JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. – Campbell closed out play in the Briar's Creek Invitational Tuesday by posting a season-best 2-over par team score in the final round.
Alice Sundberg turned in a season-low 71 Tuesday and
Isabell Ekstrom signed for an ever-par 72 as the Camels finished in a tie for 15th place in a field that included eight top-50 ranked teams.
Host College of Charleston (297-292-284—873) held off No. 18 Miami (301-301-272—874) to claim the team title in the 18-school field. Campbell (323-308-290—921) tied with Boston College for 15th, one stroke better than No. 49 Kansas.
Anna Nordfors turned in her third-straight top-20 individual finish for the Camels. The junior from Gothenberg, Sweden finished 19th (74-75-73—222) at six over par. Only three players – including individual champ Viktoria Hund of Charleston (73-70-67—210) – in the 93-golfer field finished in red numbers on the par-72, 6110-yard Golf Club at Briar's Creek layout.
Nordfors finished the event with 38 pars, tied for fourth in the field, tied for ninth in par-3 scoring (+1) and was 1-under over her last eight holes Tuesday.
Fellow junior
Emily Hawkins finished in a tie for 34th (77-75-74—226) after ranking third in the field in par-3 scoring (-1) and making a team-leading seven birdies. Her Tuesday scorecard revealed 14 pars.
Sundberg made five birdies Tuesday and was 2-under over her last six holes. Ekstrom matched her season-low score on a day when she played her final 14 holes 2-under par.
Emily Mollard posted a season-best 75.
Campbell continues its 2021 spring schedule Apr. 3-4 with the ECU Easter Invitational at Ironwood Golf & Country Club.
Briar's Creek Invitational
Johns Island, S.C. / GC at Briar's Creek
Mar. 15-16, 2021 / Par 71, 6110 Yards
Final Team Results: 1. College of Charleston 297-292-284—873, 2. Miami 301-301-272—874, 3. Maryland 313-295-278—886, 4. Ohio State 314-292-283—889, 5. Michigan 300-302-288—890, 6. Michigan State 307-301-285—893, 7. Old Dominion 303-300-292—895, 8. North Carolina 302-305-290—897, 9. Minnesota 308-300-291—899, 10. UCF 310-298-292—900, 11. Illinois 311-300-291—902, T12. Penn State 317-304-287—908, T12. East Carolina 319-293-296—908, 14. NC State 322-302-289—913,
T15. Campbell 323-308-290—921, T15. Boston College 320-307-294—921, 17. Kansas 317-307-298—922, 18. Indiana 329-308-308—945.
Final Individual Leaders: 1. Viktoria Hund (CofC) 73-70-67—210, 2. Aneka Seumanutafa (Ohio State) 75-69-68—212, 3. Nataliya Guseva (Miami) 72-73-68—213, T4. Victoria Huskey (CofC) 71-74-72—217, T4. Leila Raines (Michigan State) 75-76-66—217, T4. Laura Van Respaille (Maryland) 77-71-69—217.
Campbell Individuals: 19.
Anna Nordfors 74-75-73—222, T34.
Emily Hawkins 77-75-74—226, T74.
Alice Sundberg 87-79-71—237, T80.
Isabell Ekstrom 85-83-72—240, T83.
Emily Mollard 87-79-75—241.
