NC State
Pine Needles Invitational
Wolfpack Women Finish 11th At Pine Needles
11/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Southern Pines, N.C. - NC State's women's golf team completed the fall season with an 11th place finish at the Pine Needles Invitational in Southern Pines, N.C. The Wolfpack, competing in its first season since the program was reinstated for the first time in 15 years, shot a season-best 953. The Pack cut their previous best tournament score by over 40 shots.
Malin Claesson led NC State with a three-day total of 226 to earn her first career top-20 finish. The Kalmar, Sweden native fired a 74 (42-32) in the final round. Chloe Ritson finished in a tie for 36th with a 54-hole score of 236. Raleigh native Sarah Davis carded a 241 to finish in a tie for 44th place.
Michigan State won the event with a three-round total of 890 to finish three shots ahead of South Florida. Fany Schaeffer of South Florida won the individual title by defeating Campbell's Laura Torrisi in a sudden-death playoff.
The event completes NC State's fall season. The Wolfpack will open its fall schedule on February 27 at the Carolinas Collegiate Classic at Pinehurst, N.C.
Team Scores:
1. Michigan State 307 295 288 = 890 2. South Florida 301 294 298 = 893 3. Kentucky 299 300 304 = 903 4. Alabama 291 304 311 = 906 5. Campbell 302 306 303 = 911 Louisville 301 305 305 = 911 7. Memphis 292 314 309 = 915 8. Penn State 310 306 302 = 918 9. Miami 309 309 309 = 927 10. Fla. Intl. 315 311 312 = 938 11. NC State 315 318 320 = 953 12. Rollins 323 322 324 = 969
NC State Scores:
T18. Malin Claesson 73 79 74 = 226 T36. Chloe Ritson 76 76 84 = 236 T44. Sarah Davis 84 77 80 = 241 58. Margaux Hennessey 84 86 82 = 252 60. Rebecca Randolph 82 88 88 = 258
