Sept. 14, 2009
HANAHAN, S.C. -
Sophomore Jessica Hollandsworth shot a 2-under-par 70 Monday afternoon in the final round of the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Golf Club to finish in a fifth-place tie in the individual standings and lead the University of Maryland women's golf team to a ninth-place team finish.
Hollandsworth finished only a stroke shy of third place, shooting 213 with rounds of 73, 70 and 70. The Terrapins shot 887 (300-292-295) as a team over three rounds.
Freshman Christine Shimel had a solid opening tournament for her collegiate debut, finishing with a 5-over-par 221 to place in the top 30.
Kerri Connolly shot a 226 and Carly Hunt finished at 231 to round out Maryland's counted scores. Lauren Varnas finished at 236.
Georgia finished first in the team standings, defeating runner-up Florida State by seven strokes.
Marta Silva Zamora finished eight under par over three rounds to edge Florida State's Lacey Agnew for individual medalist honors.
TEAM SCORES
1 Georgia, U. of 280 283 287 850 -14
2 Florida State Univ. 292 283 282 857 -7
3 North Carolina, U of 288 290 291 869 +5
4 Tennessee, U. of 294 289 289 872 +8
5 Furman University 291 284 298 873 +9
6 Wisconsin, U. of 288 295 295 878 +14
7 Vanderbilt Univ. 286 293 302 881 +17
8 Texas 304 290 292 886 +22
9 Maryland, U. of 300 292 295 887 +23
10 Charleston, Coll. of 295 291 305 891 +27
11 North Carolina State 297 299 297 893 +29
12 South Florida 304 298 294 896 +32
13 N. Car.- Greensboro 300 301 304 905 +41
14 Mississippi, U. of 302 303 305 910 +46
15 Mississippi St. U. 305 298 313 916 +52
16 Miami, U. of 310 303 308 921 +57
17 Richmond, U. of 311 305 319 935 +71
18 Charleston Southern 309 318 326 953 +89
MARYLAND SCORES
9 Maryland, U. of 300 292 295 887
T5 Jessica Hollandsworth(1)73 70 70 213
T30 Christine Shimel (3) 75 73 73 221
T49 Kerri Connolly (2) 78 73 75 226
T62 Carly Hunt (5) 74 80 77 231
T76 Lauren Varnas (4) 80 76 80 236
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