ST. SIMONS, Ga. --- The Tusculum University women's golf team posted an opening round 316 and is tied for 11th place at the 2025 St. Simons Intercollegiate after the first day action on Sunday. The three-day, 54-hole tournament is being held at the par-72, 5,801-yard King and Prince Golf Club and hosted by Lincoln Memorial University.
The Tusculum duo of Reagan Padilla and Maylei Hildenbrand each carded rounds of 76 and are tied for 25th place.
Wingate has the first-round lead with a team aggregate score of 290. West Florida is second with 294, followed by Flagler (295), Lincoln Memorial (301), Eckerd (302), Carson-Newman (305), Lander (306), Union, Tenn. (312), USC Beaufort (313) and Trevecca Nazarene to round out the top-10.
Tusculum and North Greenville are tied for 11th place with 316, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne (321), Belmont Abbey (321), Mount Olive (324), UNC Pembroke (328), Texas A&M-Kingsville (329) and Shorter (344).
Flagler's Sofia Terzoli posted a three-under par 69 and has the first-round lead by two shots over the trio of Jackie Gonzalez Howard (Wingate), Tabitha Hanely (Flagler) and Lauren Patterson (West Florida) who each carded rounds of 71 (-1).
The second round of the 54-hole tournament will be played on Monday followed by Tuesday's final round.
This year's tournament field features seven teams who are nationally-ranked or are receiving votes in the latest WGCA/NCAA Division II Poll.
Team Scores (thru 1st round)
|
Pl |
Team (WGCA Rank) |
1st |
|
1 |
Wingate (2) |
290 |
|
2 |
West Florida (RV) |
294 |
|
3 |
Flagler (4) |
295 |
|
4 |
Lincoln Memorial (RV) |
301 |
|
5 |
Eckerd (23) |
302 |
|
6 |
Carson-Newman (RV) |
305 |
|
7 |
Lander (19) |
306 |
|
8 |
Union, Tenn. |
312 |
|
9 |
USC Beaufort |
313 |
|
10 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
315 |
|
T11 |
TUSCULUM |
316 |
|
T11 |
North Greenville |
316 |
|
T13 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
321 |
|
T13 |
Belmont Abbey |
321 |
|
15 |
Mount Olive |
324 |
|
16 |
UNC Pembroke |
328 |
|
17 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
329 |
|
18 |
Shorter |
344 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
|
Pl |
Player |
1st |
|
T25 |
76 |
|
|
T25 |
76 |
|
|
T47 |
79 |
|
|
T84 |
85 |
|
|
T88 |
87 |