Stillwater, Okla. – Clemson women’s golf finished the 54-hole NCAA Regional on Wednesday, coming in seventh place. The Tigers finished at +37 on the three-day event.“We just couldn’t quite get anything going today,” said Clemson coach Kelley Hester. “We got off to a tough start and never recovered.”Savannah Grewal finished as the top Tiger individual, tied for 10th at +3 (75). Grewal earned a spot in a four-way playoff for the second individual qualifying spot and became the third Clemson golfer to record a top 10 at an NCAA regional. Lauren Stephenson finished fifth in 2016, while Alice Hewson was eighth in 2017.“Savannah rallied late finishing birdie, eagle to make the four-way playoff for second individual spot,” said Hester. “There were four birdies the first time they played 18, but the winner eagled the second time while Savannah made par.”Melena Barrientos finished tied for 19th at +7, while Callista Rice, in her final collegiate tournament, finished tied f
Mesa, Ariz. – Savannah Grewal improved her score by 10 strokes on Saturday, leading the TIgers to a -4 on the day to sit alone in second place heading into the final round of the Clover Cup, hosted by Notre Dame.“A lot of fight in the Tigers today,” said head coach Kelley Hester. “What a great comeback by Savannah today and an all around solid team effort.”As a team, the Tigers shot -4 on Saturday (284) putting them at -6 for the tournament, just two shots off the leader No. 17 LSU. Clemson is one shot ahead of No. 31 TCU, the only other team sitting at under par for the weekend. Individually, Grewal led the Tigers, turning in a -5 on Saturday with seven birdies to stand in a tie for 18th overall. Katherine Schuster is Clemson’s highest individual, sitting alone in 12th after finishing the day at -1 with five birdies. Callista Rice is tied for 13 after shooting even today, while Melena Barrientos is tied for 25th. Annabelle Pancake shot a +5 today, while Gracyn Burgess tur
Clemson, S.C. Annabelle Pancake finished sixth to lead Clemson to a fourth-place finish at the Tulane Classic. The fourth-place finish was the best for the Clemson team in its seven appearance at the event held at English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans, Louisiana.The entire tournament was held in difficult weather conditions as the average score for the 54 holes was 79.74. No player shot better than five-over-par for the 54 holes on the par 72 course, and there were only six under-par rounds among the 279 rounds played by the 93 players over the course of the tournament."Pretty disappointing finish today," said head coach Kelley Hester. "The steady east wind made the course play totally differently than what we had seen. Annabelle [Pancake] had a solid individual finish and we played some good golf as a team but unfortunately we made too many mistakes."North Texas won the tournament with a score of 895, 31-over par, while 10th ranked Michigan was second at
New Orleans, La. – Annabelle Pancake ranks in the top 10 and Clemson now sits in third out of 17 teams heading into the final round of the Tulane Classic at English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans, Louisiana.“Much improved playing conditions today led to much improved scores,” said head coach Kelley Hester. “I’m very proud of our team for moving up today.”The Tigers were 25-shots better than round one, finishing with the second-best round of the day at 292 (+4). Clemson sits just two shots behind 10th-ranked Michigan in second place, while North Texas leads the field with a two-round total of 584 (+8). Melena Barrientos and Savannah Grewal finished round two at even par, while Annabelle Pancake and Callista Rice each finished two-over. Rice is tied for 15th, Barrientos tied for 23rd and Grewal is tied for 34th heading into Tuesday’s finale.Pancake finished her second round with three birdies, including two on the front nine. Barrientos finished the front at one over, then
New Orleans, La. – Annabelle Pancake, Katherine Schuster and Callista Rice all rank in the top 25 after the first round, leading Clemson to a sixth-place standing out of 17 teams after 18 holes at the Tulane Collegiate at English Turn Golf Club in New Orleans, Louisiana.The 93 competitors played in difficult conditions. Only one player shot under par for the round, Marine Griffault of Texas State, and the scoring average was 10 over par 82. No team broke 300 for a team score and only North Texas (+12) was better than 20 over par as a team. Clemson stands in sixth place at 29-over par score of 317, but the Tigers are just five shots out of fourth place.“It was a pretty challenging day today with temps in the 40s and a steady 15-20 mph wind,” said head coach Kelley Hester. “We played better on the back as we adjusted and will look to improve tomorrow.”Pancake led Clemson with a five-over-par 77 on the 6,178-yard course. The sophomore from Indiana played the par three holes