University of Louisville
Fall Kickoff
Twitty Louisville Women’s Golf to Fifth-Place Finish at Fall Kickoff
September 06, 2016 | Women's Golf
Olivia Cason was the Cardinals’ top finisher, tying for seventh with a 4-over-par 148.
NORCROSS, Ga. – Sophomore Jacqueline Twitty shot a 5-over-par 149 and paced the University of Louisville women's golf team on Tuesday to a fifth-place finish in the Fall Kickoff, the Cardinals' season-opener, in Norcross, Ga.
Twitty tied for ninth and recorded 27 pars in the 36-hole tournament at Berkeley Hills Country Club that featured seven teams, including event-champion and No. 3 preseason ranked Georgia. Louisville shot a 14-over-par 302 in the opening round and followed with a 15-over-par 303 to close the day.
Senior Louise Oxner and freshman Lauren Hartlage, part of the Cardinals' scoring team, tied for 12th and 20th, respectively. Senior Shannon Gramley rounded out the scorers, tying for 30th.
Oliva Cason highlighted the Louisville Black team, tying for seventh. The sophomore, who had the best finish overall, earned a 4-over-par 148 and tied Twitty for the third-most pars in the field at 27. Freshman Delaney Shah had a solid collegiate debut and tied for 12th behind a team-best five birdies.
Louisville returns to action in a week, when it travels to the Minnesota Invitational from Sept. 12-13 in Minneapolis, Minn.
For the latest information on Louisville women's golf, log on to GoCards.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/UofLWGolf or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UofLWGolf.
2016 Fall Kickoff
Sept. 6, 2016
Berkeley Hills Country Club (par 72/6,183 yards)
Norcross, Ga.
TOP-FIVE TEAM SCORES PLUS LOUISVILLE (36-hole totals): 1. Georgia – 292-293; 2. Auburn – 298-293; t-3. Vanderbilt – 304-296; t-3. Augusta – 296-304; 5. Louisville – 302-303
LOUISVILLE GOLFERS (of 51): t-7. Olivia Cason – 75-73; t-9. Jacqueline Twitty – 73-76; t-12. Louise Oxner – 75-75; t-12. Delaney Shah – 77-73; t-20. Lauren Hartlage – 77-75; t-25. Meghan Nay – 78-75; t-30. Shannon Gramley – 77-77; 38. Molly Skapik – 78-79; t-43. Ellen Kehoe – 79-81
Players Mentioned
