Mylton shoots 69 to lead Spartans to a 13th place finish at Cougar Classic

HANAHAN, S.C. – Junior Ashley Mylton fired a career-low three-under-par 69 to tie for the second lowest round on Tuesday and lead the UNC Greensboro women’s golf team to a 13th place finish among a competitive field of 18 teams at the 2006 Cougar Classic which was played at the par 72, 6,092 yard Yeamans Hall Club and hosted by College of Charleston.

UNCG shot a two-day, 54-hole total of 920 for the eighth-lowest 54-hole tournament team score in school history. The Spartans fired a 303 on Tuesday to move up one place after entering the morning round in a tie for 13th.

Mylton, the Charlotte, NC native, became just the sixth person in school history to shoot a round in the 60’s. She also recorded the lowest round by a UNCG golfer since Polly Willett carded a 68 at the 2004 Southern Conference Championship.

She had seven birdies in her round, including four in a stretch of six holes that saw her get to -5 on the day. However, she gave back two strokes on consecutive bogies, before rallying with a birdie on her final hole, the par-3 13th.

Mylton finished in a tie for 36th with a 10-over 226 for the tournament after beginning the day way back in the field in a tie for 65th.

Junior Gabby Dimora wound up in a tie for 43rd after shooting a 78 on Tuesday. She began the day tied for 35th after firing rounds of 77 and a one-over 73 on day one of the tournament.

UNC’s Lauren Hunt held of a late charge by Florida State’s Caroline Westrup to earn medalist honors. Hunt shot a six-under-par 210 (69-71-70) to edge Westrup by two strokes. After starting the day six shots behind Hunt, Westrup nearly lapped the field with a six-under 66 on Tuesday to garner a runner-up finish.

Westrup’s individual effort did, however, give the Seminoles the team title, beating out the Tar Heels by one stroke, 873 to 874. The defending champion Tennessee Lady Vols took third (876), while LSU and Alabama rounded out the top-five.

UNCG heads north to take part in the Lady Lion Invitational hosted by Penn State University in State College, PA. The Invite runs September 22-24 at the PSU Blue Course. UNCG head coach Emily Marron is a PSU grad.

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TEAM SCORING

1. Florida State                          297 291 285 873 +9

2. North Carolina                        286 293 295 874 +10

3. Tennessee                             299 288 289 876 +12

4. Louisiana State                      295 284 299 878 +14

5. Alabama                                297 285 305 887 +23

6. Furman                                 292 296 301 889 +25

7. South Florida                         298 301 293 892 +28

8. Maryland                               298 299 300 897 +33

9. North Carolina State               305 294 301 900 +36

10. College of Charleston            302 297 302 901 +37

11. Campbell                             301 304 298 903 +39

12. Notre Dame                         301 300 305 906 +42

13. UNCG                                 305 312 303 920 +56

14. Mississippi State                  314 306 302 922 +58

15. Miami                                  306 308 313 927 +63

16. Richmond                            310 311 314 935 +71

17. Georgia State                       304 313 319 936 +72

18. Kentucky                             308 314 318 940 +76

INDIVIDUAL TOP 10: 1. Lauren Hunt, North Carolina 69 71 70 210 −6; 2. Caroline Westrup, Florida State 74 72 66 212 −4; 3. Whitney Brummett, Florida State 70 70 73 213 −3; 4. Melissa Eaton, Louisiana State 73 69 73 215 −1; T5. Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston 70 73 73 216 E; T5. Marci Turner, Tennessee 75 67 74 216 E; T7. Kathleen Ekey, Furman 73 74 70 217 +1; T7. Laura Goodwin, Alabama 73 72 72 217 +1; T7. Nicole Smith, Tennessee 77 71 69 217 +1; T7. Jenny Suh, Alabama 74 68 75 217 +1.

UNCG GOLFERS: T36. Ashley Mylton 79 78 69 226; T43. Gabby DiMora 77 73 78 228; T66. Sofia Aidemark 74 79 83 236; T71. Jennifer Link 75 83 80 238; T85. Ashley Parrott 84 82 76 242.

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