Spartans Finish Runner-Up at the River Landing Classic

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The USC Upstate women's golf team finished runner-up in the River Landing Classic on Tuesday afternoon after a final round score of 292.

"I'm proud of this group from start to finish," USC Upstate head golf coach Todd Lawton said. "This golf course is very difficult and we played it very well. Nothing you can do when another team puts the kind of numbers up that they did today, but overall I couldn't be more pleased we finished strong today. Things are looking up and I'm excited about the rest of the season."

Sophomore golfer Beem Pabismma shot a 72 in the final round to finish runner-up in the tournament. Pabsimma ended the week with a tournament high 46 pars in the contest. Senior Pan Paksanont and freshman Praew Nontarux posted their best rounds of the tournament with a 72 on the final day of action. Paksanont finished tied for 11^th and posted the second most pars in the tournament with 39. Nontarux finished tied for 16^th with a final score of 223.

Abigayle Hatcher shot a final round 78 and finished the tournament tied for 30^th. Hatcher finished with five birdies in the tournament. Anna Chanthaphaeng shot a 76 in the last round and ended the tournament with a tournament best 10 birdies to lead the field. Kathryn Elliott finished tied for 45^th and Caroline Heustess finished in 65^th place, playing as individuals.

UNC Wilmington stormed back on Tuesday afternoon to steal the tournament away from the Spartans. UNC Wilmington broke the tournament record with a team score of 282 on Tuesday to finish with a final score of 881, just one stroke ahead of USC Upstate. Phu Khine of UNC Wilmington and Tereza Melecka tied for the individual championship with a final score of 216.

Team Leaderboard

1^st UNC Wilmington 299-300-282 = 881 (+17)
2^nd USC Upstate 302-288-292 = 882 (+18)
3^rd East Tennessee St. 304-294-288 = 886 (+22)
4^th Jacksonville St. 297-300-292 = 889 (+25)
5^th Boston University 297-293-300 = 890 (+26)
6^th High Point Univ. 295-295-301 = 891 (+27)
7^th Georgia State 306-294-298 = 898 (+34)
8^th Bradley 304-307-297 = 908 (+44)
9^th William & Mary 303-305-301 = 909 (+45)
10^th Marshall 309-302-303 = 914 (+50)
11^th Charleston Southern 313-306-309 = 928 (+64)
12^th Richmond 309-310-310 = 929 (+65)

USC Upstate Participant

T-3^rd Beem Pabsimma74-71-72=217 (+1)
T-11^th Pan Paksanont 76-73-72=221 (+5)
T-16^th Praew Nontarux 76-75-72=223 (+7)
T-30^th Abigayle Hatcher 76-74-78=228 (+12)
T-33^rd Anna Chanthaphaeng 83-70-76=229 (+13)
T-45^th Kathryn Elliott 77-80-76=233 (+17)
65^th Caroline Heustess 79-87-80=246 (+30)

UP next for the Spartans
The USC Upstate women's golf team will have a few days off before returning to action in Spartanburg, S.C. On Saturday, March 21^st the Spartans will be hosting a one-day tournament before hitting the road again the following weekend. For all the latest news on the USC Upstate women's golf team, log onto upstatespartans.com.

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Players Mentioned

Anna Chanthaphaeng

Kathryn Elliott

Abigayle Hatcher

Caroline Heustess

Pan Paksanont

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