BUIES CREEK, N.C. – With all five golfers among the top 11 individuals, Campbell won its Fighting Camel Fall Classic for a sixth-straight time Tuesday at Keith Hills Country Club.
Kaylin Yost shared individual medalist honors and Campbell set a tournament 54-hole record by finishing at 23-over-par 887 to claim a 10-stroke victory over runner-up Old Dominion in the 11-school field.
A senior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Yost defended her 2012 FCFC crown by shooting 73-75-73—221 for her third collegiate individual title. Mary Alice Murphy of Mercer (79-73-69—221) and Elizabeth Haycock of Old Dominion (73-75-73—221) also finished at 5-over-par and multiple individual medalists were declared for the first time since 2008 when tri-champions were crowned in a rain-shortened event.
Yost became the fourth Campbell player to win her school's invitational, joining Mara Larrauri (1997, 1998), Laura Torrisi (2000, 2001) and Maite Ortiz de Pinedo (2007, 2008). Yost finished the 54-hole event with a tournament-leading 41 pars. She played the par-3 holes at 1-under, was 5-over on the par-4s and 1-over on the par-5 holes.
Junior Lisbeth Brooks finished in fourth place (78-70-74—222), one stroke off the individual lead, while junior Ali Prazak (76-74-75) and sophomore Tahnia Ravnjak (80-71-74) tied for eighth at 9-over 225. Freshman Louise Latorre tied for 11th at 10-over 226 on the par-72, 6026-yard Keith Hills layout.
Campbell won its home tournament for the 15th time in 19 years and for the 13th time in the last 14 occasions the event has been held. Only Georgetown (2006) has claimed a team championship other than the Camels on Campbell's home course since 1996.
The victory was Campbell's third of the fall season and the 73rd in the 23-year coaching career of John Crooks, who stands second among all active NCAA Division I women's golf coaches in tournament wins. Earlier this fall, Campbell won the Golfweek Program Challenge for the third-straight year before claiming The Patriot Intercollegiate/Big South Preview.
Campbell overtook first-round leader ODU on Monday afternoon by shoot a tournament 18-hole record 2-over-par 290. On Tuesday, all five Camel starters shot between 73 and 75.
Mercer (907) finished third in the team standings, followed by Western Carolina (909), High Point (918) and Iowa (919).
Brooks led the 59-player field by shooting 3-over on the par-4 holes and made 38 pars. Prazak and Ravnjak led the tournament with 10 birdies each. Ravnjak was 4-under on the par-5s, best in the field, and played the par-3 holes at 1-under. Latorre made 39 pars and finished 1-under on the par-3 holes.
Only four players turned in below-par scores during the tournament. Murphy's final-round 69 tied Yost's mark for second-lowest 18-hole score in the tournament's history behind the 67 logged by 2011 champion Amy Anderson of North Dakota State. Murphy was the lone golfer to shoot in red numbers Tuesday.
Campbell broke its own tournament 54-hole record by 11 strokes, set by the 2012 squad. Campbell returns to action Feb. 9-11 at the UCF Challenge in Orlando, Fla.
Fighting Camel Fall Classic
Buies Creek, N.C. / Keith Hills CC (Orange & Black)
Oct. 21-22, 2013 / Par 72, 6026 Yards
Final Team Results: 1. Campbell 302-290-295—887, 2. Old Dominion 296-299-302—897, 3. Mercer 313-294-300—907, 4. Western Carolina 304-304-301—909, 5. High Point 306-305-307—918, 6. Iowa 313-298-308—919, 7. Nova Southeastern 310-308-315—933, 8. Winthrop 312-302-322—936, 9. Longwood 324-305-322—951, 10. Richmond 324-311-319—954, 11. Gardner-Webb 328-310-319—957.
Final Individual Leaders: T1. Kaylin Yost (Campbell) 73-75-73—221, T1. Elizabeth Haycock (Old Dominion) 73-75-73—221, T1. Mary Alice Murphy (Mercer) 79-73-69—221, 4. Lisbeth Brooks (Campbell) 78-70-74—222, 5. Kimberley Bradbury (Old Dominion) 72-74-77.
Other Campbell Individuals: T8. Ali Prazak 76-74-75—225, T8. Tahnia Ravnjak 80-71-74—225, T11. Louise Latorre 75-77-74—226, *T23. Maria Jose Benavides 80-76-75—231, *T31. Brooke Bellomy 79-76-79—234, *T31. Mary-Katelyn Holanek 83-75-76—234, *T40. Babette Lemberger 80-76-81—237.
*individual participant; does not count in team score.
Fighting Camel Classic All-Time Tournament Records
Top 10 Individual Low Rounds (2013 marks in bold)
67 Amy Anderson (North Dakota State) Nov. 1, 2011
69 Kaylin Yost (Campbell) Oct. 22, 2012
69 Mary Alice Murphy (Mercer) Oct. 22, 2013
70 Mary Mattson (Campbell) Mar. 2, 2010
70 Lisbeth Brooks (Campbell) Oct. 21, 2013
71 Maria Combes (Campbell) Apr. 8, 1995
71 Mara Larrauri (Campbell) Apr. 7, 1998
71 Amanda Steinhagen (Longwood) Oct. 22, 2012
71 Se Ri Lee (Cal State Fullerton) Oct. 23, 2012
71 Tahnia Ravnjak (Campbell) Oct. 21, 2013
71 Lauren Conder (Richmond) Oct. 21, 2013
Top 10 Individual 36-Hole Totals
142 (73-69) Kaylin Yost (Campbell) Oct. 22, 2012
143 (73-70) Mary Mattson (Campbell) Mar. 1-2, 2010
144 (72-72) Chelsea Curtis (Georgetown) Mar. 6, 2006 (No. 2)
145 (72-73) Maria Maldonado (Campbell) Apr. 7-8, 1995
145 (74-71) Amanda Steinhagen (Longwood) Oct. 22, 2012
146 (72-74) Kimberley Bradbury (Old Dominion) Oct. 21, 2013
147 (73-74) Belen Diaz Cisneros (Campbell) Mar. 1-2, 2010
147 (73-74) Teresa Urquizu (Campbell) Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
147 (72-75) Elizabeth Haycock (Old Dominion) Oct. 22, 2012
147 (72-75) Samantha Morrell (Old Dominion) Oct. 22, 2012
Top 10 Individual 54-Hole Totals
215 (75-73-67) Amy Anderson (North Dakota State) Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
217 (73-69-75) Kaylin Yost (Campbell) Oct. 22-23, 2012
219 (73-74-72) Teresa Urquizu (Campbell) Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
220 (74-75-71) Se Ri Lee (Cal State Fullerton) Oct. 22-23, 2012
221 (73-75-73) Kaylin Yost (Campbell) Oct. 21-22, 2013
221 (79-73-69) Mary Alice Murphy (Mercer) Oct. 21-22, 2013
221 (73-75-73) Elizabeth Haycock (Old Dominion) Oct. 21-22, 2013
222 (78-70-74) Lisbeth Brooks (Campbell) Oct. 21-22, 2013
223 (72-74-77) Kimberley Bradbury (Old Dominion) Oct. 21-22, 2013
Top 10 Team Low Rounds
290 Campbell, Oct. 21, 2013
292 Campbell, Mar. 1, 2010
294 Campbell, Oct. 22, 2012
294 Mercer, Oct. 21, 2013
295 Campbell, Apr. 7, 1998
295 Campbell, Oct. 22, 2013
296 Campbell, Mar. 2, 2010
296 Campbell, Oct. 31, 2011
296 Longwood, Oct. 22, 2012
296 Old Dominion, Oct. 21, 2013
Top 10 Team 36-Hole Totals
588 (292-296) Campbell, Mar. 1-2, 2010
592 (294-298) Campbell, Oct. 22, 2012
592 (302-290) Campbell, Oct. 21, 2013
594 (297-297) Old Dominion, Oct. 22, 2012
595 (296-299) Old Dominion, Oct. 21, 2013
599 (296-303) Campbell, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
605 (300-305) Campbell, Feb. 26-27, 2007
605 (309-296) Longwood, Oct. 22, 2012
607 (313-294) Mercer, Oct. 21, 2013
608 (304-304) Western Carolina, Oct. 21, 2013
Top 10 Team 54-Hole Totals
887 (302-290-295) Campbell, Oct. 21-22, 2013
897 (296-299-302) Old Dominion, Oct. 21-22, 2013
898 (294-298-306) Campbell, Oct. 22-23, 2012
902 (296-303-303) Campbell, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
906 (297-297-312) Old Dominion, Oct. 22-23, 2012
907 (313-294-300) Mercer, Oct. 21-22, 2013
909 (304-304-301) Western Carolina, Oct. 21-22, 2013
918 (309-296-313) Longwood, Oct. 22-23, 2012
918 (306-305-307) High Point, Oct. 21-22, 2013
919 (313-298-308) Iowa, Oct. 21-22, 2013