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Woad In First; Seminoles Tied For Ninth At NCAA Championships
5/17/2024 10:41:00 PM | Women's Golf
CARLSBAD, Ca.– National Player of the Year Finalist Lottie Woad is in first place, and Florida State is in a tie for ninth place in the team standings after the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on the Champions Course at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa. Woad carded a career-low and program record tying 65 and leads the individual standings by one stroke over Isabella Rawl of Clemson.
Woad carded a 7 under par score of 65. She tied her personal record for a low score in a single round, tied the school record for a low score in a single round, and set the school record for the low score in a single round in the NCAA Championship Finals. Woad came within one shot of tying the all-time record low score of 64 in the NCAA Championship finals event. The best score in relation to par in NCAA Championship Finals history is a 64 by Megan McChrystal of LSU in 2010.
"We had a good round after getting off to a tough start," said Head Coach Amy Bond. "There were certainly some nerves and some questions about this golf course which is being played for the first time. We hung in there and gritted it out through the hard holes. We were able take advantage of the front nine and make some birdies after starting on the back nine."
Woad was on fire from the start of her round as she began her second appearance in the NCAA Championship. She carded birdies on her first, fourth and ninth holes and made the turn at 3 strokes under par. She birdied five of her nine holes on her back nine to finish her post season masterpiece. She totaled eight birdies and nine more holes scored at par to tie her career best.
Woad was never over par, was as many as seven strokes under par, and closed her round with two birdies on her final three holes. She is now a total of 62 strokes under par for her 19-tournament career as a Seminole. Woad is now six strokes under par in four NCAA Championship rounds.
"I drove the ball well and left myself in pretty much in every fairway," said Woad following the round. "I'm feeling really good. I'm going to keep those lines off the tee for tomorrow."
Bond, who is coaching the Seminoles in the school-eighth consecutive NCAA Championship, was impressed with her star player.
"Lottie played an exceptional round of golf," said Bond. "She hit some really great golf shots that gave her some tap-ins, while also making some lengthy putts. She got it going early and kept it going throughout the round. A score of 65 is an exceptional round anywhere but especially in the NCAA Championship."
Senior Alice Hodge also played outstanding golf as she carded an even par 72. Following an uncharacteristic double bogey on her first hole of the round, Hodge closed her final 17 holes at 2 under par. Hodge immediately regrouped after her double, birdied her second hole, and finished her round with three birdies and 13 holes scored at par. She closed her round with two birdies and nine holes scored a par. Her scorecard was clean on her final nine holes – a string of nine consecutive holes scored at par to close the round.
Hodge has now carded four career rounds at par or better in her four NCAA Championship Finals appearances.
Each of the 30 teams in the championship will play the first three rounds of stroke play. After the first three rounds, the field will be cut to 15 to begin the race to the final eight during the fourth round of stroke play. The national champion will be decided after three rounds of match play, with the championship match scheduled for May 22.
THe Seminoles are one of only four teams in the nation that has played in each of the last eight NCAA Championship Finals. The Seminoles are joined by Southern California, Stanford, and Texas in an elite group of programs that have played during the final week of the season in each NCAA Championship since 2016.
Bond and her Seminoles begin play in the second round of the NCAA Championship on the heels of three of the best national finishes in school history in the last three seasons: ninth in 2021, fifth in 2022, and fifth in 2023. The three consecutive top finishes mark the first three times the Seminoles have finished inside the top 10 in the final standings at the NCAA Championship Finals.
Florida State will tee off at 3:00 p.m. (ET) in the afternoon wave of teams.
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
T9/30.-Florida State, 287
1.-Lottie Woad, 65
T38.-Alice Hodge, 72
T87.-Charlotte Heath, 75
T87.-Mirabel Ting, 75
T152.-Katherine Cook, 81
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
1.-Clemson, 280
2.-Texas A&M, 281
T3.-Stanford, 285
T3.-Auburn, 285
T3.-Northwestern, 285
T6.-San Jose State, 286
T6.-Duke, 286
T6.-Arizona State, 286
T9.-Florida State, 287
T9.-Mississippi, State, 287
T9.-Oklahoma State, 287
T12.-Michigan State, 288
T12.-Arkansas, 288
14.-LSU, 289
T15.-UCLA, 291
T15.-Pepperdine, 291
17.-Oregon, 294
T18.-Purdue, 295
T18.-Wake Forest, 295
20.-South Carolina, 296
T21.-Ole Miss,
T21.-Texas, 299
T21.-Southern Cal, 299
T22.-Oregon State, 299
T25.-Vanderbilt, 300
T25.-Baylor, 300
27.-Virginia, 301
28.-North Carolina, 302
29.-SMU, 302
30.-Tulsa, 303
Woad carded a 7 under par score of 65. She tied her personal record for a low score in a single round, tied the school record for a low score in a single round, and set the school record for the low score in a single round in the NCAA Championship Finals. Woad came within one shot of tying the all-time record low score of 64 in the NCAA Championship finals event. The best score in relation to par in NCAA Championship Finals history is a 64 by Megan McChrystal of LSU in 2010.
"We had a good round after getting off to a tough start," said Head Coach Amy Bond. "There were certainly some nerves and some questions about this golf course which is being played for the first time. We hung in there and gritted it out through the hard holes. We were able take advantage of the front nine and make some birdies after starting on the back nine."
Woad was on fire from the start of her round as she began her second appearance in the NCAA Championship. She carded birdies on her first, fourth and ninth holes and made the turn at 3 strokes under par. She birdied five of her nine holes on her back nine to finish her post season masterpiece. She totaled eight birdies and nine more holes scored at par to tie her career best.
Woad was never over par, was as many as seven strokes under par, and closed her round with two birdies on her final three holes. She is now a total of 62 strokes under par for her 19-tournament career as a Seminole. Woad is now six strokes under par in four NCAA Championship rounds.
"I drove the ball well and left myself in pretty much in every fairway," said Woad following the round. "I'm feeling really good. I'm going to keep those lines off the tee for tomorrow."
Bond, who is coaching the Seminoles in the school-eighth consecutive NCAA Championship, was impressed with her star player.
"Lottie played an exceptional round of golf," said Bond. "She hit some really great golf shots that gave her some tap-ins, while also making some lengthy putts. She got it going early and kept it going throughout the round. A score of 65 is an exceptional round anywhere but especially in the NCAA Championship."
Senior Alice Hodge also played outstanding golf as she carded an even par 72. Following an uncharacteristic double bogey on her first hole of the round, Hodge closed her final 17 holes at 2 under par. Hodge immediately regrouped after her double, birdied her second hole, and finished her round with three birdies and 13 holes scored at par. She closed her round with two birdies and nine holes scored a par. Her scorecard was clean on her final nine holes – a string of nine consecutive holes scored at par to close the round.
Hodge has now carded four career rounds at par or better in her four NCAA Championship Finals appearances.
Each of the 30 teams in the championship will play the first three rounds of stroke play. After the first three rounds, the field will be cut to 15 to begin the race to the final eight during the fourth round of stroke play. The national champion will be decided after three rounds of match play, with the championship match scheduled for May 22.
THe Seminoles are one of only four teams in the nation that has played in each of the last eight NCAA Championship Finals. The Seminoles are joined by Southern California, Stanford, and Texas in an elite group of programs that have played during the final week of the season in each NCAA Championship since 2016.
Bond and her Seminoles begin play in the second round of the NCAA Championship on the heels of three of the best national finishes in school history in the last three seasons: ninth in 2021, fifth in 2022, and fifth in 2023. The three consecutive top finishes mark the first three times the Seminoles have finished inside the top 10 in the final standings at the NCAA Championship Finals.
Florida State will tee off at 3:00 p.m. (ET) in the afternoon wave of teams.
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
T9/30.-Florida State, 287
1.-Lottie Woad, 65
T38.-Alice Hodge, 72
T87.-Charlotte Heath, 75
T87.-Mirabel Ting, 75
T152.-Katherine Cook, 81
2024 NCAA Championship Finals/May 17-22, 2024
La Costa Champions Course/Carlsbad, Calif./Par 72
1.-Clemson, 280
2.-Texas A&M, 281
T3.-Stanford, 285
T3.-Auburn, 285
T3.-Northwestern, 285
T6.-San Jose State, 286
T6.-Duke, 286
T6.-Arizona State, 286
T9.-Florida State, 287
T9.-Mississippi, State, 287
T9.-Oklahoma State, 287
T12.-Michigan State, 288
T12.-Arkansas, 288
14.-LSU, 289
T15.-UCLA, 291
T15.-Pepperdine, 291
17.-Oregon, 294
T18.-Purdue, 295
T18.-Wake Forest, 295
20.-South Carolina, 296
T21.-Ole Miss,
T21.-Texas, 299
T21.-Southern Cal, 299
T22.-Oregon State, 299
T25.-Vanderbilt, 300
T25.-Baylor, 300
27.-Virginia, 301
28.-North Carolina, 302
29.-SMU, 302
30.-Tulsa, 303
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