The UNC women’s golf team took on a field of 16 schools in Melbourne, Fla. at the Moon Golf Invitational starting on Monday and finishing Tuesday. Their first tournament of 2020 saw the Tar Heels finish in a tie for fourth place overall, with a team score of 867 and one player finishing in the top 10.
What happened?
North Carolina came out strong on the first day of play, posting second-place numbers at the conclusion of the first round with a team performance of 2-under-par.
Individually, sophomore Nicole Lu also got off to an excellent start, posting a career-best 3-under-par 69 in the first round.
The first day of play was originally slated for 36 holes, but due to darkness the second round was cut short. The last few holes were set to be played the next morning before the third and final round.
After the first day and most of two rounds, the Tar Heels found themselves in a tie for first with Alabama.
The Tar Heels got back out on the course early the next morning for an 8:30 am tee-off to finish up the previous day’s second round. Immediately after, they went into the final round to see if they could hold their lead.
After the promising start for North Carolina, though, the team slipped in the closing round. Senior Brynn Walker was the only Tar Heel player to improve on her score from the first round in both of the following two rounds.
Because of this overall drop in team scoring, UNC saw themselves fall below the tournament champion Ole Miss Rebels as well as Augusta and Louisville, putting the team in a tie for fourth with Alabama.
