NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt women’s golf tied for fifth place this weekend at the annual Mason Rudolph Championships hosted at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The Commodores closed out the tournament with a 9-under final round to finish 20-under for the weekend.
“I thought our girls showed so much heart today,” said head coach Greg Allen. “I’m really proud of the fight to the finish attitude they played with today.”
Sara Im finished with a 1-under-par 71 to get to a 10-under total, tying her for fifth place individually and giving her the first top-5 finish of her career. The sophomore knocked in 13 birdies while only carding three bogeys over 54 holes.
“Sara played golf at a really high level this weekend,” said Allen. “It was nice to see her having a chance to win.”
Ava Merrill led the Commodores on Sunday, notching five birdies on her way to a 4-under third round. Merrill tied for 18th individually. Tillie Claggett posted her best round of the competition, a 3-under 69 with eighth total birdies.
“I thought Ava made big strides this weekend as well, really showing some maturity,” said Allen. “Tillie was close to putting together a really low round today. She hasn’t been playing up to her standards, so this was a big step in the right direction.”
Lynn Lim joined Im with a 1-under-par 71 herself. Angelina Tolentino ended the first home event of her career with a 76.
“I’m proud of the patience Lynn showed today and really all weekend,” said Allen. “There’s not many out there that hit the ball as well as Lynn does. She had a lot of good looks that didn’t go in, but she hung in there and made a couple birdies for us down the stretch.”
Of the individual Commodore performances, Charlene Chung finished 2-under on Sunday with a 70. Macie Brown scored a 73 to tie her for 32nd overall this weekend. Claire Henson shot a 74, Meghan Meserole finished with a 75 and Jayden Jevnick an 80 to close the Dores’ home tournament.
Vanderbilt will return to the course on October 11th to compete at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational. UNC will host the three-day event at the Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
