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Tar Heel Invitational
Women’s Golf Finishes Eighth at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational
October 15, 2017 | Women's Golf
Molly Skapik placed 10th after shooting a career-best 7-under-par 209.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Molly Skapik produced with a career-best 7-under-par 209, and the University of Louisville women's golf team took eighth on Sunday in the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Skapik, who finished 10th in the 96-player field, closed the tournament at the UNC Finley Golf Course with a 2-under-par 70. Her 54-hole tournament score is tied for sixth best in school history, matching a feat teammate Lauren Hartlage achieved earlier this year.
The senior, Skapik opened the event with a career-best 6-under-par 66 for the second-lowest round in school history. She finished with a 2.75 par-3 scoring average, fourth best in the pack, and had 39 pars to tie for the seventh most over the three-day span.
Louisville wrapped up the tournament with a 3-over-par 867, finishing ahead of three programs that placed in Golfstat's final top 50 last year. The Cardinals tournament score is tied for the seventh-lowest mark in program history, matching the 2009 team's sum at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic. The Cardinals totaled 183 pars, which only trailed Arkansas. Duke won the team title with a 31-under-par 833.
Hartlage was the Cardinals' second-highest finisher, carding an even-par 216. She used two birdies during the day to shoot a 1-under-par 71, tying for 30th.
Olivia Cason tied for 51st after shooting a 1-over-par 73 for the second-consecutive day. Jacqueline Twitty tied for 61st, and Kristin Engle finished in a tie for 63rd.
Louisville finishes the fall portion of its schedule at home with the Cardinal Cup from Oct. 21-22 at the UofL Golf Club.
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Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational
Oct. 13-15, 2017
UNC Finley Golf Course (par 72/6,379 yards)
Chapel Hill, N.C.
TOP-FIVE TEAM SCORES PLUS LOUISVILLE (18 teams, 54-hole totals): 1. Duke – 283-271-279; 2. Alabama – 285-279-270; 3. South Carolina – 284-281-281; 4. Arkansas – 288-279-284; 5. North Carolina – 289-283-284; 8. Louisville – 288-289-290
LOUISVILLE GOLFERS (of 96): 10. Molly Skapik – 66-73-70; t-30. Lauren Hartlage – 75-70-71; t-51. Olivia Cason – 76-73-73; t-61. Jacqueline Twitty – 75-73-76; t-63. Kristin Engle – 72-77-76
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