Tech Women’s Golf Finishes 8th at The Velvet
Tennessee Tech women’s golf finishes 8th at The Velvet, Kaydi Rhodes leads the team with a 12th place finish at CC of Paducah hosted by Murray State.
By Jeff Bowe, TTU Media Relations
PADUCAH, Ky – Tennessee Tech women's golf finishes 8th at The Velvet, Kaydi Rhodes leads the team with a 12th place finish at CC of Paducah hosted by Murray State.
The Golden Eagles shot 64 over to finish eighth following 54 holes at The Velvet. Rhodes recorded rounds of 76 (1), 75 (2), and 75 (3) to lead the team with a 10-over score to finish in 12th. It is the second top 12 finish of the season for Rhodes after finishing sixth at the Total Athlete Collegiate a week ago.
Kailey Lane was second on the team with a 15-over score to finish 26th. Lane posted rounds of 78 (1), 77 (2), and 76 (3) with three birdies for the tournament. Chloe Griffith finished 30th with a +16 overall score after rounds of 78 (1), 78 (2), 76 (3).
Lexus Julian finished 46th with a final score of 23 over after rounds of 78 (1), 83 (2), 78 (3).
Tech sank 21 birdies, 152 pars, and finished with the fifth-lowest average score on Par 5s (5.12) for The Velvet Invitational.
Find the overall scores here: Team Scores| Player Scores
Individual Standings Tot Rd1 Rd2 Rd3
12 Rhodes +10 76 75 75
26 Lane +15 78 77 76
30 Griffith +16 78 78 76
46 Julian +23 78 83 78
62 Baker +30 79 86 81
73 Branson (IND) +34 86 86 78
Sydney Branson was the biggest riser on the day, moving up eight spots during the final round. Julian moved up six spots on the final day of play. Rhodes moved up three spots to lead the Golden Eagles.
Next Up
The Golden Eagles are back in action with the Rocket Classic Invitational at Catawba Island, Ohio, Oct. 13-14.
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