Culler Leads Upstate to Record-Breaking Day at FAU Fall Invitational

Boca Raton, Fla. – For the second straight day, the USC Upstate women's golf team set a new school record while Payton Culler carded a career-low 69 to lead the Spartans on the final day of the FAU Fall Invitational from the par 72, 6,039-yard Osprey Point Golf Course.

Upstate bested its previous school record mark, set during the first round on Monday, by three strokes after shooting a 289. The Spartans finished in fourth place with a combined score of 581 (292-289).

Seminole State won the FAU Fall Invitational by six strokes over host Florida Atlantic at 10-under 566. Worapitcha Anndit of Seminole State took home individual medalist honors after shooting an 11-under par 133.

A LOOK AT THE SCORECARD

Upstate tied for the lowest round of the day at 289 along with tournament winner Seminole State.
All 12 rounds turned in by Spartan golfers were in the 70's or lower led by Pan Paksanont's school record 67 on Monday and Culler's 69 in round two.
Paksanont recorded her second straight top-5 performance after leading Upstate individually tying for fifth place at 5-under 139 (67-72) following her second round 72.
Culler and Anna Chanthaphaeng were the second-highest finishers for the Spartans as both tied for 12^th place at 146. Culler collected rounds of 77 and a career-best 69 while Chanthaphaeng had back-to-back scores of 73.
Paksanont was the top individual performer for Upstate in par 3 scoring (2-under, 2.80 stroke average), par 4 scoring (2-under, 3.88 stroke average), par 5 scoring (1-under, 4.90 stroke average) and birdies (8). She also finished the tournament with 25 pars.
Sidney Dermody led the Spartans in pars with 26 while Culler tied Paksanont in par 3 scoring at 2-under par with a 2.80 stroke average. Dermody added an even-par 5.00 stroke average in par 5 scoring.
Chanthaphaeng contributed a 3.10 stroke average in par 3 scoring, even-par 4.00 stroke average in par 4 scoring, 5.10 stroke average in par 5 scoring, five birdies and 24 pars.
Culler tallied an even-par 4.00 stroke average in par 4 scoring and tied for second on the team with seven birdies.
Brooke Hutto concluded the tournament with a 5.10 stroke average in par 5 scoring and also tied for second with seven birdies.
Marley DeFreitas turned in 23 pars over the course of 36 holes.

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1^st Seminole State 277-289=566
2^nd Florida Atlantic 282-290=572
3^rd UTEP 280-294=574
4^th USC Upstate 292-289=581
5^th Stetson 288-295=583

USC UPSTATE PARTICIPANTS

T-5^th Pan Paksanont 67-72=139
T-12^th Payton Culler 77-69=146
T-12^th Anna Chanthaphaeng 73-73=146
T-26^th Sidney Dermody 75-78=153
T-26^th Marley DeFreitas 77-76=153 (Playing as an individual)
T-29^th Brooke Hutto 79-75=154

UP NEXT

Upstate concludes its fall schedule in Spartanburg Oct. 23-24 at the Terrier Intercollegiate hosted by Wofford at the Country Club of Spartanburg.

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