FAYETTEVILLE The University of Arkansas women s golf team played well on the front nine at the NCAA Championships, just the way the No. 10 Razorbacks rolled to a win at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional last week.
Clemson, S.C. The championship match of the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Golf Tournament was halted by darkness on Sunday night. Wake Forest was declared the conference champion by virtue of its number-one seed at the end of stroke play on Saturday.All five matches between the Tigers and Demon Deacons had gone at least 14 holes when play was halted. Wake Forest, ranked as the number-three team in the nation by Spikemark, had a 1-0 lead by virtue of winning the only completed match. Clemson, the number-20 team in the nation by Spikemark, was ahead in two matches and Wake Forest was ahead in the other two matches still out on the course.According to the ACC Women’s Golf Manual, “In the event match play is started, but cannot be completed, the highest remaining seed will be awarded the team championship.” Wake Forest was the number-one seed entering match play by virtue of its 841 team score in the strong play competition. Clemson was the number-two seed after its 848 team
Clemson, S.C. Sydney Roberts defeated Rebecca Skoler 1-UP to give Clemson a 3-2 victory over Virginia in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Match Play Championship early Sunday afternoon at Porter’s Neck Golf Club in Wilmington, NC.The victory moved Clemson into the championship match against #1 seed and third ranked Wake Forest later Sunday afternoon.In the championship match, Wake Forest was ahead in two matches, Clemson was ahead in one, and two were tied when play was halted due to weather at 5:02 p.m.If the match is completed we will have a recap later tonight.Clemson will be attempting to win its second consecutive ACC Women’s Golf Championship against the Demon Deacons.The semifinal match against Virginia was a rematch of last year’s ACC championship when Clemson defeated Virginia 3-1-1 to win its first ACC Women’s Golf Championship in history. Clemson qualified second for the match play championship by finishing at 16-under-par 848 in the stroke play port