Charleston Southern University Athletics
Edwin Watts Kiawah Spring Island Classic @ Kiawah Island, S.C.
3/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Charleston Southern freshman Milleina Ohara aced Oak Point's par-3 9th hole to lead the Bucs to a T-16th place finish at the 2015 Kiawah Island Spring Classic. Ohara carded a one-over par 73 as CSU jumped five spots from the second round with a final round team total of 303.
Ohara arrived at the 141-yard 9th hole at one-under par on her first nine, and capped off a three-under 33 with the hole-in-one. She added a birdie on No. 11 en route to a back nine 40 and career-best round of 73.
College of Charleston captured the team title with a three-round team total of 886 (+22). Jacksonville's Jessica Welch won the individual title with a final round three-under par 69, and finished three-under overall (213) for the tournament. CSU finished in a tie with a Seton Hall for 16th, and ahead of the likes of Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, Boston College and Rutgers. CSU head coach Matt Cram-Smith's squad was also the top finisher among the four Big South teams in the field.
Bucs' sophomore Shelby Thompson fired a one-under par back nine to finish at four-over for the day and +12 for the tournament. Thompson finished T-31 in a strong field. CSU's No. 1 player, Hayley McNeill, led the way with a T-26th finish of +11 for the 54-hole event. McNeil played a bogey-free front nine and birdied No. 2 and No. 4 to highlight a final round 78.
CSU freshman Emelie Flink and sophomore Bella Johnson each posted final round scores of five-over par 77, and finished T-114th and T-126th, respectively. Johnson birdied No. 1, No. 5 and No. 9 on her way to a two-over par front nine.
CSU returns to action next Monday, March 9 at the North Florida Collegiate when it competes at Jacksonville Country Club.
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