DADE CITY, Fla. —
Ava La Belle earned a top-10 finish Tuesday as the Florida Southern College women's golf team concluded the Saint Leo Invitational tied for ninth with a 53-over total of 917 at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club's South Course. The Moccasins posted a final-round 306 after opening with rounds of 309 and 302 Monday.
La Belle finished tied for eighth with a 4-over total of 220, shooting a second consecutive 1-over 73. She carded birdies on holes 4, 11 and 14, posting a 1-under 35 on the back nine. La Belle finished with rounds of 74, 73 and 73, totaling 11 birdies through 54 holes.
McKinlee Proctor finished tied for 30th with a 14-over total of 230. After shooting an opening-round 80 and a career-low, even-par 72 Monday, Proctor closed with a 6-over 78. She played the back nine in 2-over 38 and finished the tournament with five birdies.
Ella Ahlqvist and
Alexandra Botsis finished tied for 49th with matching 18-over totals of 234. Ahlqvist improved her score in each round, following rounds of 79 and 78 with a 5-over 77 Tuesday. She birdied hole 4 and shot a 1-over 37 on the front nine, finishing with three birdies for the tournament. Botsis posted a second consecutive 7-over 79 after opening with a 76. She recorded birdies on holes 3 and 18 in the final round, shooting a 1-over 37 on the back nine. Botsis totaled five birdies through 54 holes.
Emma Visnovska rounded out the Moccasin lineup tied for 62nd with a 23-over total of 239. Visnovska also improved her score each round, following an 81 and 80 with a 6-over 78 Tuesday. She carded a birdie on hole 9 and shot a 1-over 37 on the front nine, bringing her tournament birdie total to three.
Competing as an individual,
Anne Charlotte Otto finished 70th with a 29-over total of 245. Otto followed rounds of 82 and 79 with a 12-over 84 in the final round. She birdied hole 3 and played the back nine in 3-over 39.
Susie Davis placed 76th with a 44-over total of 260. Davis improved four strokes from her second round to close with a 10-over 82 after opening with rounds of 92 and 86. She shot a 4-over 40 on the front nine Tuesday.
Roo Davidson finished 78th with a 55-over total of 271. Davidson posted her lowest round of the tournament with a 16-over 88, improving five strokes from her second-round 93 after opening with a 90. She birdied holes 7 and 12 Tuesday, finishing with five birdies for the tournament.
Florida Southern moved up one spot to finish tied with Daytona State, two strokes ahead of Rogers State. Barry captured the team title with a 19-over total of 883, finishing 15 strokes ahead of Lee, Seminole State and Wingate, which tied for second at 34-over 898.
Nova Southeastern's Mckenzee Sullivan earned medalist honors with a 2-under total of 214, edging Wingate's Ines Marty by one stroke.
T9 — Florida Southern — 309-302-306 — 917 (+53)
T8 —
Ava La Belle — 74-73-73 — 220 (+4)
T30 —
McKinlee Proctor — 80-72-78 — 230 (+14)
T49 —
Ella Ahlqvist — 79-78-77 — 234 (+18)
T49 —
Alexandra Botsis — 76-79-79 — 234 (+18)
T62 —
Emma Visnovska — 81-80-78 — 239 (+23)
70 —
Anne Charlotte Otto (IND) — 82-79-84 — 245 (+29)
76 —
Susie Davis (IND) — 92-86-82 — 260 (+44)
78 —
Roo Davidson (IND) — 90-93-88 — 271 (+55)