HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Emma Landis climbed the leaderboard in the final round of the Low Country Intercollegiate, and the Longwood women's golf team followed her lead. The junior climbed six spots for her best career finish when she tied for third. The Lancers moved up two spots to 12^th out of 19 teams in a competitive field.
 
SCORES:
Moss Creek Golf Club
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Par 72, 6,009 Yards
 
12. Longwood: 332-311—643 (+67)
 
T3. Emma Landis: 78-73—151 (+7)
T46. Grace Huffman: 82-81—163 (+19)
T60. Annabelle Jennings: 85-80—165 (+21)
T67. Ester Choi: 87-80—167 (+23)
101. Peyton Schaffer: DQ-78—78 (+6)
 
Individual
T80. Mary-Sears Brown: 84-87—171 (+27)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Landis again excelled on the difficult course. She was tied for the fourth-lowest round over the final 18 holes on her way into the top three. And just like the opening day, Landis closed well. She posted all three of her birdies in her final nine holes, and she made par or better on her final six holes of the day.
 
For Landis, it was her first top five finish of the season, and it was her best finish as a Lancer. She tied for fourth in the field with 23 pars and added four birdies over the two days of the tournament.
 
Grace Huffman tied for 46^th after shaving a stroke off of her day one score with an 81. She led the Lancers with five birdies.
 
Peyton Schaffer bounced back for a solid second round with a 78 for Longwood, and Annabelle Jennings and Ester Choi both shaved off five or more strokes from the first day.
 
Jennings and Choi fired matching 80s, with Jennings moving up into a tie for 60^th, and Choi moved up into a tie for 67^th.
 
Mary Sear's Brown tied for 80^th while playing as an individual.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
Longwood shaved off 21 strokes from their opening round.
 
Landis was tied for the second-best average score on Par 4s at 4.15.
 
Landis was also even for the tournament on Par 3s, along with Huffman.
 
The Lancers had the third best team score on Par 4s at 4.51.
 
Longwood tied for the third-most birdies in the field with 14.
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood is back in action at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday, March 27-28.
 
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