University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Women's Golf in Third After 36 Holes at Tchefuncta Invitational
2/21/2022 6:07:00 PM | Women's Golf
COVINGTON, La. --Â The Southern Miss women's golf team enjoyed a solid start at the Tchefuncta Invitational on Monday and currently sit in third after 36 holes at Tchefuncta Country Club. The Golden Eagles got the day started with a 296, which was the lowest first-round score they've recorded all season.
Lucy Nunn Burke's squad sat at the top of the leaderboard through 18 holes and sophomore Merche Corbacho fired a three-under par 68 to sit in first place on the individual leaderboard. As the day went on, Friend Chompitakdacha and Jacee Fields climbed up the leaderboard as well. Chompitakdacha used a five-over par 76 in the second round to move into a tie for 18th, while Fields shot a five-over 76 to tie Chompitakdacha at 18th overall. Corbacho carded a second-round 77 to sit tied for first heading into the final day.
After shooting a four-over 75 in the opening round, freshman Momoka Ando added a six-over 77 in the second round to sit just outside the top 10. Freshman Elena Melich is tied for 38th after shooting a five-over 76, following by a 12-over 83. Transfer Icie Cockerham, playing as an individual, is tied for 41st after shooting a 79 in the second round.Â
Southern Miss is 11 strokes off the lead and three strokes behind Incarnate Word. The final round will start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning with a shotgun start.Â
Individual Leaderboard
T1. Merche Corbacho (68-77-144)
T10. Momoka Ando (75-77-152)
T18. Friend Chompitakdacha (77-76-153)
T18. Jacee Fields (77-76-153)
T38. Elena Melich (76-83-159)
T41. Icie Cockerham (82-79-161)
Team Leaderboard
1. South Alabama
2. Incarnate Word
3. Southern Miss
4. Little Rock
5. ULM
6. UAB
7. Toledo
8. UT Arlington
9. Murray State
Lucy Nunn Burke's squad sat at the top of the leaderboard through 18 holes and sophomore Merche Corbacho fired a three-under par 68 to sit in first place on the individual leaderboard. As the day went on, Friend Chompitakdacha and Jacee Fields climbed up the leaderboard as well. Chompitakdacha used a five-over par 76 in the second round to move into a tie for 18th, while Fields shot a five-over 76 to tie Chompitakdacha at 18th overall. Corbacho carded a second-round 77 to sit tied for first heading into the final day.
After shooting a four-over 75 in the opening round, freshman Momoka Ando added a six-over 77 in the second round to sit just outside the top 10. Freshman Elena Melich is tied for 38th after shooting a five-over 76, following by a 12-over 83. Transfer Icie Cockerham, playing as an individual, is tied for 41st after shooting a 79 in the second round.Â
Southern Miss is 11 strokes off the lead and three strokes behind Incarnate Word. The final round will start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning with a shotgun start.Â
Individual Leaderboard
T1. Merche Corbacho (68-77-144)
T10. Momoka Ando (75-77-152)
T18. Friend Chompitakdacha (77-76-153)
T18. Jacee Fields (77-76-153)
T38. Elena Melich (76-83-159)
T41. Icie Cockerham (82-79-161)
Team Leaderboard
1. South Alabama
2. Incarnate Word
3. Southern Miss
4. Little Rock
5. ULM
6. UAB
7. Toledo
8. UT Arlington
9. Murray State
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