CABOT, Ark.— Drury opened their spring season with a seventh-place finish in a 12-team field at the Natural State Invitational, hosted by Harding at the par-72, 5,915-yard Cypress Creek Golf Course in Cabot, Arkansas, on Tuesday.
The Panthers finished the tournament with a +64, 640 and rallied in the final seven holes to get past Southern Arkansas by two strokes to finish seventh. Seventh ranked Central Missouri won the tournament, shooting a six-over-par, 582. Rogers State was 14 shots back in second, and Arkansas Tech came in third with a +24, 600.
Scores went up on the tournament's second day.
Taryn Overstreet ended the event as Drury's best finisher as the senior from Jackson, Missouri, finished tied for 36
th with a 14-over-par, 158.
Reagan Martin tied for 38
th (+15, 159), and
Grace Stafford had Drury's best second round score, shooting a nine-over-par 81 to finish tied for 41
st with a +16, 160.
Jade Carter came in 50
th, shooting a +19, 163 for the tournament.
Haley Jones from Central Missouri won the tournament's individual title, posting a one-under-par 143, finishing two strokes ahead of Ellen Spigner of Arkansas Tech, who came in second.
The Panthers compete again March 10-12 at the Emerald Coast Collegiate Tournament, hosted by Missouri-St. Louis in Miramar Beach, Florida.
Drury Results
| 7 |
Drury |
|
330, +42 |
640, +64 |
| T36 |
Taryn Overstreet (1) |
|
82, +10 |
158, +14 |
| T38 |
Reagan Martin (4) |
|
83, +11 |
159, +15 |
| T41 |
Grace Stafford (2) |
|
81, +9 |
160, +16 |
| 50 |
Jade Carter (5) |
|
84, +12 |
163, +19 |
| 62 |
Abby Howard (3) |
|
91, +19 |
173, +29 |
Drury Individuals
Complete Tournament Results
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