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NCAA Championship Finals
W. Golf In Sixth Place; Advance To Final Round of Stroke Play
5/22/2022 10:35:13 PM | Women's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (seminoles.com) – Led by senior All-American Beatrice Wallin and sophomore Charlotte Heath, Florida State is in sixth place in the team standings after the third round, and have advanced to the fourth and final round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship at the Grayhawk Golf Course. The Seminoles finished comfortably inside the cutline of the top 15 teams in the standings after 54 holes and now face the aptly named Race to the Eight on Monday.
The Seminoles must finish in the top eight of the team standings following Monday’s round of 18 holes to advance to the three rounds of match play which will determine the national championship team beginning Tuesday.
Florida State is joined by Stanford, Oregon, Texas A&M, UCLA, Auburn, LSU, San Jose State, Southern Cal, Georgia, Purdue, Arizona State, Texas, Virginia and South Carolina on the list of the final 15 teams that will play in the Race to the Eight on Monday. Teams five through 12 (including Florida State in sixth place) are separated by a total of nine strokes. Stanford’s Rose Zhang is in first in the individual standings with a three-round score of 9 under par 207. She carded scores 68-70-69 and was the only player in the field who has finished the first three rounds with under par scores in each round.
“I don’t think each of our girls had their good stuff today, but we fought hard and put together another pretty good day,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “The girls are in pretty good spirits and I am proud of the way they hung in there today. The greatest thing I can say about this group is that they are all fighting for each other.”
Wallin and Heath are both in a tie for 20th place in the individual standings with three-round totals of 221. Wallin carded a team-leading 73 on Sunday while Heath finished with a 76.
Wallin, who finished in a tie for ninth in the individual standings at the 2021 NCAA Championship Finals, has carded scores of 75-73-73 for her 5 over par total of 221. She carded three birdies in Sunday including her third on hole no. 18. Wallin was never more than two strokes over par during the third round.
Heath will play for her first career NCAA Championships top 20 individual finish as she begins play on Monday having earned scores of 72-73-76 for her total of 221.
Sophomore Alice Hodge, who is in a tie for 52nd place in the individual standings, carded her best score of the first 54 holes of the event – a 74 – and has a three-day total of 225. She totaled 15 holes scored at par or better with one birdie in Sunday’s third round.
“This program is super deep,” Hodge said of the Seminoles’ play through the first three rounds of the championship. “I think we are a good team with whichever lineup we play. I think the course has been playing about the same (each day). It was a little easier in the morning, but it’s still playing tough; it’s definitely tough to make birdies out there. Pars are good, and even par is a great score out here. It’s a tough golf course.
Florida State begins play on Monday at 1:55 pm (ET) from the first tee. The Seminoles are paired with UCLA and Auburn.
Monday’s fourth round of stroke play will be televised on the Golf Channel between 5:00 and 9:00 ET.
NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship/May 20-25, 2022
Grayhawk Golf Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
6/24.-Florida State, 887
T20.-Beatrice Wallin, 221
T20.-Charlotte Heath, 221
T52.-Alice Hodge, 225
T81.-Cecile Finne-Ipsen, 229
T100.-Elle Johnson, 232
NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship/May 20-25, 2022
Grayhawk Golf Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
1.-Stanford, 864
2.-Oregon, 873
3.-Texas A&M, 877
4.-UCLA, 878
5.-Auburn, 885
6.-Florida State, 887
T7.-LSU, 888
T7.-San Jose State, 888
T9.-Souhern California, 892
T9.-Georgia, 892
11.-Purdue, 893
12.-Arizona State, 894
T13.-Texas, 901
T13.-Virginia, 901
T15.-South Carolina, 903
T15.-Wake Forest, 903
17.-Mississippi State, 905
18.-Baylor, 906
19.-Oklahoma State, 907
20.-Michigan, 911
21.-TCU, 912
T22.-Vanderbilt, 913
T22.-Arkansas, 913
24.-Alabama, 916