Day Five
The final round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was completed on Tuesday morning and Amanda Hollandsworth finishes in fifth place individually. The 54-hole event was played at the par 73, 6,397-yard Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Hollandsworth, a graduate student from Floyd, Virginia, is the first Hokie to qualify for the NCAA Championship round. She finished with an even-par 219 and was eight strokes behind Maria Fassi of host Arkansas, who carded a 5-under 68 on Monday to claim the individual national title.
Hollandsworth was the top finisher among the 21 Atlantic Coast Conference golfers competing in the championship round. She will now focus on the 2019 U.S. Women's Open Championship, to be played at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina May 31 – June 2.
Day Four
Virginia Tech women's golfer Amanda Hollandsworth posted a three-round total of even-par 219 and is currently in fifth place at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on Monday evening. The 54-hole event was played at the par 73, 6,397-yard Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Weather conditions on Saturday forced the scheduled 72-hole tournament to be shortened to 54 holes. A weather delay late on Monday forced play to be halted at 8:22 p.m. CDT due to darkness with several golfers still on the course. The final round will be completed Tuesday morning before the team match play portion begins. At that time, final standings for the individuals will be set. Two golfers currently in the top ten must complete their rounds on Tuesday morning
Hollandsworth made the turn on Monday at 2-over for the round, but birdied the 13th, 15thand 16thholes to finish with a 1-under 72. Hollandsworth, a graduate student from Floyd, Virginia, finished eight strokes behind Maria Fassi of host Arkansas, who carded a 5-under 68 on Monday to claim the individual national title.
Hollandsworth, the first Hokie to qualify for the NCAA Championship round, was the top finisher among the 21 Atlantic Coast Conference golfers competing in the championship round.
Hollandsworth, who graduated with her master's degree on Friday, will now focus on the 2019 U.S. Women's Open Championship, to be played at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina May 31 – June 2. Hollandsworth qualified for the event by winning a sectional qualifier in Springfield, Virginia in April.
Gallery: (5/20/2019) 2019 WOMEN'S GOLF NCAA FINALS 3RD ROUND
Day Three
Virginia Tech women's golfer Amanda Hollandsworth has a two-round total of 1-over 147 and is tied for sixth place at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on Sunday afternoon. The now 54-hole event is being played at the par 73, 6,397-yard Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Hollandsworth began her round on the back nine and double-bogeyed the par 5, 10thhole, but then ran off three consecutive birdies on holes 12 through 14. She made the turn at 1-under. She had a birdie on the 4thhole and a bogey on the 8thhole, and finished with a 1-under 72. She trails leader Sierra Brooks of Florida by five strokes.
After weather suspended the second round on Saturday, Hollandsworth was forced to begin her second round on Sunday morning. She entered the second round tied for 13thplace individually. Weather conditions forced the scheduled 72-hole tournament to be shortened to 54 holes. The final round of the stroke play portion of the championship will be played on Monday, when the individual champion will be determined.
Golf Channel will televise the second half of the final round of stroke play on Monday, May 20 from 4-8 p.m. EDT. Live scoring is available on Hokiesports.com, via a link from Golfstat.com.Gallery: (5/19/2019) 2019 WOMEN'S GOLF NCAA FINALS 2ND ROUND
UPDATE FROM THE NCAA - 7:45 p.m. CDT, Saturday, May 18, 2019
NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships Second Round Matches Suspended;
Will Resume Sunday Morning
Stroke play portion of tournament shortened to 54 holes
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Today's second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships has been suspended due to severe weather throughout the afternoon at Blessings Golf Club. Second round action will resume Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with Saturday's morning wave resuming play and the afternoon wave beginning play from the No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
The stroke play portion of the tournament will be shortened from 72 holes to 54 holes. All 24 teams and 12 individuals in the tournament will compete again on Monday, with the pairings for that round being determined by their 36-hole score (leaders in the afternoon wave). The stroke play portion of the championship will culminate with the individual medalist being determined following the 54 holes. The field will then be cut to the top eight teams which advance to the match play quarterfinals on Monday.
"With the severe weather threats that we monitored throughout Saturday afternoon, our committee came to the determination that, given the conditions, shortening the tournament to three rounds of stroke play heading into match play was needed to maintain the overall student-athlete experience and the integrity of the championships," said NCAA Division I Women's Golf Committee chair Ryan Colton. "We're looking forward to the next two days of stroke play, where we have the opportunity to crown the individual champion, as well as determine the eight teams advancing to match play, which will begin Tuesday morning."
Day Two
Due to inclement weather in the area, the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship was suspended on Saturday. Hokie golfer Amanda Hollandsworth had not begun her second round when play was suspended at 12:15 p.m. CDT. The scheduled four-day, 72-hole event is being played at the par 73, 6,397-yard Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Play is expected to resume Sunday morning with the second round being completed. Half the field has yet to begin their second round and just 18 players have completed their second rounds. The NCAA committee will meet later Saturday and again on Sunday morning to consider options, including whether or not it is feasible to play the scheduled 72 holes or shorten the stroke play portion of the tournament to 54 holes.
Day One
Virginia Tech women's golfer Amanda Hollandsworth shot an opening round 2-over 75 and is tied for 13thplace in the stroke play portion of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championship on Friday. The four-day, 72-hole event is being played at the par 73, 6,397-yard Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Hollandsworth jumped out to an early lead in the tournament, shooting a 3-under 34 on the front nine, which included four of her five birdies on the round. She trails leader Bianca Pagdanganan of Arizona by six strokes.
"The front nine played a lot different than the back nine, and I know I left a lot out there on the back nine today," Hollandsworth said. "I got into a rut there for about three holes, but I was able to get myself out of it. I'm going to sit down with my coaches and talk about some of the holes that went a little haywire, and see how I can improve tomorrow."
Hollandsworth is the first Hokie to advance to the championship round of the NCAAs. She will play her second round on Saturday.Gallery: (5/17/2019) 2019 NCAA WOMEN'S GOLF FINALS DAY ONE
