ROCK HILL, SC— The Winthrop women's golf team is ready to open its fall season when it heads to Greensboro, NC for the Starmount Fall Classic Oct. 1-2. The Eagles were set to open two weeks ago but the event was canceled due to Hurricane Florence.
Event: Starmount Fall Classic
Dates: Monday-Tuesday (Oct. 1-2)
Course: Starmount Forest Country Club (Par 72/6,186 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Sunday practice round / Monday 36 holes / Tuesday 18 holes)
Tournament Field: Appalachian State, Elon, High Point, Longwood, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Towson, Troy, UAB, UNC Greensboro, Western Carolina, William & Mary, Winthrop, Wofford
Weather Forecast: Monday, Oct. 1 (Sunny, 81 degrees, S 5 mph), Tuesday, Oct. 2 (partly cloudy, 81 degrees, SW 7 mph)
LIVE SCORING: (Birdiefire.com)
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Senior Chelsea Dantonio had the best finish for the Eagles as the 2017 Starmount Fall Classic as she placed 4th with a 54-hole total of 219 (+3)
- The team placed 3rd at the 2017 Starmount with a total of 908 (+44)
- Senior Julie Reinertsen tied for 11th at the Starmount last year as she rebounded with a first round 78 as she followed up with a second round 75 and final round 72
- Winthrop will be 1-of-3 Big South schools (High Point/Longwood)
- Dantonio enters her senior season with a career scoring average of 76.37 and eight rounds of par or better
- Dantonio's scoring average is currently second best all-time for a career at Winthrop
- Reinertsen enters her senior season with a 77.01 scoring average and nine rounds of par or better
- Reinertsen led the team in birdies with 57 in 2017-18
WINTHROP LINEUP
1.
Julie Reinertsen
2.
Chelsea Dantonio
3.
Sarah Funderburg
4.
Carleigh Greene
5.
Alexis Brindley
Indv.
Morgan McClaugherty
