KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- The Indiana State women's golf team shaved nine strokes off their opening round total to move into a tie for 31st place after the second round of the 2019 Kiawah Island Classic. The event is a three-day, three-round event being held at both the Osprey Point (Par 72 – 5,984 yards) and Oak Point (Par 72 – 5,977 yards) Golf Resorts.
Indiana State's round of 306 is nine strokes better than their 315 team showing on Sunday and helped them improve their standing by seven spots. The Sycamores are tied with Presbyterian with a two-day total of 621 which is tied for 31st.
"We made a nice improvement today," head coach
Greg Towne said. "
Sierra Hargens got her score down to four under on a difficult course. Everyone else fought to save shots. We are looking to keep moving up the leaderboard tomorrow."
Hargens finished with an even par score of 72 after tallying an 81 on the opening day. Her two-day total of 153 is tied for 101st place. She got her score down to four under with two holes remaining before finished with a 72.
Thilda Staubo birdied the No. 8 hole to finish with a 76 in the second round which gives her a 150 for the tournament and puts her in a tie for 53rd place.
Sophie Benetti birdied the No. 10 hole as she finished with a score of 78 for the second consecutive round and her total of 156 is tied for 134th.
Kayla Ryan improved two strokes over her Sunday total by posting an 80 which gives her a total of 162 and is tied for 188th. Ryan tallied three birdies on the day. Abigail irwin trimmed six strokes off her opening round score to post an 88 which gives her a total of 182 and a tie for 246th place.
The large field of 49 teams also contains well over 250 individual players. The Sycamores' nine stroke improvement is tied for the sixth-best jump of the day. Another team that made a nine-stroke improvement was North Florida who trimmed their opening day score down from 293 to 284 and their two-day total of 577 is in first place.
The third and final round begins at 8:30 am (ET) on Tuesday, February 26 with a shotgun start.
