March 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS - Junior Cydney Clanton carded a 1-under-par 71 in Saturday's second round of the Tiger/Wave Classic, leading the No. 3 Auburn women's golf team to a share of the lead with co-host LSU heading into Sunday's final round. The Tigers opened the day 12 shots off the lead, but carded the low round of the day to tie for the top spot.
Clanton heads into the final round with a share of the individual lead as well, coupling her 1-under 71 with her first-round 73 to finish the day at even-par 144. She shares the individual lead with LSU's Megan McChrystal. Clanton climbed into the lead by tying for low round of the day with Texas Christian's Rachel Raastad.
Hosted by LSU and Tulane, the Tiger/Wave Classic is a 54-hole tournament being played at the par-72, 6,132-yard English Turn Golf & Country Club, the former home of the PGA TOUR's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The three-day tournament features 23 teams from around the country, nine of which are ranked in the GolfWorld top-25.
Auburn carded an 8-over-par 296 in the second round, the low round of the day by two strokes. Texas Christian followed with a 10-over 298 while co-leader LSU came in with the third-lowest round at 19-over-par 307.
For the second day in a row, teams dealt with heavy winds coming in off the river at English Turn Golf Club.
"There were tremendous winds today with 20-30 mile per hour gusts," said Auburn head coach Kim Evans. "We played really well today in that weather, we really did. I don't know what it was, but we were able to put together a good round today when some other teams were not."
The Tigers came in nine strokes lower than their first round score on a day when 21 of the other 22 teams in the field posted a higher score.
"We were not exactly happy with yesterday, but we just took it as we were trying too hard and we were beating ourselves," said Evans. "We came out and went at it again today. Cydney had a really good round and played so well out in that wind with several birdies."
Clanton birdied five holes on the day, compared to four bogeys. The Concord, N.C., native was 1-over for the round heading down the final stretch, but carded birdies on two of her final four holes to take a share of the individual lead.
"Haley Wilson stepped up and had a really good round today and got some things going," said Evans. "Candace Schepperle played really solid today. They did a good job today, they did what they had to do to get back in it to have a chance tomorrow."
Wilson carded an even-par 72, moving up 50 places from the first round to finish the day in a tie for 10th with a 6-over-par 150. Schepperle followed her first-round 76 with another 4-over 76 in the second round, finishing the day in a tie for 16th at 8-over-par 152.
Also scoring for Auburn was freshman Carlie Yadloczky with a 5-over 77. She improved four strokes from her first-round 81 to finish the round in a tie for 50th at 14-over 158. Rounding out the Auburn lineup was sophomore Patricia Sanz with a 10-over-par 82, giving her a tie for 65th with a 16-over 160.
Competing as an individual at the tournament is sophomore Madison Overbey. She improved three strokes for a 7-over-par 79, moving up 30 spots to a tie for 74th with a 17-over 161.
In the team race, TCU is in third place with a 27-over-par 603, two strokes behind leaders Auburn and LSU. First-round leader Alabama is in fourth with a 31-over 607 while Virginia rounds out the top five with a 27-over 611.
Individually, Virginia's Calle Nielson and LSU's Tessa Teachman are in a tie for third with a 1-over 145s, one stroke behind Clanton and McChrystal. Alabama's Camilla Lennarth rounds out the top five with a 3-over 147.
"Our goal in every tournament is to play in the last group every day," said Evans. "I am proud of them, it is hard to make up ground like that in the conditions we played in. We are happy and I am proud, but we are going to get some rest and go out to work tomorrow."
Sunday's final round is an 8:30 a.m., shotgun start. Auburn will play in the leader group off the No. 1 tee. Fans can follow the action with live stats at www.GolfStat.com.
NEW ORLEANS -- Second-round results from the Tiger/Wave Classic hosted by LSU and Tulane at English Turn Golf & Country Club. Par: 72. Yardage: 6,132.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T1 - Cydney Clanton - 73-71--144 (E)
T10 - Haley Wilson - 78-72--150 (+6)
T16 - Candace Schepperle - 76-76--152 (+8)
T50 - Carlie Yadloczky - 81-77--158 (+14)
T65 - Patricia Sanz - 78-82--160 (+16)
T74 - Madison Overbey - 82-79--161 (+17)**
** - Competing as an individual
TEAM RESULTS
T1 - Auburn - 305-296--601 (+25)
T1 - LSU - 294-307--601 (+25)
3 - Texas Christian - 305-298--603 (+27)
4 - Alabama - 293-315--608 (+32)
5 - Virginia - 296-315--611 (+35)
6 - North Carolina - 302-312--614 (+38)
7 - Tennessee - 305-311--616 (+40)
8 - Georgia - 307-313--620 (+44)
9 - Ole Miss - 300-321--621 (+45)
10 - Notre Dame - 310-314--624 (+48)
11 - North Carolina State - 306-319--625 (+49)
12 - Vanderbilt - 303-325--628 (+52)
13 - Wake Forest - 314-315--629 (+53)
T14 - Purdue - 303-327--630 (+54)
T14 - Arkansas - 314-316--630 (+54)
T14 - Louisville - 312-317--630 (+54)
17 - College of Charleston - 313-318--631 (+55)
18 - Tulane - 305-327--632 (+56)
19 - Kentucky - 308-326--634 (+58)
20 - Furman - 305-334--639 (+63)
T21 - North Carolina-Wilmington - 323-324--646 (+70)
T21 - Central Florida - 321-325--646 (+70)
23 - Mississippi State - 320-331--651 (+75)