HILTON HEAD, S.C.- Freshmen Camilla Mallberg (Stockholm, Sweden, Danderyds Gymnasium) and Natalie Mirra (Boxford, Mass., Heritage Academy) led the Royals to a ninth place finish in the first women's golf tournament of the spring season. Mallber tied for 25th and Mirra tied for 27th, respectively, in the Newberry Invitational at the Moss Creek Golf Course in Hilton Head, S.C.
As a team Queen posted a 36-hole score of 704, just two stokes out of the eighth spot, at the par-72, 5,853-yard course.
Mallberg shot an 88 on the second day, three strokes more than her first round. Mirra also added three strokes to her second round, 86-89, 175.
The overall tournament champions were the Lady Falcons of Pfeiffer University. Led by senior Brittany Beltran's 157 (77-80, +13) in a blustery cold and windy tournament, Pfeiffer was the only school to have every single individual round under a 90 stroke total.
9 Queens 347 357 704
T 25 Camilla Mallberg 85 88 173
T 27 Natalie Mirra 86 89 175
T 32 Hillary Armel 88 89 177
T 38 Martha Autry 88 91 179
T 44 Julia Wennerlund 90 91 181
Final Results
1. Pfeiffer University 323 326 649 +73
2. UNC Pembroke 340 331 671 +95
3. Carson Newman College 337 336 673 +97
4. Wingate University 336 340 676 +100
5. Belmont Abbey College 344 338 682 +106
6. Newberry College 340 344 684 +108
7. Armstrong Atlantic State 358 336 694 +118
8. Tusculum College 360 342 702 +126
9. Queens University 347 357 704 +128
10. Florida Tech 368 345 713 +137
11. Lenoir-Rhyne University 359 358 717 +141
12. Catawba College 362 361 723 +147
13. Georgetown College 375 360 735 +159
14. Mount Olive College 371 367 738 +162
DNF Mars Hill College
