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Florida State junior All-American Lottie Woad earned her third career individual championship, and the No. 10 ranked Seminoles finished in seventh place in the team standings as play in the Ninth Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M came to a close at the Royal Golf Club. Woad finished tied for first with Duke’s Phoebe Brinker, South Carolina’s Louise Rydqvist and Oregon’s Kiara Romero as she carded a 2-under par score of 70 and finished the 54-hole championship with an 8-under par score of 208.
The individual championship marked the third of Woad’s career. She finished in a tie for first place at the Ivy Intercollegiate during the fall of 2022, won the championship of the Florida State Match Up in the spring of 2023, and has now finished as the co-champion of the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Woad was one of six golfers in the field to finish with each of her the scores at below par this week, and was never above par during any of the three rounds played in the championship. Woad led the event with 21 birdies, including seven during the second round.
South Carolina won the team championship as the Gamecocks defeated Oregon and Wake Forest by four strokes. The Gamecocks took the lead during the first round and never looked back. Each of South Carolina’s four counting scores finished below par for the tournament.
Woad played her usual impeccable round of golf as she finished with scores of 70-68-70 for an 8-under par total of 208. She scored five birdies, with her final birdie of the day coming on her final hole to pull her into a tie for the overall lead. Woad played her front nine at 2-under par and her back nine at even par. She, and the Seminoles, started on hole No 10 in the third and final round.
“I’m really happy to start my sophomore season off with a win, particularly in such a strong field,” said Woad. “I played solid all tournament and had a nice birdie to finish to tie for the lead.”
Woad’s win marked her second victory in her last seven events, the sixth time in 12 career events that she has finished under par, and the fourth time she has finished with a score at 208 or better. Woad’s career-best score of 205 came at the Schooner Fall Classic in 2022.
Junior Kaylah Williams played the best tournament of her collegiate career as she finished in a tie for 18th in the individual standings with a career-best tournament score of 214. She totaled scores of 70-71-73 to finish the event at 2-strokes under par. Wiliams’ single-round score of 70 in the first round, 214 for the tournament, and minus 4 strokes to par – helped her finish in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings. The finish was her second career top-20 individual finish.
Senior All-American Charlotte Heath also finished in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings with a three-round total of 214. She finished the event with an even par score of 72 and two of three scores below par. Heath carded three birdies in the final round as she earned her 25th career top-25 individual finish. She has finished in the top 20 in the individual standings in each of her last 12 championship events, and has not finished outside the Top 20 since placing in a tie for 21st at the spring 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
Heath has now finished six of last seven events – including the 2023 NCAA Championship Finals at under par. She is a total of 23 strokes under par since finishing the spring 2023 Moon Invitational at 4-under par.
Florida State continues its three-match fall season as they travel to play at the Schooner Fall Classic at the University of Oklahoma (Sept. 23-25). The tournament is sponsored by Tricia Covel and is played in support of the OK Kids Korall – a cancer treatment facility in Oklahoma. The defending tournament champion Seminoles are looking to become the first three-time winner of the championship.
9th Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate/Sept. 11-13, 2023
Royal Golf Club/Lake Elmo, Minn./Par 72
7/12.-Florida State, 859
T1.-Lottie Woad, 208
T18.-Kaylah Williams, 214
T18.-Charlotte Heath, 214
T45.-Alice Hodge, 223
58.-Bella Bugg, 232
9th Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate/Sept. 11-13, 2023
Royal Golf Club/Lake Elmo, Minn./Par 72
1.-South Carolina, 838
2.-Oregon, 841
3.-Wake Forest, 842
4.-San Jose State, 855
5.-Texas A&M, 856
6.-Texas, 857
7.-Florida State, 859
8.-Virginia, 865
9.-Duke, 867
10.-Mississippi State, 873
11.-Minnesota, 884
12-.Baylor, 885
Florida State junior All-American Lottie Woad earned her third career individual championship, and the No. 10 ranked Seminoles finished in seventh place in the team standings as play in the Ninth Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M came to a close at the Royal Golf Club. Woad finished tied for first with Duke’s Phoebe Brinker, South Carolina’s Louise Rydqvist and Oregon’s Kiara Romero as she carded a 2-under par score of 70 and finished the 54-hole championship with an 8-under par score of 208.
The individual championship marked the third of Woad’s career. She finished in a tie for first place at the Ivy Intercollegiate during the fall of 2022, won the championship of the Florida State Match Up in the spring of 2023, and has now finished as the co-champion of the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate. Woad was one of six golfers in the field to finish with each of her the scores at below par this week, and was never above par during any of the three rounds played in the championship. Woad led the event with 21 birdies, including seven during the second round.
South Carolina won the team championship as the Gamecocks defeated Oregon and Wake Forest by four strokes. The Gamecocks took the lead during the first round and never looked back. Each of South Carolina’s four counting scores finished below par for the tournament.
Woad played her usual impeccable round of golf as she finished with scores of 70-68-70 for an 8-under par total of 208. She scored five birdies, with her final birdie of the day coming on her final hole to pull her into a tie for the overall lead. Woad played her front nine at 2-under par and her back nine at even par. She, and the Seminoles, started on hole No 10 in the third and final round.
“I’m really happy to start my sophomore season off with a win, particularly in such a strong field,” said Woad. “I played solid all tournament and had a nice birdie to finish to tie for the lead.”
Woad’s win marked her second victory in her last seven events, the sixth time in 12 career events that she has finished under par, and the fourth time she has finished with a score at 208 or better. Woad’s career-best score of 205 came at the Schooner Fall Classic in 2022.
Junior Kaylah Williams played the best tournament of her collegiate career as she finished in a tie for 18th in the individual standings with a career-best tournament score of 214. She totaled scores of 70-71-73 to finish the event at 2-strokes under par. Wiliams’ single-round score of 70 in the first round, 214 for the tournament, and minus 4 strokes to par – helped her finish in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings. The finish was her second career top-20 individual finish.
Senior All-American Charlotte Heath also finished in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings with a three-round total of 214. She finished the event with an even par score of 72 and two of three scores below par. Heath carded three birdies in the final round as she earned her 25th career top-25 individual finish. She has finished in the top 20 in the individual standings in each of her last 12 championship events, and has not finished outside the Top 20 since placing in a tie for 21st at the spring 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
Heath has now finished six of last seven events – including the 2023 NCAA Championship Finals at under par. She is a total of 23 strokes under par since finishing the spring 2023 Moon Invitational at 4-under par.
Florida State continues its three-match fall season as they travel to play at the Schooner Fall Classic at the University of Oklahoma (Sept. 23-25). The tournament is sponsored by Tricia Covel and is played in support of the OK Kids Korall – a cancer treatment facility in Oklahoma. The defending tournament champion Seminoles are looking to become the first three-time winner of the championship.
9th Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate/Sept. 11-13, 2023
Royal Golf Club/Lake Elmo, Minn./Par 72
7/12.-Florida State, 859
T1.-Lottie Woad, 208
T18.-Kaylah Williams, 214
T18.-Charlotte Heath, 214
T45.-Alice Hodge, 223
58.-Bella Bugg, 232
9th Annual ANNIKA Intercollegiate/Sept. 11-13, 2023
Royal Golf Club/Lake Elmo, Minn./Par 72
1.-South Carolina, 838
2.-Oregon, 841
3.-Wake Forest, 842
4.-San Jose State, 855
5.-Texas A&M, 856
6.-Texas, 857
7.-Florida State, 859
8.-Virginia, 865
9.-Duke, 867
10.-Mississippi State, 873
11.-Minnesota, 884
12-.Baylor, 885
