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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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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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
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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