[Women's Golf] Trevecca Women's Golf | Trojan Rachael McMahan Wins GLIAC vs Great Midwest ...
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – The Trevecca Nazarene University women's golf team completed play in the stroke play portion of the GLIAC vs. G-MAC Showdown at the Saddlebrook Resort & Spa. Trevecca finished fourth, but Trojan Rachael McMahan finished first, her first career win.
Rachael McMahan shot 77-75-152 (+11) and tied for first and then earned the Medalist honor with a par on the first sudden death playoff hole.
Trevecca finished with a 335-331=666 and in fourth place, 10 strokes behind future G-MAC member Tiffin University.
FRIDAY – STROKE PLAY - RESULTS
SATURDAY – MATCH PLAY - LIVE SCORING
TOURNAMENT & SEASON ESSENTIALS
Six (6) teams, 42 Individuals | Saddlebrook Resort & Spa
Par 71 - 5803 Yards | Front 2977 Yards, Par 36 | Back 2826 Yards, Par 35
Great Midwest Women's Golf – Schedule | Season Stats | Archives | G-MAC History
2018 Great Midwest Championships - April 16-17, 2018 | Four Bridges Country Club | Mason, Ohio
TREVECCA TEAM
Lexie Shaw placed 15th at 82-84=166. Madalyn Hembree ended up in 22nd with a 88-89=177. Teagan Perry finished two places back in 24th with a 88-91=179. Brynn Craven shot a 101-83=184, with her second round 83 counting toward the team score. Sophie Vinson completed play with a 94-91=185.
Brynn Craven claimed two birdies during round two, ranking her 12th in the field and the top Trojan.
Rachael McMahan had 13 pars in round two with eight of those coming on the front nine. For the tournament, she paced the field with 24 pars, three more than any other golfer. McMahan led the field with a five-over par (4.22) score on the par four holes. McMahan finished third in the field on the par three holes with a two-over par (3.25) performance on those holes.
TOURNAMENT FIELD | TEAM / INDIVIDUALS
Grand Valley State University took the top spot in the team competition with a 320-296=616. Northern Michigan University finished second at 327-321=648. A 2018-2019 incoming member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference finished third, Tiffin University shot a 340-316=656. Ferris State University and Walsh University were fifth and sixth respectively.
DETAILS OF THE GLIAC vs. G-MAC SHOWDOWN
The event, hosted by Midwest Region foe Grand Valley State University at the Saddlebrook Resort & Spa., is the first NCAA Division II match play event to begin preparing teams for the newly approved format teams will face at the 2019 NCAA Division II championships.
Who is Playing?
The three-day event features three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC - Grand Valley State University, Northern Michigan University, Ferris State University) teams and three Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC - Trevecca Nazarene University, Walsh University, Tiffin University) teams.
The Format
The first two days, Thursday and Friday, consist of the traditional stroke play preceding Saturday's cross-conference match play format. The seeding for the match play competition is determined through the two-days of stroke play. The 1st through 3rd place teams in each conference, following stroke play, face off against the same seeded team from the other conference on Saturday. The #1 seeded teams from each conference will face off against each other in match play as will the #2 seeds and the #3 seeds.
The Scoring
A win will produce a point and ties gain a half point. The winner is determined by the conference collecting the most points.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Based on the first two days of the Showdown stroke play format, Trevecca will face Northern Michigan in the match play portion of the tournament on Saturday.
A return trip to the to Georgetown, KY and the 2018 Saginaw Valley State University (SVS) Spring Invite. The two-day tournament, March 17-18, is played at the Cherry Blossom Golf Course. March 26-27 the team plays in the Cumberland University hosted Phoenix Invitational at the Trojans home course, the Old Hickory Country Club. The 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championships are next at the Four Bridges Golf Course in Mason, Ohio on April 16-17.
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