Golf Places Fourth; Mangal Nets All-Tournament Honors
St. Simons Island, Georgia- The Brenau golf team shot a team total 327-329-656 to finish fourth at the 9th Annual Winter Invitational at King and Prince Golf Course, hosted by the College of Coastal Georgia on Monday and Tuesday.
Niquole Mangal made the All-Tournament team by finishing in an overall tie for third place out of sixty three competitors. The junior fired a two-day total of 75-79-154, finishing only three strokes off low medalist Kacey Walker from Eastern Florida State.
Annika Blanton also had a solid tournament with a T20th place finish. Blanton started slow with an opening round 87, but rallied with a solid 79 on the second day of competition for an overall 166.
Macie Hurst (81-86-167/T24th), Amber Clayton (84-85-169/29th) and Megan Reddick (93-96-189/T53) rounded out the Golden Tigers scorers.
"We had a solid start to the year at Coastal," said head coach Damon Stancil. "Niquole had an excellent round one and was able to manage her second round well, which lead to another All-Tournament performance."
"We've got some things to work on before our next event, but I was pleased with how the team implemented some of the skill work we have put in over the last few weeks. Overall, it was a good start to the spring season and we will build on it as we prepare for the Skyhawk Invitational."
Southeastern University won the invitational with a team score of 628, while Eastern Florida College (631) and host Coastal Georgia (638).
Brenau next travels to compete in the Point University tournament in Pine Mountain, Georgia on March 11-12.