Monday, October 18
Kiawah Island, SC
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Buccaneer Invitational
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Women's Golf Looks to Carry Momentum Into the Buccaneer Classic
10/17/2021 6:45:00 PM | Women's Golf
Tournament Information
Buccaneer Classic | October 18-19, 2021
Kiawah Island Golf Resort – Oak Point (Par 72, 6,100 yards) | Kiawah Island, S.C.
Teams (13): Charleston Southern, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Houston Baptist, Limestone, Presbyterian, Radford, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford
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Tournament Lineup
1. Praew Nontarux (R-So., Lampang, Thailand
2. Beem Pabsimma (R-Jr., Bangkok, Thailand)
3. Suwarin Yord-in (So., Bangkok, Thailand)
4. Kathryn Elliott (R-Jr., Coats, N.C.)
5. Abigayle Hatcher (R-So., Roebuck, S.C.)
Ind. Elin Wahlgren (Fr., Lund, Sweden)
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Event Preview
Returning to the course looking to continue its momentum from its tournament earlier in its fall slate, including a pair of all-tournament team members and a program-low, relative to par team round at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic, USC Upstate women's golf heads to the South Carolina Lowcountry for the Buccaneer Classic.
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In the opening round of the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic, the Spartans carded a three-under-par 285, the program's lowest round to par in its history and the program's second-lowest round (total strokes) in program history—setting this benchmark for the second consecutive event.
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Leading to its historic opening-round score, Upstate benefitted from three players fashioning rounds of par or better with redshirt sophomore Praew Nontarux leading the group, posting the second-lowest 18-hole score (68; -4) of her career—tied for the fifth-lowest round total in program history. Also in the round, redshirt junior Kathryn Elliott carded the program's first albatross as she holed out from 220 yards with a five-wood on Marsh Landing Country Club's par 5, 480-yard sixth hole.
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Overall, redshirt junior Beem Pabsimma placed third at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic while Nontarux tied for fourth, giving Upstate a pair of top-five finishers for the first time since the Golfweek Spring Invitational last season.
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Last Time Out
USC Upstate (285-303-300-888) – 4th
Beem Pabsimma (70-74-72-216) – 3rd
Praew Nontarux (68-74-76-218) – t-4th
Suwarin Yord-in (79-77-74-230) – 29th
Abigayle Hatcher (75-78-78-231) – 30th
Kathryn Elliott (72-81-79-232) – t-31st
Ashley Looper (77-82-83-242) – t-42nd
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UP Next for the Spartans
Following the Buccaneer Classic, Upstate returns home for its final tournament of the fall slate, competing at the Wofford Invitational. The two-day event, hosted at Spartanburg Country Club commences on October 25-26.
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JOIN UP
Make a difference in the lives of USC Upstate student-athletes! Donate to the USC Upstate U Club today!
Keep UP with the Spartans
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Twitter | @UpstateMWGolf
Instagram | @UpstateSpartans
YouTube.com/UpstateSpartans
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Buccaneer Classic | October 18-19, 2021
Kiawah Island Golf Resort – Oak Point (Par 72, 6,100 yards) | Kiawah Island, S.C.
Teams (13): Charleston Southern, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Houston Baptist, Limestone, Presbyterian, Radford, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford
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Tournament Lineup
1. Praew Nontarux (R-So., Lampang, Thailand
2. Beem Pabsimma (R-Jr., Bangkok, Thailand)
3. Suwarin Yord-in (So., Bangkok, Thailand)
4. Kathryn Elliott (R-Jr., Coats, N.C.)
5. Abigayle Hatcher (R-So., Roebuck, S.C.)
Ind. Elin Wahlgren (Fr., Lund, Sweden)
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Event Preview
Returning to the course looking to continue its momentum from its tournament earlier in its fall slate, including a pair of all-tournament team members and a program-low, relative to par team round at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic, USC Upstate women's golf heads to the South Carolina Lowcountry for the Buccaneer Classic.
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In the opening round of the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic, the Spartans carded a three-under-par 285, the program's lowest round to par in its history and the program's second-lowest round (total strokes) in program history—setting this benchmark for the second consecutive event.
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Leading to its historic opening-round score, Upstate benefitted from three players fashioning rounds of par or better with redshirt sophomore Praew Nontarux leading the group, posting the second-lowest 18-hole score (68; -4) of her career—tied for the fifth-lowest round total in program history. Also in the round, redshirt junior Kathryn Elliott carded the program's first albatross as she holed out from 220 yards with a five-wood on Marsh Landing Country Club's par 5, 480-yard sixth hole.
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Overall, redshirt junior Beem Pabsimma placed third at the Sea Best Jacksonville Classic while Nontarux tied for fourth, giving Upstate a pair of top-five finishers for the first time since the Golfweek Spring Invitational last season.
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Last Time Out
USC Upstate (285-303-300-888) – 4th
Beem Pabsimma (70-74-72-216) – 3rd
Praew Nontarux (68-74-76-218) – t-4th
Suwarin Yord-in (79-77-74-230) – 29th
Abigayle Hatcher (75-78-78-231) – 30th
Kathryn Elliott (72-81-79-232) – t-31st
Ashley Looper (77-82-83-242) – t-42nd
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UP Next for the Spartans
Following the Buccaneer Classic, Upstate returns home for its final tournament of the fall slate, competing at the Wofford Invitational. The two-day event, hosted at Spartanburg Country Club commences on October 25-26.
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JOIN UP
Make a difference in the lives of USC Upstate student-athletes! Donate to the USC Upstate U Club today!
Keep UP with the Spartans
Facebook.com/UpstateAthletics
Twitter | @UpstateMWGolf
Instagram | @UpstateSpartans
YouTube.com/UpstateSpartans
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