Via FSU sports information:
Florida State freshman Lottie Woad is in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings, and the No. 8 seed Florida State Women’s Golf Team is in a tie for seventh place in the team standings after the first round of the NCAA Division I Championship Finals at the Grayhawk Country Club. Woad carded a 2 under par score of 70 and is within four strokes of the individual leader, while the Seminoles are tied with Duke and Stanford, and only nine strokes behind the team leader.
The field of 30 will play three full rounds (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) before the field is cut, and the top 15 teams play in a fourth and final stroke play round. After the four rounds of stroke play, the top eight teams will play three rounds of match play to determine the national championship team for the 2023 season.
Wake Forest from the ACC is in first place in the team standings with a 9 under par total of 279. The Demon Deacons lead second-place Oklahoma State by one stroke. Woad, who was announced as one of five finalists for the National Freshman of the Year award, is just four strokes behind the individual lead of Maddison Hinson-Tolchard of Oklahoma State. Hinson-Tolchard carded a 6 under par score of 66 in the first round.
Florida State equally effective on both sides of the course, with eight birdies on the front and back nine. The Seminoles, who began on hole No. 10, were a total of 4 strokes over par when they made the turn to the front of the course. The Seminoles’ four counted scores totaled 3 strokes under par on their second set of nine holes.
“We put together a good round especially after we made the turn and the wind kicked up,” FSU coach Amy Bond. “Each of the girls fought throughout the entire round, and I’m proud of all of them for their play today. We’ll take even par in the first round. We need to get some food in them, and some rest because tomorrow comes quickly.”
Woad, the ACC Freshman of the Year, totaled three birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better in her first NCAA Championship round. She birdied her second hole of the round and was at even par when she moved to the front nine. Woad birdied two of her first three holes of the front, and closed the round with five consecutive holes at par to finish at 70.
Woad’s round of 70 is the best first round by a Seminole in the NCAA Championship Finals since Morgane Metraux also carded a 70 in the first round of the NCAA Championship Finals in 2018. Metraux (in 2018) and Beatrice Wallin (in 2021) both hold the Florida State record for a single round score in the NCAA Championship Finals with scores of 68.
Junior Charlotte Heath, who was named as one of 10 finalists for the ANNIKA Award as the nation’s top player on Monday, carded a 1-under 71. She is in a tie for 21st place in the individual standings. Heath totaled two birdies on her first set of nine holes, and three on her second set, as she totaled a team-high five birdies during the round.
Junior Alice Hodge scored a 2 over par 73 in her first round of play and is in a tie for 51st place in the individual standings. She totaled three birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better. Senior Amelia Williamson totaled two birdies (one on each side) and is in a tie for 66th place in the individual standings. Sophomore Kaylah Williams totaled a first round score of 78.
Florida State finished as one of nine squads in the 30-team field with a total score of par or better. A total of six teams finished at under par and three, including the Seminoles, finished at par for the first round. Florida State finished tied for first on the par 5 holes scoring with an average of 4.6 strokes.
Florida State is paired with San Jose State and Southern California for the second consecutive round on Saturday. The Seminoles, Aztecs and Trojans begin play from hole No. 1 at 10:05 a.m. (ET).
NCAA Division I Championship Finals/May 19-24, 2023
Grayhawk Country Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
T7/30.-Florida State, 288
T10.-Lottie Woad, 70
T21.-Charlotte Heath, 71
T51.-Alice Hodge, 73
T66.-Amelia Williamson, 74
T127.-Kaylah Williams, 78
NCAA Division I Championship Finals/May 19-24, 2023
Grayhawk Country Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
1.-Wake Forest, 279
2.-Oklahoma State, 280
T3- Georgia, 286
T3.-South Carolina, 286
T5.-New Mexico, 287
T5.-Texas A&M, 287
T7-.Florida State, 288
T7.-Duke, 288
T7-.Stanford, 288
10.-Baylor, 289
T11.-SMU, 291
T11.-Texas Tech, 291
T13.-Texas, 292
T13.-San Jose State, 292
T13.-Arizona, 292
T16.-Michigan State, 293
T16.-TCU, 293
18.-LSU, 294
19.-Pepperdine, 295
T20.-Augusta, 296
T20.-Southern Cal, 296
22.-Oregon State, 297
23.-Virginia, 298
24.-Clemson, 299
25.-Ole Miss, 300
T26.-Mississippi State, 301
T26.-Tulsa, 301
28.-Northwesern, 303
T29.-Vanderbilt, 305
T29.-NC State, 305
Florida State freshman Lottie Woad is in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings, and the No. 8 seed Florida State Women’s Golf Team is in a tie for seventh place in the team standings after the first round of the NCAA Division I Championship Finals at the Grayhawk Country Club. Woad carded a 2 under par score of 70 and is within four strokes of the individual leader, while the Seminoles are tied with Duke and Stanford, and only nine strokes behind the team leader.
The field of 30 will play three full rounds (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) before the field is cut, and the top 15 teams play in a fourth and final stroke play round. After the four rounds of stroke play, the top eight teams will play three rounds of match play to determine the national championship team for the 2023 season.
Wake Forest from the ACC is in first place in the team standings with a 9 under par total of 279. The Demon Deacons lead second-place Oklahoma State by one stroke. Woad, who was announced as one of five finalists for the National Freshman of the Year award, is just four strokes behind the individual lead of Maddison Hinson-Tolchard of Oklahoma State. Hinson-Tolchard carded a 6 under par score of 66 in the first round.
Florida State equally effective on both sides of the course, with eight birdies on the front and back nine. The Seminoles, who began on hole No. 10, were a total of 4 strokes over par when they made the turn to the front of the course. The Seminoles’ four counted scores totaled 3 strokes under par on their second set of nine holes.
“We put together a good round especially after we made the turn and the wind kicked up,” FSU coach Amy Bond. “Each of the girls fought throughout the entire round, and I’m proud of all of them for their play today. We’ll take even par in the first round. We need to get some food in them, and some rest because tomorrow comes quickly.”
Woad, the ACC Freshman of the Year, totaled three birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better in her first NCAA Championship round. She birdied her second hole of the round and was at even par when she moved to the front nine. Woad birdied two of her first three holes of the front, and closed the round with five consecutive holes at par to finish at 70.
Woad’s round of 70 is the best first round by a Seminole in the NCAA Championship Finals since Morgane Metraux also carded a 70 in the first round of the NCAA Championship Finals in 2018. Metraux (in 2018) and Beatrice Wallin (in 2021) both hold the Florida State record for a single round score in the NCAA Championship Finals with scores of 68.
Junior Charlotte Heath, who was named as one of 10 finalists for the ANNIKA Award as the nation’s top player on Monday, carded a 1-under 71. She is in a tie for 21st place in the individual standings. Heath totaled two birdies on her first set of nine holes, and three on her second set, as she totaled a team-high five birdies during the round.
Junior Alice Hodge scored a 2 over par 73 in her first round of play and is in a tie for 51st place in the individual standings. She totaled three birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better. Senior Amelia Williamson totaled two birdies (one on each side) and is in a tie for 66th place in the individual standings. Sophomore Kaylah Williams totaled a first round score of 78.
Florida State finished as one of nine squads in the 30-team field with a total score of par or better. A total of six teams finished at under par and three, including the Seminoles, finished at par for the first round. Florida State finished tied for first on the par 5 holes scoring with an average of 4.6 strokes.
Florida State is paired with San Jose State and Southern California for the second consecutive round on Saturday. The Seminoles, Aztecs and Trojans begin play from hole No. 1 at 10:05 a.m. (ET).
NCAA Division I Championship Finals/May 19-24, 2023
Grayhawk Country Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
T7/30.-Florida State, 288
T10.-Lottie Woad, 70
T21.-Charlotte Heath, 71
T51.-Alice Hodge, 73
T66.-Amelia Williamson, 74
T127.-Kaylah Williams, 78
NCAA Division I Championship Finals/May 19-24, 2023
Grayhawk Country Club/Scottsdale, Ariz./Par 72
1.-Wake Forest, 279
2.-Oklahoma State, 280
T3- Georgia, 286
T3.-South Carolina, 286
T5.-New Mexico, 287
T5.-Texas A&M, 287
T7-.Florida State, 288
T7.-Duke, 288
T7-.Stanford, 288
10.-Baylor, 289
T11.-SMU, 291
T11.-Texas Tech, 291
T13.-Texas, 292
T13.-San Jose State, 292
T13.-Arizona, 292
T16.-Michigan State, 293
T16.-TCU, 293
18.-LSU, 294
19.-Pepperdine, 295
T20.-Augusta, 296
T20.-Southern Cal, 296
22.-Oregon State, 297
23.-Virginia, 298
24.-Clemson, 299
25.-Ole Miss, 300
T26.-Mississippi State, 301
T26.-Tulsa, 301
28.-Northwesern, 303
T29.-Vanderbilt, 305
T29.-NC State, 305
