Coastal Carolina roundup (March 8, 2016)
Men’s golf
The Coastal Carolina men’s golf team finished with a final-round 300 and tied for 11th with a 54-hole score of 881 (291-290–300) in the 18-team Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invite at the par 70, 6.617-yard Palmetto Golf Club.
Ryan Carpenter tied for 56th (70-80-74–224) to lead the Chanticleers in the final round, while sophomore Thadd Obecny II finished tied for 41st (78-68-75–221) to pace Coastal. Junior Alfredo Ruiz was one shot off Obecny's pace as he turned in a 54-hole score of 222 (75-70-77).
Luis Ruiz tied for 56th with three-round score of 224 (72-76-76). Olle Widegren tied Obecny for the team's second-best round of the day, carding a 5-over 70.
The Chanticleers will return to action this weekend by hosting the annual General Hackler Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the Dunes Club.
Women’s golf
The Coastal Carolina women’s golf team finished in a tie for 9th at the weather-shortened Bay Area Intercollegiate.
The Chanticleers concluded the tournament with rounds of 309 and 293 for a 26-over 602, tying with 48th-ranked San Francisco (302-300–602) for ninth. No. 14 California won the 13-team event with a 7-over 583 (299-284).
Sophomore Malene Krolboll Hansen had a 2-under 70 on Tuesday to lead Coastal, and was part of six-way tie for eighth on the individual leaderboard with a 2-over 36-hole score of 146 (76-70). She birdied four of her first six holes on the day before posting five straight pars. She then closed her round with a three bogeys, a birdie and three pars for her 2-under 70. The par or better round was her sixth this season, while the top-10 finish was her second.
As a team the Chanticleers carded 108 pars during the tournament and ranked second in par-5 scoring, playing the holes a combined 5-under.
The Chants return to action March 11-13 to defend their team title at the annual 3M Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate, hosted by Augusta University (formerly Augusta Stata/GRU Augusta).
This story was originally published March 8, 2016 at 11:12 PM with the headline "Coastal Carolina roundup (March 8, 2016)."