Women's Golf Takes Ninth at Kiawah Island Classic

Sunday, March 1

Kiawah Island Resort | Kiawah Island, S.C.

James Madison University

Edwin Watts Kiawah Island Classic

3/3/2020 5:39:00 PM | Women's Golf

@JMUWGolf JMU WG on Instagram Final Results

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - Senior Lauren Comegys carded the lowest round of her collegiate career on Tuesday afternoon, helping power James Madison women's golf to a ninth-place finish at the Kiawah Island Classic, hosted by College of Charleston at the historic Kiawah Island Resort.

Comegys, who has carded a pair of 70s in her JMU career, wrapped her week with a bogey-free 69 (-3) that marked the sixth-lowest round in the 264-player field on Tuesday and was tied for the sixth-lowest round to-par in program history.

The performance, which saw Comegys charge down the stretch with all three of her birdies in her final nine holes, launched her up the leaderboard 43 spots and into a tie for 19th at 219 (+3) after three days among the massive field.

As a team, the Dukes continued their strong play among the top flight on Kiawah Island's par-72, 5,964-yard Osprey Point course, carding a final-round 293 (+5) to climb two more spots on the leaderboard and take home ninth among the event's 53 teams.

Freshman Ana Tsiros also set a new collegiate best, posting the first even-par 72 of her young career to close out her strongest week at JMU in a tie for 68th at 225 (+9), while sophomore Carly Lyvers battled her way to a tie for 27th, capping her best 54 holes as a Duke at 220 (+4 - 74-70-76).

Freshman Kendall Turner closed the JMU scoring with her own 76 (+4) to finish tied for 109th, while sophomore Kate Owens finished tied for 96th at 228 (+12 - 75-74-79).

Senior Morgan Cox closed out her week as an entrant into a 15-player individual competition on the par-72, 6,031-yard Cougar Point course. She took home sole possession of third place after improving for the second straight round, closing her week with a 75 (+3) to finish at 229 (+13).

QUOTING COACH BAKER
"This was a good weekend for us. We didn't quite finish as cleanly as we wanted to, but to finish inside the top 10 among a strong field is something we can build on. Obviously, there are things we can tidy up and we're looking forward to getting back to work as we keep preparing for the conference championships."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be headed west in a week to take part in the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational, held at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Club in Kailua, Hawaii on March 10-11. GolfStat.com will provide live results of the event.