to finish under par over the two days. Smith edged Vanderbilt's Ava Merrill by two strokes. The win is Smith's second as a Tar Heel; she won the Texas A&M "Mo"Morial last season.
Ing Iadpluem shot the low round of the day on the women's side with a course-record 68. The Tar Heel freshman from Thailand was 5 under through 13 and made seven birdies in the round, including the 16th and 18th holes, which came after her only bogeys on the day.
Iadpluem (80-68) and senior Crista Izuzquiza (73-75) tied for fourth place at 4-over 148. Vilde Nystrom (75-75) tied for eighth at 6 over and Reagan Southerland (75-76) tied for 11th at 7 over.
Senior Peter Fountain led the Carolina men, tying for third place at 5-under 135. Fountain shot 68-67 for his best finish since he tied for first place in stroke play then finished second in a playoff as a sophomore in the 2022 ACC Championship. Fountain was 3 under today through eight holes, bogeyed nine and 10, but shot 2 under without a bogey over the final eight holes. He hit his drive on the 201-yard, par-3 17th hole to within a foot and tapped in for birdie.
Fountain was four strokes behind Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris, who shot 64-67 for a 9-under 131. Van Paris's teammate, Cole Sherwood, was second at 6 under.
UNC's Kenan Poole tied for fourth with two rounds in the 60s (69-67) to finish 4-under 136. Maxwell Ford (70-68) and Dylan Menante (66-72) tied for ninth at 2-under 138, Austin Greaser, who shot UNC's low round today with a 66, tied for 14th at 1 under and freshman Hampton Roberts, who made his first start this week, shot 1 over but was a team counter both days.
Wednesday's championship matches are medal match play. Individual match winners will be determined by fewest strokes between the two players. The team champion will be determined by most matches won. Individual matches that are tied will give each team half a point. Should the team totals be tied after the six matches are played then a playoff will determine the champion.
Golf Channel's television coverage is from 9 a.m. to Noon Eastern on Wednesday with encore presentations from 1-4 and 5-8 p.m.
The pairings for the women's championship are:
Crista Izuzquiza (UNC) vs. Lynn Lim (V)
Ing Iadpluem (UNC) vs. Charlene Chung (V)
Natalia Aseguinolaza (UNC) vs. Tillie Cliggett (V)
Kayla Smith (UNC) vs. Ava Merrill (V)
Vilde Nystrom (UNC) vs. Sara Im (V)
Reagan Southerland (UNC) vs. Virginie Ding (V)
The pairings for the men's championship are:
Hampton Roberts (UNC) vs. Ben Loomis (V)
Dylan Menante (UNC) vs. Jackson Van Paris (V)
Peter Fountain (UNC) vs. Cole Sherwood (V)
Austin Greaser (UNC) vs. Wells Williams (V)
Kenan Poole (UNC) vs. William Moll (V)
Maxwell Ford (UNC) vs. Matthew Riedel (V)
The Carolina women finished first in the four-team field, shooting 19-over 739 over the two days, 10 strokes ahead of Vanderbilt. The Tar Heels will play the Commodores in medal match play at the Old Course on Wednesday. Notre Dame and Georgetown tied for third at 35 over par and will compete for third place.
UNC's men finished second in stroke play. The Tar Heels shot 18-under 682, five strokes behind Vanderbilt. Like the women, UNC and Vanderbilt play Wednesday for the men's team title and the Irish and Hoyas will compete for third place.
Smith shot 69-72 for a 2-under-par 142 and was the only player in the 24-player field to finish under par over the two days. Smith edged Vanderbilt's Ava Merrill by two strokes. The win is Smith's second as a Tar Heel; she won the Texas A&M "Mo"Morial last season.
Ing Iadpluem shot the low round of the day on the women's side with a course-record 68. The Tar Heel freshman from Thailand was 5 under through 13 and made seven birdies in the round, including the 16th and 18th holes, which came after her only bogeys on the day.
Iadpluem (80-68) and senior Crista Izuzquiza (73-75) tied for fourth place at 4-over 148. Vilde Nystrom (75-75) tied for eighth at 6 over and Reagan Southerland (75-76) tied for 11th at 7 over.
Senior Peter Fountain led the Carolina men, tying for third place at 5-under 135. Fountain shot 68-67 for his best finish since he tied for first place in stroke play then finished second in a playoff as a sophomore in the 2022 ACC Championship. Fountain was 3 under today through eight holes, bogeyed nine and 10, but shot 2 under without a bogey over the final eight holes. He hit his drive on the 201-yard, par-3 17th hole to within a foot and tapped in for birdie.
Fountain was four strokes behind Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris, who shot 64-67 for a 9-under 131. Van Paris's teammate, Cole Sherwood, was second at 6 under.
UNC's Kenan Poole tied for fourth with two rounds in the 60s (69-67) to finish 4-under 136. Maxwell Ford (70-68) and Dylan Menante (66-72) tied for ninth at 2-under 138, Austin Greaser, who shot UNC's low round today with a 66, tied for 14th at 1 under and freshman Hampton Roberts, who made his first start this week, shot 1 over but was a team counter both days.
Wednesday's championship matches are medal match play. Individual match winners will be determined by fewest strokes between the two players. The team champion will be determined by most matches won. Individual matches that are tied will give each team half a point. Should the team totals be tied after the six matches are played then a playoff will determine the champion.
Golf Channel's television coverage is from 9 a.m. to Noon Eastern on Wednesday with encore presentations from 1-4 and 5-8 p.m.
The pairings for the women's championship are:
Crista Izuzquiza (UNC) vs. Lynn Lim (V)
Ing Iadpluem (UNC) vs. Charlene Chung (V)
Natalia Aseguinolaza (UNC) vs. Tillie Cliggett (V)
Kayla Smith (UNC) vs. Ava Merrill (V)
Vilde Nystrom (UNC) vs. Sara Im (V)
Reagan Southerland (UNC) vs. Virginie Ding (V)
The pairings for the men's championship are:
Hampton Roberts (UNC) vs. Ben Loomis (V)
Dylan Menante (UNC) vs. Jackson Van Paris (V)
Peter Fountain (UNC) vs. Cole Sherwood (V)
Austin Greaser (UNC) vs. Wells Williams (V)
Kenan Poole (UNC) vs. William Moll (V)
Maxwell Ford (UNC) vs. Matthew Riedel (V)
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