INDUSTRY, Calif. – University of South Alabama women’s golf freshman Taylor Appleyard shot an 8-over par 79 to lead the Jaguars in the second round of the Folino Invitational at Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms.
Appleyard (87-79) shot a 2-over par 38 on the front nine, and carded a birdie at the par-three 14th to finish 6-over par on the back nine. The Prattville, Ala., native shaved eight shots off of her first-round total, and enters the final round with a two-round total of 166.
Anna Sellén-Runefjell (75-80) finished 9-over par in the second round and enters Tuesday’s final round tied for 16th place. Sellén-Runefjell shot a 3-over par 39 on the front nine, including a birdie at the par-four second hole, and will begin the final round with a two-round total of 155.
Ana Garcia (82-81) shot 5-over par on both the front and back nine for a 10-over par 81. Kristen Golightly (83-82) turned in an 11-over par 82 in the second round, while Ashleigh Ryals (80-85) shot 14-over par on the day for an 85.
South Alabama (320-322) turned in a second-round team score of 322, and will begin the final round in seventh place.
“Yesterday we got off to a poor start and finished with 320, and today we got off to a really good start and finished at 322,” South Alabama head coach TJ Jackson said. “It’s a matter of playing the entire round and keeping it all together. We just had too many big numbers that we can’t have if we want to compete for a championship. That’s the biggest thing, and it’s just a mental thing – it’s nothing physical. It’s a matter of being focused for 18 holes. If you’re not focused on every shot on a tough course like this, it can jump up and bite you.
“But I saw quite a few positives today. We’re hitting enough good shots to post some good scores. The off-center shots just aren’t in play enough to get away with, so a little more consistency tee-to-green is basically it. There’s a fine line between playing really well on this course and shooting the scores we have been shooting. It’s out there; we just have to get it done tomorrow. The girls are giving a really good effort, but I feel like we can improve on keeping our focus for the entire round just a little more.”
Gonzaga (301-303) leads the team standings after two rounds, while Montana’s Tara Green (74-68) holds the individual lead heading into Tuesday’s final round.
The final round of the Folino Invitational will tee off at 8 a.m. (PT). Live scoring for the tournament is available at www.golfstat.com.
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Folino Invitational
Hosted by Cal State Fullerton
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms
The Zaharias Course
Par-71, 6,088-6,552 yards
Team standings
1) Gonzaga, 301-303-604; 2) Cal State Fullerton, 304-304-608; 3) Montana, 311-298-609; 4) Long Beach State, 311-305-616; 5) Cal State Northridge, 317-311-628; T6) Cal Poly, 315-317-632; T6) Sacramento State, 324-308-632; 8) South Alabama, 320-322-642; 9) UC-Riverside, 328-318-646; 10) Seattle, 326-322-648; 11) Eastern Washington, 323-329-652; 12) Cal State Bakersfield, 340-337-677
Individual standings
1) Tara Green, Montana, 74-68-142; 2) Alice Kim, Gonzaga, 76-70-146; 3) Olivia Weber, Montana, 75-72-147; 4) Julie Shutler, Sacramento State, 78-70-148; 5) Taylor Fowler, Cal State Fullerton, 75-74-149; T6) Rochelle Chan, Long Beach State, 77-75-152; T6) Monica Villarreal, Long Beach State, 75-77-152; 8) Victoria Fallgren, Gonzaga, 77-76-153; T9) Deidre Crabtree, Cal State Fullerton, 79-75-154; T9) Elizabeth Ecker, Oakland, 82-72-154; T9) Brittani Ferraro, UC-Riverside, 75-79-154; T9) Neomi Hunt, Cal State Fullerton, 77-77-154; T9) Ellen Krausse, Cal State Northridge, 79-75-154; T9) Lori Pearson, Seattle, 79-75-154; T9) Taylor Yoshitake, Cal Poly, 76-78-154
South Alabama scores
T16) Anna Sellén-Runefjell, 75-80-155; T40) Ana Garcia, 82-81-163; T48) Kristen Golightly, 83-82-165; T48) Ashleigh Ryals, 80-85-165; T53) Taylor Appleyard, 87-79-166
