Babos Takes Runner-Up Finish at LR/Myrle Beach Women's Golf Inv.

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Catawba finished eighth out of 13 teams at the Lenoir-Rhyne/Myrtle Beach Invitational, which concluded on Tuesday at the 5,802-yard, Par-72 Meadowlands Golf Course.  Newberry took top honors at the event with a 611 total, topping Wingate by 13 strokes.  Catawba had a score of 665.

Individually, Catawba senior Kelsey Babos (Uniontown, OH/Lake HS) finished runner-up.  Her total of 150, which included a one-under-par 71 in the final round, was one shot off the pace set by Newberry’s Maria Luz Besio.  The 71 marked the low round of the tournament.
 

Fin.   School                   Scores 
 1. Newberry 312-299=611
 2. Wingate 314-310=624
3t. Lincoln Memorial 321-309=630
3t. UNC Pembroke 320-310=630
 5. Lenoir-Rhyne 334-312=646
 6. Tusculum 329-321=650
 7. Queens 326-326=652
8t. Armstrong Atlantic 350-315=665
8t. CATAWBA 341-324=665
10. Anderson 346-323=669
11. Erskine 353-334=687
12. Limestone 376-362=738
13. Mars Hill 407-378=785

Catawba finishers
2. Kelsey Babos, 79-71=150
34. Elizabeth Smith, 87-80=167
50. Eileen Purpur, 89-85=174
52. Kelly Berry, 86-89=175
58. Stephanie Demetrelis, 92-88=180

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