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Abby Herrmann hole-in-one leads Memphis women’s golf to season-best top-5 finish in Brickyard Collegiate
Apr 06, 2021 | Women's Golf
MACON, Ga. – Graduate student Abby Herrmann made her first hole-in-one in competition in Monday's final round to lead Memphis women's golf to a season-best fop-five finish at the Brickyard Collegiate at the Brickyard Golf Course. Sophomore Victoria England led the Tigers by finishing tied for 13th.
Herrmann used a 7-iron to ace the par-3, 143-yard 14th hole to fire a final round even par 72 to finish the tournament tied for 27th with an 83-77-72—232. England tied for 13th overall with an 80-74-74—228.
"When I hit the ball, it felt like a really good shot and looked good in the air, so I kept watching it the whole way until it went in," said Herrmann. "It was such a cool feeling because I had never made a hole-in-one in tournament play. It was an extra special moment because both of my coaches were there to witness it, and it was my last regular-season collegiate tournament round."
Ana Dawson tied for 36th with a 73-75-86—234 while Julia Matzat tied for 45th at 80-81-77—238 and Brooke Veres tied for 49th at 78-85-76—239.
Memphis carded the day's second lowest round and finished in fifth, a shot out of a tie for third. The Tigers improved each round with scores of 311-307-299—917.
No. 26 UCF won the team title with a 298-295-299—892 ahead of host Mercer (910), No. 34 Furman (916), Kennesaw State (916), Memphis (917), No. 41 North Florida (920), Florida Gulf Coast (926), Chattanooga (929), Florida Atlantic (931) and South Florida (936) to round out the top 10.
Troy finished 11th with a 937 followed by Middle Tennessee (952), UAB (955) and Daytona State College (969).
Florida Atlantic's Justine Fournand and Mercer's Lauren Lightfritz tied for medalist honors at even par 216,
Memphis will look to continue its momentum in the American Athletic Conference Championship at Pinehurst No. 6 in Pinehurst, N.C., April 19-21.
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