GREENWOOD, S.C. – Longwood women's golf knocked one stroke off its best round in the Big South Championship, but a searing round from Charleston Southern saw the two teams swap places on the final day of stroke play. The Lancers finished fifth after firing a 306, their best round of the event. CSU posed a 295, which was the second-best score of any team in any round at the tournament, to vault past the Lancers.
 
SCORES:
The Links at Stoney Point
Greenwood, S.C.
Par 72, 6,293 Yards
 
1. Campbell: 307-309-290—906 (+42)
2. High Point: 303-309-299—911 (+47)
3. Gardner-Webb: 303-313-300—916 (+52)
4. Charleston Southern: 314-312-295—921 (+57)
5. Longwood: 313-307-306—926 (+62)
6. UNC Asheville: 313-316-299—928 (+64)
7. Presbyterian: 315-326-298—938 (+74)
8. USC Upstate: 309-326-307—942 (+78)
9. Radford: 322-314-317—953 (+89)
10. Winthrop: 326-DNF-DNF—DNF
 
T15. Annabelle Jennings: 81-73-77—231 (+15)
T18. Emma Landis: 78-78-76—232 (+16)
T20. Peyton Schaffer: 77-79-77—233 (+17)
T23. Grace Huffman: 77-77-80—234 (+18)
Sub. Ester Choi: 85-80-DNP
Sub. Mary-Sears Brown: DNP-DNP-76
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
Mary-Sears Brown and Emma Landis posted the low rounds for the Lancers on the third and final day.
 
Brown came on as a sub after the first two days, and she had a strong final 10 holes. She posted eight pars and a birdie in her final 10 holes, and she didn't have anything above a bogey on the day to card a 76.
 
Meanwhile, Landis notched 15 holes at par or better on her way to a 76, her best round of the tournament. Landis had a pair of birdies to go with her 13 pars. She tied for 18^th.
 
Jennings finished with Longwood's best three-round score. She tied for 15^th after tallying a 77 in her final round. She had 13 pars on the day.
 
Schaffer also finished in the top 20 of the 56-player field after carding a final-round 77 to tie for 20^th. She had a birdie on her final hole of the round.
 
Huffman posted a pair of birdies to finish tied for 23^rd, giving Longwood four golfers in the top half of field among those who played three full rounds.
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
 
Longwood posted the second best average score on Par 5s at 5.25.
 
The Lancers led the field with 169 pars.
 
Annabelle Jennings was tied for the second-best score on Par 5s, as she was even on such holes over the three rounds.
 
Schaffer was tied for the eighth-best average score on Par 5s at 5.08.
 
UP NEXT:
 
The Lancer women's golf season is finished. The team will pick things back up this fall for the 2023-24 season.
 
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