Women’s Golf Finishes 13th at Augusta Tournament

Saturday, March 12

Augusta, Ga.

8:30 a.m. (ET)

University of Memphis

3M Augusta Invitational

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Mar 12, 2016 | Women's Golf

Cabush and Colwill post top 25 finishes.

By: Tammy DeGroff

MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis women's golf team shaved 15 strokes off its first round score and an additional six strokes off for its third round score to finish 13^th with a 909 at the 3M Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club, Saturday. A pair of Tigers finished in the top 25 as Leighann Cabush and Sydney Colwill both salvaged a top 25 finish with solid Saturday play.

Cabush made her first move in a second round that included just three bogeys and a birdie on nine. That set her up for a third round that allowed her to go low, carding three birdies against two bogeys for a final round 71. That 71, combined her morning 74, gave her a 222, tying her for 21^st overall at +6.

Right behind Cabush was Colwill. The freshman, who carded a 78 on Friday, followed that with a 74 and a 71 in today's two rounds. She had five birdies in her final round, including two in her final four holes to close at 223, good for 24^th overall.

Andrea Cropper was the third Tiger in the standings. The redshirt junior posted a pair of Saturday 76s, including a birdie on her second-to-last hole, to finish tied for 56^th overall with a 232.

Senior Ashleigh Whisenant saw a little of everything in her third round. She opened with birdies on her two of her first three holes, but gave those strokes back with a double on hole one. She recovered with birdies on both three and five, again losing one stroke on four with a bogey. On seven and eight, she went bogey and double to move to over par for the first time in the round, but then worked back to just one over with a birdie on nine. But she would finish with three bogeys in the last four holes to match her second round 76 for a 233, tying her for 61^st overall.

Senior Julia Gerlach posted a 77 and 80 in her two rounds on Saturday after a first round 80 Friday. Her 237 allowed her to finish tied for 75^th overall.

Host Augusta won the team title with an 861, riding a third round 280 to the tournament win. Coastal Carolina finished second at 871, while Furman was third with an 875.

East Carolina's F. Gustafsson Spang won the individual medalist honor with a 211 (73-71-67).

Memphis will be back in action at the San Diego State tournament, Mar. 21-23^rd.

Place	Team	Rnd One	Rnd Two	Rnd Three	Total	To Par
1.	#42 Augusta	298	283	280	861	-3
2.	Coastal Carolina	302	283	286	871	+7
3.	#33 Furman	290	292	293	875	+11
4.	East Tennessee St.	290	293	295	878	+14
5.	#35 East Carolina	295	301	291	887	+23
6.	#17 Florida State	299	290	300	889	+25
7.	#21 Texas A&M	301	301	294	896	+32
8.	Illinois	304	293	302	899	+35
9.	Troy	306	298	297	901	+37
T10	Virginia Tech	301	299	902	902	+38
T10	Mercer	305	287	310	902	+38
12.	Kennesaw State	298	302	305	905	+41
13.	Memphis	315	300	294	909	+45
14.	Eastern Michigan	301	308	305	914	+50
15.	Maryland	304	313	301	918	+54
16.	Georgia Southern	308	312	309	929	+65

10	Memphis	315	300	294	909	+45
T21	Leighann Cabush	77	74	71	222	+6
T24	Sydney Colwill	78	74	71	223	+7
T56	Andrea Cropper	80	76	76	232	+16
T61	Ashleigh Whisenant	81	76	76	233	+17
T75	Julia Gerlach	80	77	80	237	+21