Dukes Take Third at Old Friends Invitational

Monday, February 17

Tampa Palms G&CC | Tampa, Fla.

James Madison University

Old Friends Invitational

2/18/2020 5:54:00 PM | Women's Golf

@JMUWGolf JMU WG on Instagram Final Results

TAMPA, Fla. - Sophomore Kate Owens picked up her second top-five finish of the season on Tuesday afternoon, leading the way for James Madison women's golf as the Dukes took home third place at the Old Friends Invitational, hosted at the par-72, 6,286-yard Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club.

On a windy final day in Tampa, Owens carded a final-round 75 (+3), earning herself sole possession of fourth place at the 38-player event and taking home top-five honors again after finishing runner-up at the Chris Bannister Golf Classic this past October.

As a team, the Dukes tied for the second-lowest final round in the seven-team field on Tuesday, shooting 308 (+20) on their final day to maintain their hold on sole possession of third place. The performance marked JMU's third third-place finish in six events this season.

Senior Jordan McKelvin continued her solid finish to the week, carding a 77 (+5) on Tuesday to climb seven spots into a tie for 16th at 234 (+18), where she was joined by fellow senior Morgan Cox, who capped the tournament with a round of 78 (+6).

Freshman Kendall Turner closed out the JMU scoring in a tie for 11th at 230 (+14) after her own round of 78 on Tuesday, while senior Lauren Comegys shot 79 (+7) to tie for 22nd.

Playing as an individual, freshman Ana Tsiros closed her week with a final-round 78 (+6) to move into sole possession of 15th for the weekend.

QUOTING COACH BAKER
"This was a good event for us to open the spring season. We got a return to solid competition and got a taste of playing in the elements in the later stages of today's round. We know what we have to work on as we get geared up for the push towards conference championships at the end of the spring."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action in less than two weeks, traveling to historic Kiawah Island Resort to take part in the Edwin Watts Kiawah Island Classic on March 1-3. Live results of the event will be available at GolfStat.com.