The North Carolina women’s golf team finished in a tie for ninth place out of 12 teams in this year’s ACC Championships, in a three-day tournament that concluded on Saturday afternoon.
What happened?
In the final outing of the season, the North Carolina women's golf team made the short trip over to the renowned Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., to compete against some of the top individuals in the nation. The features of the Donald Ross-designed course proved to be challenging for UNC, which finished with a team-score of 38-over-par over the span of three rounds.
Day 1
The threat of inclement weather in Greensboro forced the first two rounds to be played in succession on Thursday, which gave players the chance to see double the action in one day.
To begin the tournament, UNC was led by a hot start from first-year Jennifer Zhou in her inaugural postseason round. She opened up her day shooting a 2-under-par 70 to position herself near the top of the leaderboard. Her teammate, junior Brynn Walker, followed suit and posted the same score in her first round of the day.
Thursday’s second round of play saw the momentum taper off for the Tar Heels near the top of the leaderboard. Zhou continued her steady style of play, walking away with a 1-over-par 73 to place her in sixth place overall with a total score of 1-under-par going into Saturday's final round.
Walker seemed poised to climb her way into the top 10 following her solid first round, but a 7-over-par 79 knocked her down to a tie for 28th.
The remainder of Jan Mann’s squad was rounded out by senior Kelly Whaley, who tied for 39th, junior Mariana Ocano, who tied for 47th, and sophomore Ava Bergner, who tied for 49th.