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Collegiate Invitational at Guadalajara Country Club
Ting, Woad Lead Seminoles Through First Round Of Collegiate Invitational
2/2/2024 9:36:00 PM | Women's Golf
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Florida State is in first place in the team standings, and sophomore Mirabel Ting is in third place in the individual standings after the first 27 holes of the Collegiate Invitational at the Guadalajara Country Club. The Seminoles are four strokes ahead of SMU and nine strokes ahead of Maryland heading into the second and final round of 27 holes on Saturday.
Florida State counted scores of 71 by Ting, 72 by sophomore Lottie Woad, and 73 by senior Charlotte Heath and junior Kaylah Williams in the first round. The teams and players then played nine more holes to complete play on the first of two days of competition.
Ting (-2 through 27 holes) and Woad (-1 through 27 holes) are in the top five of the individual standings. Ting trails Ellie Szeryk of SMU by two strokes heading into the final 27 holes of play. Woad is just three strokes behind the individual lead of Szeryk.
The Seminoles are the only team with two players in the top five of the individual standing. With senior All-American Charlotte Heath (+3 through 27 holes), Florida State and SMU are the only two teams with three players in the top 12 of the individual standings.
"We got off to a really good start in the first round," said Head Coach Amy Bond. "The thing I loved the most during the round today was that each of the girls' attitudes were phenomenal. This course can be tricky when the wind kicks up like it did late in the round today and things got a little crazy. The girls hung in there and we are right where we want to be through 27 holes."
Ting helped lead the Seminoles to the top of the team leaderboard with a 2-under-par score in the first round of 18 holes. Her score of 71 during the first round, included six holes at par or better. Ting is playing in her first event as a Seminole after earning All-American honors as a freshman at Augusta University in 2023.
Sophomore All-American Woad is currently tied for fourth place. She carded a 72 to match par during the first round and hit a birdie or better on five of her 18 holes. Woad continued her stellar play in the second round as she carded two birdies to remain under par.
"The course played tough later in the day when the wind picked up," said Woad. "I got off to a fast start in round one and then made a couple of mistakes which is easy to do on this course. I recovered well on the final nine holes. I'm looking forward to continuing the momentum tomorrow."
Heath, a four-time All-American during her career as a Seminole, carded a 73 during the first round. With one birdie on her first nine holes of the second round, she has a +3 score with 27 holes remaining to be played. Senior Alice Hodge finished with a 74 in the first round while junior Kaylah Williams totaled a 73 during the first round. Hodge is +5 and in a tie for 20th place, while Williams is +6 and in a tie for 28th place.
"We are all eager to play tomorrow. I'd like to see us be better with our wedge shots and with our shots around the green and focus on finishing how we need to over the final 27 holes on Saturday."
Collegiate Invitational/Feb. 2-3, 2024
Guadalajara Country Club/Guadalajara, Mexico/Par 72
1/12.-Florida State, +4
3.-Mirabel Ting, -2
T4.-Lottie Woad, -1
T12.-Charlotte Heath, +3
T20.-Alice Hodge, +5
T28.-Kaylah Williams, +6
Collegiate Invitational/Feb. 2-3, 2024
Guadalajara Country Club/Guadalajara, Mexico/Par 72
1.-Florida State, +4
2.-SMU, +8
3.-Colorado State, +12
4.-Georgia, +13
T5.-Maryland, +16
T5.-Louisville, +16
7.-Virgina, +17
8.-California, +19
9.-Tennessee, +20
10.-NC State, +23
11.-UNLV, +24
12.-New Mexico, +33
Florida State counted scores of 71 by Ting, 72 by sophomore Lottie Woad, and 73 by senior Charlotte Heath and junior Kaylah Williams in the first round. The teams and players then played nine more holes to complete play on the first of two days of competition.
Ting (-2 through 27 holes) and Woad (-1 through 27 holes) are in the top five of the individual standings. Ting trails Ellie Szeryk of SMU by two strokes heading into the final 27 holes of play. Woad is just three strokes behind the individual lead of Szeryk.
The Seminoles are the only team with two players in the top five of the individual standing. With senior All-American Charlotte Heath (+3 through 27 holes), Florida State and SMU are the only two teams with three players in the top 12 of the individual standings.
"We got off to a really good start in the first round," said Head Coach Amy Bond. "The thing I loved the most during the round today was that each of the girls' attitudes were phenomenal. This course can be tricky when the wind kicks up like it did late in the round today and things got a little crazy. The girls hung in there and we are right where we want to be through 27 holes."
Ting helped lead the Seminoles to the top of the team leaderboard with a 2-under-par score in the first round of 18 holes. Her score of 71 during the first round, included six holes at par or better. Ting is playing in her first event as a Seminole after earning All-American honors as a freshman at Augusta University in 2023.
Sophomore All-American Woad is currently tied for fourth place. She carded a 72 to match par during the first round and hit a birdie or better on five of her 18 holes. Woad continued her stellar play in the second round as she carded two birdies to remain under par.
"The course played tough later in the day when the wind picked up," said Woad. "I got off to a fast start in round one and then made a couple of mistakes which is easy to do on this course. I recovered well on the final nine holes. I'm looking forward to continuing the momentum tomorrow."
Heath, a four-time All-American during her career as a Seminole, carded a 73 during the first round. With one birdie on her first nine holes of the second round, she has a +3 score with 27 holes remaining to be played. Senior Alice Hodge finished with a 74 in the first round while junior Kaylah Williams totaled a 73 during the first round. Hodge is +5 and in a tie for 20th place, while Williams is +6 and in a tie for 28th place.
"We are all eager to play tomorrow. I'd like to see us be better with our wedge shots and with our shots around the green and focus on finishing how we need to over the final 27 holes on Saturday."
Collegiate Invitational/Feb. 2-3, 2024
Guadalajara Country Club/Guadalajara, Mexico/Par 72
1/12.-Florida State, +4
3.-Mirabel Ting, -2
T4.-Lottie Woad, -1
T12.-Charlotte Heath, +3
T20.-Alice Hodge, +5
T28.-Kaylah Williams, +6
Collegiate Invitational/Feb. 2-3, 2024
Guadalajara Country Club/Guadalajara, Mexico/Par 72
1.-Florida State, +4
2.-SMU, +8
3.-Colorado State, +12
4.-Georgia, +13
T5.-Maryland, +16
T5.-Louisville, +16
7.-Virgina, +17
8.-California, +19
9.-Tennessee, +20
10.-NC State, +23
11.-UNLV, +24
12.-New Mexico, +33
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