HANAHAN, S.C. – The Florida women’s golf team fell two spots on the leaderboard and was in sixth place after Monday’s second round of the Cougar Classic at the Yeamans Hall Golf Club.
The Gators have tallied a team score of 586 (292-294, +10) and trail leader North Carolina by 16 shots. The Tar Heels totaled 3-under 285 for the second straight day and had a 570 total, nine strokes better than South Carolina.
“It was a bit of a frustrating day in general for the team on the putting green,” Florida coach Jan Dowling said. “It seemed like we had a lot of solid putts that didn’t go in. We really have to eliminate the big numbers. We lost a little bit of momentum and you come back to the field when you do things like that. We have to continue to keep our heads up, stay positive and focus on one shot at a time. Hopefully those putts will fall tomorrow and we can make a move. I think we are ready to do that but everything has not quite come together for us yet.”
The Gators were led by sophomore Mia Piccio (Bacolod City, Philippines) for the second consecutive day. The Philippines native finished the afternoon in fourth place overall after shooting an even-par 72 for a total score of 142 (70-72, -2). She trails co-leaders Courtney Gunter of North Carolina and Laura Wearn of Furman by two strokes heading into the final round.
Evan Jensen (Belleair) was solid again as she notched a 73 (+1), giving her a 36-hole score of 146 (73-73, +2). Jessica Yadloczky (Casselberry) improved her score by a stroke from yesterday’s round as she carded a two-over 74 for a 149 total (+5) that left her tied for 32nd place with teammate Andrea Watts and seven others. Andrea Watts (Bradenton) shot a 3-over 75. Isabelle Lendl (Goshen, Conn.) is at 155 after following her opening 76 with a 79.