2019 Women's Golf - Year In Review
Amy Bond, Head Coach
Robert Duck, Assistant Coach, Dir of Player Development
Jennifer Santiago, Director of Operations
Matt Whall, Assistant Coach
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| Coaching Staff Amy Bond, Head Coach Robert Duck, Assistant Coach, Dir of Player Development Jennifer Santiago, Director of Operations Matt Whall, Assistant Coach Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Frida Kinhult, 5-6, Fiskebackskil, Sweden
Puk Lyng Thomsen, 5-3, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Beatrice Wallin, 5-4, Olofstrop, Sweden
Amelia Williamson, 5-7, Norfolk, England
Kinhult Earns First Team All-American Honors. May 21, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Frida Kinhult, who established a new school record for lowest stroke
average in a season at 70.66, has earned First Team All-American honors as selected by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. She was one of 12 golfers and one of only two freshmen in the nation to
earn the prestigious honor. Kinhult’s selection marks just the fourth time a Florida State golfer has earned First Team All-American honors by the WGCA. Kinhult is the nation’s No. 1 ranked golfer
according to both Golfstat and Golfweek and is one of the favorites to earn the WGCA Player and Freshman of the Year Awards and the ANNIKA Award as the nation’s top player. Kinhult became the first
player in Florida State golf history and only the fifth player in the illustrious history of the ACC to earn ACC Player of the Year (Co) and ACC Freshman of the Year honors in the same year.
“Thanks very much to the Coaches Association for this honor,” said Kinhult. “I’m humbled to earn First Team All-American honors. I began the year with many goals and becoming an All-American was high
on my list of the things I wanted to accomplish. I can’t thank our coaching staff and my teammates enough. Tthis award should also go to all of the people in our program because I would not be in the
position that I am today without the amazing support staff we have at Florida State.” Kinhult enjoyed a phenomenal season as she finished in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings at the
NCAA Division I Championship Finals, won two individual championships, set the school record for lowest stroke average in a season and for a career (70.66). She led her Florida State teammates with
her 68.82 stroke average in the fall, her 71.78 stroke average in the spring, 20 of 29 rounds scores at par or better, 24 of 29 rounds scored at 75 or better and 12 rounds scored in the 60’s.
Kinhult earned individual titles at both the Jim West Challenge and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and became the first freshman in school history to finish in the top 10 in the individual
standings of the first eight events of her career. She totaled nine top-10 finishes and did not finish outside of the top 13 in the individual standings of any of her 10 events as a freshman. In
jut her first season of collegiate golf, Kinhult established Florida State records for lowest score in a season and a career (70.66) while tying the school records for a single round score (65 in the
second round of the Jim West Challenge), 36-hole score (136 in the first and second rounds of the Jim West Challenge) and lowest score vs. par (-14 in the Jim West Challenge). “Being a WGCA First
Team All American is a tremendous honor and a tribute to the great season that Frida enjoyed,” said Seminole Head Coach Amy Bond. “She is one of the best players in the country and I am thrilled that
her play was rewarded by the Coaches Association. I am extremely proud of her as she has put together the best season in FSU history.” Florida State’s WGCA All-Americans May 22, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State’s Frida Kinhult, who was named a First
Team All-American by the WGCA on Tuesday, was today named as the winner of the Golfsat Cup — the award presented annually to the collegiate golfer with the lowest stroke average. Kinhult finished her
freshman year with a 70.66 stroke average – the lowest in Florida State history, the fifth lowest in ACC history and the 15th lowest in NCAA Division I Women’s Golf history. Kinhult is just the
10th freshman to win the award which was first presented to Janice Moodie of San Jose State University in 1996. Kinhult’s 70.66 scoring average is the second lowest by a freshman in NCAA history –
behind only Bronte Law of UCLA who averaged 70.61 strokes in 31 rounds during the 2015-16 season. She completed her freshman season at an incredible 32 strokes UNDER par in 10 events and 29 rounds
played. In her 10 tournaments during her freshman year at Florida State, Kinhult recorded 20 of 29 rounds scored at par or better (.690 percent), 24 of 29 rounds scored a 75 or better (.828
percent) and a team-leading 13 rounds score in the 60’s. Kinhult averaged 68.82 strokes in 11 rounds during four fall events and averaged 71.78 strokes in 18 rounds during six spring events.
Kinhult earned two individual championships (at the Jim West Challenge and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate) and finished in the top 10 in the individual standings in nine of her 10 starts. She
finished in the top 13 in the individual standings in each of the 10 events she played in during his first season as a Seminole. Kinhult’s performances throughout the season were instrumental in
Florida State’s success this season. The Seminoles won two tournament championships (at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and the Evans Derby Experience), were ranked in the top 15 throughout the
season, and earned second place team finishes in the ACC and NCAA Auburn Regional Championships. Florida State finished in 12th place in the NCAA Championship Finals – tied for the third highest
national finish in the history of the program. The Seminoles have finished in the top 15 in the National Championships in three of the last four years. May 23, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Frida Kinhult, the most decorated freshman golfer in school history, was today named the National Freshman of the Year by the Women’s
Golf Coaches Association. She is the first Seminole and the fifth golfer from the ACC who has won the award which has previously been presented to current LPGA stars Annie Park of USC, Anna Nordquist
of Arizona State, and World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Lorena Ochoa of Arizona. Kinhult led the nation and was awarded the Golfstat Cup with the lowest stroke average not only in Florida State
history but in the nation this year. She led the nation in par 4 scoring (4.02), ranked third in par 5 scoring (4.67) and finished her sensational first collegiate year tied for fifth in par 3 scoring
(3.01). Her 108 total birdies ranked third nationally and she was one of only two freshmen in the nation who ranked it the top-10 for season stroke average. Kinhult completed the 2018-19 season as
the only player in the nation with a stroke average below 71.00. In helping Florida State to a 12th place finish at the NCAA Championship Finals, Kinhult wrote her name prominently in the Seminole
record book. Kinhult tied the score record for a single round score with a 65 in the second round of the Jim West Challenge, tied the school record for a 36-hole score in the first two rounds of
the Jim West Challenge (136), tied the school record for most strokes under par in a 3 round tournament (minus 14 at the Jim West Challenge), became the second freshman in school history to win
multiple individual championships (at the Jim West Challenge and the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate) and set the school record for lowest single season stoke average (70.66). “I am thankful to the
WGCA for this honor,” said Kinhult. “I am going to continue to work hard and use what I have done in my freshman season to be a springboard into my summer tournaments and my sophomore season at
Florida State. I am looking forward to playing with my teammates again in the fall. We have all begun to think about next season and continuing to improve as a team.” Kinhult is the first player
from the ACC to win the award since it was presented to Leona Magure of Duke in 2016.
2019 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Amanda Doherty 5-1 Jr ** Atlanta, Ga. (The Galloway School)
Caroline Hodge 5-3 Fr Larchmont, N.Y. (The Ursuline School)
* Frida Kinhult 5-6 Fr Fiskebackskil, Sweden (Korrespondensgymnasiet)
Ashley Mangan 5-6 Jr * Clermont (Lake Highland Prep)
* Sandra Salonen 5-6 Jr * Espoo, Finland (Makelanrinne)
* Kathleen Sumner 5-3 So * Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England)
* Puk Lyng Thomsen 5-3 Fr Frederikshavn, Denmark (Frederikshavn Business School)
* Beatrice Wallin 5-4 Fr Olofstrop, Sweden (Korrespondensgymnasiet)
* Amelia Williamson 5-7 Fr Norfolk, England (Norwich School for Girls)
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
Kinhult Wins Golfstat Cup With Nation’s Lowest Stroke Average.
Kinhult Named National
Freshman of the Year.
2019 Conference Awards
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Frida Kinhult Atlantic Coast Conference - Co-Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - Freshman of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
Beatrice Wallin Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference
All-Conference - 2
2019 All-Americans
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Frida Kinhult Golf Week - 1st Team All-American
Women's Golf Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Beatrice Wallin Golf Week - All-American - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 2
2019 Schedule and Results
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| Cougar Classic September 9-10, 2018, Hanahan, S.C. |
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| Schooner Fall Classic September 28-30, 2018, Norman, Okla. |
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| Stanford Intercollegiate October 19-21, 2018, Stanford, Calif. |
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| Jim West Challenge October 28-29, 2018, San Marcos, Tex. |
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| Northrop Grumman Challenge February 3-5, 2019, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. |
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| Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 8-10, 2019, Hilton Head Island, S.C. |
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| Evans Derby Invitational March 23-25, 2019, Auburn, Ala. |
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| Clemson Invitational April 7-9, 2019, Sunset, S.C. |
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| ACC Championship April 18-20, 2019, Greensboro, N.C. |
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| Auburn NCAA Regional May 6-8, 2019, Auburn, Ala. |
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| NCAA Championship May 17-20, 2019, Fayetteville, Ark. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Results 1 Wake Forest 850 2 Florida State 858 3 Duke 868 4 Virginia 870 5 Louisville 890 6 Virginia Tech 896 7 Clemson 900 8 Miami 901 9t North Carolina 902 9t North Carolina State 902 11 Notre Dame 913 12 Boston College 918
2019 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Frida Kinhult 10 29 20 65 2,049 2 9 70.66 Beatrice Wallin 11 31 16 68 2,256 0 2 72.77 Amanda Doherty 11 31 12 66 2,271 0 2 73.26 Amelia Williamson 9 26 5 67 1,952 0 0 75.08 Kathleen Sumner 4 11 1 71 830 0 0 75.45 Sandra Salonen 1 2 0 75 151 0 0 75.50 Puk Lyng Thomsen 9 25 5 69 1,895 0 1 75.80 Caroline Hodge 1 3 0 78 235 0 0 78.33
No. 15 Seminoles Ninth In Rain-Shortened Cougar Classic First Round.
by Blake VonCannon
September 9, 2018
HANAHAN, S.C. — Freshman Beatrice Wallin is in a tie for 15th place in the individual standings, and the 15th ranked Florida State Women’s Golf Team is in a tie for ninth place in the team standings as the first round of the 2018 Cougar Classic at the Yeamans Hall Club was suspended due to weather. Each of the five Seminoles in the event completed 12 of the 18 holes scheduled to be played while seven of the 19 teams finished play in the first of three scheduled rounds.
Florida, which completed its play in the weather-delayed round, leads the team standings with a 10-under par team score of 278. Gator junior Sierra Brooks sits at the top of the individual standings as she carded a 7-under par 65. Florida, Arkansas, Baylor, UCF, Indiana, Maryland and Charleston Southern were the only teams in the 19-team field to finish their rounds on the day.
Wallin, who is playing in her first collegiate match, is at 1-under par for the first 12 holes of her collegiate career. The freshman from Sweden carded two birdies on the front nine and finished her 12 holes with 11 scored at par or better.
No. 15 Florida State is only three strokes behind seventh-placed Wake Forest and only six strokes behind Penn State, Charleston and Furman who are all tied for fourth place. The season-opening Cougar Classic is playing host to seven of the top 25 women’s golf teams in the country in one of the nation’s most competitive events in all of collegiate golf in the fall.
Wallin, who recently competed in the 2018 World Amateur Team Championships for her native country of Sweden, enjoyed heralded success in her first nine holes in collegiate competition. The freshman carded her first career birdie on only her fifth hole of the day. She later displayed poise under adversity as she holed a birdie on the seventh hole after a bogey on hole No. 6.
Junior Amanda Doherty and freshman Frida Kinhult also displayed success through 12 holes. Doherty, who earned All-American Honorable Mention honors in 2018, provided veteran leadership throughout the day. She finished the day 1-over par with six holes remaining in the first round.
Kinhult, a decorated freshman from Sweden, started to gain momentum on the back nine in her first collegiate round. After shooting even par for eight of her nine holes on the front nine, Kinhult carded her first two career birdies on holes 10 and 12 before match play was suspended. Kinhult finished the shortened round at 1-over par.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen and sophomore Kathleen Sumner finished out the group of five for the Seminoles. Thomsen, a top-rated international recruit out, carded her first career birdie on her fifth hole of the round. She would finish with six holes at par or better, and completed her day at 5-over par.
Sumner entered the Cougar Classic in familiar territory. The sophomore played her high school career in Charleston at Bishop England High School. The two-time All-Lowcountry Player of the Year, carded nine holes at par in her 12 holes before the round was suspended.
As a team, the Seminoles carded six birdies through its first 12 holes of the first round.
by Chuck Walsh
September 10, 2018
HANAHAN, S.C. – Junior All-American Amanda Doherty finished in a tie for third place in the individual standings, and the No. 15 Florida State Women’s Golf team finished in fifth place in them team standings in the Cougar Classic at the Yeamans Hall Club. The event was shortened to two rounds and 36 holes because of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Florence as all athletic events at the College of Charleston were cancelled by the university from Tuesday through Sunday.
In earning fifth place in the team standings, the Seminoles finished as the highest ranking of four ACC teams in the event (ahead of Wake Forest, North Carolina, NC State and Boston College) and ahead of the No. 17 ranked Demon Deacons (sixth place) and No. 20 Baylor (eighth place).
No. 12 Florida won the team championship with a three-stroke victory over Vanderbilt. Sierra Brooks of Florida won the individual championship.
“It was really exciting to get the first event of the year under our belts,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We were disappointed that the event was shortened to 36 holes because we were really looking forward to playing the final round. It was nice to shake the completion rust off and we are really looking forward to preparing for the Schooner Fall Classic in a couple of weeks. Overall, this was a very successful event.”
Doherty (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her fifth career top five finish as she carded scores of 71-66 (136) to finish only three strokes behind Brooks in the individual standings. Her second round score of 66 tied her career best while her 136 total for the 36 holes played as only one stroke off of her career best. Doherty carded 17 holes at par or better with seven birdies to finish with a score of 66 for the third time in her career. Her score of 66 is just one stroke off of the all-time Florida State record of 65.
“I hit the ball well in both rounds,” said Doherty. “I was able to get the putts to start dropping on the second day which was fun. Overall, I think it was a good start for the year and I am excited for the rest of the season.”
In Monday’s second round, Doherty birdied her first two holes, was four under par when she made her turn and totaled three birdies on her back nine. She was never at or above par and was at least five strokes under par during her final nine holes of the round. Doherty has now carded nine scores in the 60’s during her Seminole career.
Freshman Frida Kinhult (Sweden) carded scores of 71-68 in her first two rounds as a Seminole and earned her first career top-10 finish with a two-round total of 139. She totaled 16 rounds at par or better with four birdies and the first eagle of her Florida Stare career in the second round. Kinhult eagled the par 5 hole No. 18 as she completed her first nine holes of the day at 5-under par.
Kinhult record eight birdies, one eagle and 32 holes scored at par or better in the first tournament of collegiate career. She was under par in all 18 of her holes in Monday’s second round.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin (Sweden) finished in a tied for 22nd place in the individual standings with a two-day total of 2-under par 142. She scored four birdies in the second round and was at or below par during the entire round. Wallin birdied her first hole of the day to go under par and was never above even during the round.
Wallin totaled seven birdies and 31 holes scored at par or better in the first tournament of her Seminole career. She was never above par in either of her first two rounds of the Cougar Classic.
Sophomore Kathleen Sumner (Charleston, S.C.) finished in a tied for 73rd with a two-day total of 151. Included in her two-day score was the second eagle ofher Florida State career – a score of three on the par 5 hole No. 9.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Amanda Doherty 3t 70 66 136 Frida Kinhult 9t 71 68 139 Beatrice Wallin 22t 71 71 142 Kathleen Sumner 72t 78 73 151 Puk Lyng Thomsen 98t 79 80 159
Kinhult Leads Women’s Golf To 4th Place Standing At Schooner.
by Chuck Walsh
September 28, 2018
NORMAN, Okla. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult shot a 4 under par 67 and is in a tie for sixth place in the individual standings, and the No. 15 Seminole Women’s Golf Team is fourth place in the team standings after the first round of the Schooner Fall Classic at the Belmar Golf Club. Kinhult’s score of 67 was only one stroke off of the all-time Florida State record for a freshman and only two strokes from tying the all-time school record for a single round of 65. Kinhult begins Saturday’s second round only one stroke off of the individual lead.
No. 2 Alabama and No. 8 Texas are tied for first in the team standings after the first round. The Seminoles are only four strokes from moving into the top three of the team standings and within striking distance of both Texas and Alabama with 36 holes remaining to be played. Lauren Stephenson and Jiwon Jeon of Alabama, Aya Johnson of Wisconsin, Amber Park of Texas A&M and Sara Kouskova of Texas are in a five-way tie for first place in the individual standings as each player scored 5 under par scores of 66 in the first round. Florida State’s Kinhult is just one stroke behind the pace set by the leading group.
“Anytime you can shoot under par, it’s a good round,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “I feel like we left a few shots out on the course today – but the good thing is there are two more days of golf to be played. Tomorrow is moving day and I’d like for us to move up the leader board. We look forward to battling tomorrow and getting into the final group for Sunday’s round.”
Florida State was led in Friday’s first round by three freshmen – Kinhult (4 under par 67), Beatrice Wallin (3 under par 68) and Amelia Williamson (1 under par 70). The trio was a combined 8 under par with a total of 47 of 51 holes scored under par. Wallin led the group with six birdies as they combined for 15 birdies amongst themselves.
“Frida and Beatrice put together solid rounds,” said Bond. “And for Amelia to play like that in her first collegiate round was great for our team.”
Kinhult scored her career-low 67 with five birdies including three on her final four holes of the round. She birdied holes No. 15, 17 and 18 to finish as Florida State’s leader. After earning pars on her first three holes, she birded hole No. 4 to go under par where she stayed for the remainder of the round. Kinhult was a many as four strokes under par (after her birdie on No. 18) during the round.
“I fought throughout the whole round and never gave up,” said Kinhult. “My game today was good but not my best. I missed a couple of fairways and greens but I never gave up which allowed me to save some pars. I took advantage of the good shots that gave me great opportunities to make birdies.”
Kinhult has been on fire in her first two tournaments as a Seminole. She has carded three consecutive under par scores and is averaging 69.50 strokes in the first three rounds of her career. Kinhult totaled under par scores of 71 and 68 in finishing in a tie for ninth place in the season-opening Cougar Classic and earned her third consecutive under par round of 67 in Friday’s first round.
Wallin, who began the round with consecutive birdies on her first two holes, was below par during the entire first round. She totaled four birdies on her first five holes and two birdies on her back nine. Wallin was as many as five strokes under par during the round and begins play in Saturday’s second round only one stroke out of sixth place and only two strokes out of the lead.
Wallin has also now carded the first three rounds of her career under par. She totaled identical under par scores of 71 in the two-rounds of the hurricane-shortened Cougar Class and was under par again in Friday’s first round. Wallin is a total of five strokes under par and averaging 70.00 strokes in the first three rounds of her Florida State career.
Williamson finished with a 1 under par score of 70 in the first round of her Seminole career. Her score of 70 has her in a tie for 16th place in the individual standings and only four strokes out of the lead. Williamson played strong golf throughout the first round with four birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better. She was never above par and was under par for nearly half of the first round.
Florida State finished the first round as the highest ranking of the three ACC teams it the 15-team field. The
Seminoles are four strokes ahead of fourth-placed Clemson and 13 strokes in front of Notre Dame, which finished the first round in a tie for 11th place in the team standings.
by Chuck Walsh
September 29, 2018
NORMAN, Okla. – Florida State freshmen Frida Kinhult and Amelia Williamson are tied for 16th in the individual standings, and the No. 15 Florida State women’s golf team is tied for sixth place in the team standings with one round remaining to be played in the Schooner Fall Classic at the Belmar Golf Club. Williamson led the Seminoles with a career-low 69 in the second round. Florida State begins Sunday’s final round looking to earn its second consecutive top-five team finish during its four-match fall season.
Florida State played its second consecutive team round at even par or better and will look to move up the leader board during the final 18 holes. Kinhult is looking to earn her second consecutive top-15 individual finish while Williamson is looking to finish in the top-15 of the individual standings in her first career appearance for the Seminoles.
No. 2 ranked Alabama is in first place in the team standings and holds a 10-stroke lead over Texas. The Crimson Tide carded a tournament record 262 (22 strokes under par) in the second round to take the team lead over the Longhorns. Jiwon Jeon of Alabama is in first place in the individual standings after carding a career-low 64 in the second round. She has a two-round total of 130 and a one shot lead over teammate Lauren Stephenson in the race for the individual championship.
“We put together and lot of pars today and didn’t make and many putts as we needed to,” said Head Coach Any Bond. “We have another day tomorrow to play well and move up the leader boards. Our goal is to learn something every day and we did that today. I was very happy for Amelia, who put together another solid round.”
Williamson carded a 2 under par 69 and has a two round total of 139. She carded a 1 under par score of 70 in the first round and has nine birdies in the first two rounds of her collegiate career. Williamson carded birdies on two of her first six holes to move under par for the remainder of the day. She closed the round with two birdies on her last five holes – including her fifth birdie of the day on hole No. 18 – to finish with her first career score in the 60’s.
“I did the basics just right today,” said Williamson. “I’ve been solid ball striking both days now. The first round I recovered well and minimized my errors. Today my errors came from two silly 3-putts. I hit 16 fairways and 15 greens which given the conditions was good. I stayed patient and am excited to see what my game has in store for me tomorrow.”
Williamson was two strokes under par on her final 13 holes of the afternoon.
Kinhult continued to play stellar golf in her first season as a Seminole. She carded a 1 over par score of 72 and has a two-round total of 139 after carding a 4 under or score of 67 in Friday’s first round. Kinhult totaled three birdies in the second round and leads the Seminoles with 10 total birdies in the first two rounds.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin is in a tie for 23rd place in the individual standings with a two-round total of 140. She carded a 1 over par score of 72 and has now scored three of her first four collegiate rounds under par. Wallin scored three birdies in the second round and was 2 under par on her final 10 holes of the afternoon. She begins play in the final round looking to earn her second consecutive top-20 finish.
Florida State All-American Amanda Doherty shot a 74 in the second round while sophomore Kathleen Sumner earned an even par 71 over the course of the
second 18 holes. Doherty improved on her first round score by three strokes while Sumner was nine strokes better in the second round as compared to her first round.
by Chuck Walsh
September 30, 2018
NORMAN, Okla. – Freshman Frida Kinhult finished in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings, and the Florida State Women’s Golf Team finished in ninth place in the team standings as play in the Sixth Annual Schooner Fall Classic at the Belmar Golf Club came to a close. Kinhult earned her second top-10 finish in the first two events of her Seminole career, carded a 3 under par 68 in the third round and finished with an under par tournament score for the second consecutive event.
Kinhult birdied her final three holes and was four under par over her final 12 holes of the round to card her second under par round of the tournament. Her score of 68 was the fourth under par round in the first five rounds of her collegiate career. She is averaging 69.20 strokes in the first five rounds of her Seminole career.
No. 2 ranked Alabama won the team title with a 17-stroke victory over Texas. The Crimson Tide had four of their five players finish under par in the 54-hole tournament in winning the championship. Alabama’s Jiwon Jeon totaled a 17 under par total of 196 to win the individual championship. Her highest single round score of the event was a 66.
“We didn’t get off to best of starts, but we shot nine under on the back which showed me they all have a lot of heart,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “There are a lot of positives and also a lot of things we need to work on that came out of this week. With this young crew, the more times they go around the golf course, the better they will all get.”
Kinhult carded her third round in the 60’s in her first two tournaments as she closed the Schooner with a 3 under par score of 68. She totaled scores of 67-72-68 to finish with a 207 total and under par for the second time as a Seminole. Kinhult carded five birdies in the third round (a total of 15 for the tournament) including birdies on each of her last three holes. She went from even after 15 holes to 3 under par when she signed her score card for the round.
Kinhult was at even or under par for 43 of the 54 holes she played and was never above 1 over par during the entire tournament.
Freshman Amelia Williamson finished in a tie for 25th place in the individual standings with a 1 under par total of 212. She earned scores of 70-69-72 to finish under par in her very first collegiate tournament. Williamson earned birdies on two of her final three holes and was 1 under par over her last 11 holes of the day on Sunday. She played 16 of her 18 holes in the final round at par or better.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin finished in a tie for 28th place in the individual standings, as she too, finished below par for the second time in her first two collegiate tournaments. She totaled scores of 68-72-72 to earn a three-round total of 1 under par 212. Wallin played nearly even par golf for the entire day and earned a birdie on her final hole to finish with a 1 over par 72 in the final round.
Wallin has earned three below par scores in three of the first five rounds of her career.
Sophomore Kathleen Sumner finished her play in the event with a 72 in the final round. She totaled seven birdies in her final two rounds – in which she shot a one-over par total of 143. Junior Amanda Doherty shot a 75 in the final round.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 10t 67 72 68 207 Amelia Williamson 25t 70 69 72 211 Beatrice Wallin 28t 68 72 72 212 Kathleen Sumner 59t 80 71 72 223 Amanda Doherty 73t 77 74 75 226
Kinhult Leads Women’s Golf At Stanford.
by Chuck Walsh
October 19, 2018
STANFORD, Calif. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for sixth place in the individual standings, and the Seminole women’s golf team is in a tie for sixth place in the team standings after the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate Hosted by Condoleezza Rice at the Stanford Golf Course. Kinhult led the Seminoles with five birdies and carded 16 of her 18 holes at par or better as she finished with her fourth score in the 60’s in her first six collegiate rounds.
No. 3 ranked Southern Cal, with four golfers in the top six of the individual standings, holds a 12 stroke lead over second-place Stanford after 18 of 54 holes have been played. There is a five-way tie for first place with Albane Valenzuela of Stanford, Hira Naveed of Pepperdine, Clare Legaspi of UCLA, Malia Nam and Alyaa Abdulghany of Southern Cal all tied for first place with scores of 4 under par 67 heading into Saturday’s second round.
The Seminoles are only one stroke outside of the top five in the team standings.
With seven top-25 and 11 top-50 teams in the 17-team field, this edition of the Stanford Intercollegiate is one of the toughest in its history. Florida State entered the event ranked No. 25 in the latest Golfstat rankings and is placed ahead of No. 2 ranked UCLA (13th place) and No.12 Washington (tied for 11th place) after the first of three rounds.
“I am very impressed with the maturity and composure of this young team,” said FSU Director of Golf Trey Jones. “They respond to challenges instead of reacting to them. This is a good team now and will only get better. I can’t say enough about the job Coach Bond and our assistants have done with this team.”
Kinhult, who has finished in the top 10 of the individual standings in the first two events of her Seminole career, was 4 under par over her final 13 holes of the day to finish with a 69. She totaled four birdies on her second set of nine holes (the Seminoles’ began play on hole No. 10) to finish under par for the fifth time in the first six rounds of her collegiate career. Kinhult has carded scores in the 60’s in two consecutive and in four of her last five rounds. She has carded her first five of her six career rounds at par or better and is averaging 69.20 strokes per round.
In Friday’s first round, Kinhult recovered from a 2 over par score after five holes to finish with a 2 under par score for the round.
Sophomore Kathleen Sumner is in a tie for 20th place after the first round with a 1 over par score of 72. She was even par her final 13 holes of the day with one birdie and 11 holes scored at par. Sumner has now carded three consecutive scores of 72 or better and four of six scores of 73 or better in four rounds in three events this fall.
In the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate, Sumner finished her round with nine consecutive holes scored at par.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin, one of three freshmen in the Seminoles’ lineup for the third consecutive tournament, is in a tie for 40th place with a 3-over
par score of 74. She totaled two birdies and was 1 under par over her last three holes of the round.
by Chuck Walsh
October 20, 2018
STANFORD, Calif. – Freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings, and the Florida State Women’s Golf Team is in seventh place in the team standings after two rounds of the Stanford Intercollegiate Hosted by Condoleezza Rice at the Stanford Golf Course. The Seminoles were led in the second round by junior All-American Amanda Doherty, and freshman Beatrice Wallin both shot scores of 69 and moved up the individual leader board.
No. 3 Southern Cal maintained its lead in the team standings and begins Sunday’s third and final round with a nine-stroke lead over Northwestern. The Wildcats shot a 5 under par team score in the second round and are within striking distance of USC with 18 holes remaining to be played. Mariel Galdiano of UCLA shot a second round score of 62 and moved into first place in the individual standings with a 36-hole score of 133. She begins the final round with a three stroke lead over Albane Valenzuela of Stanford.
“Frida and Kathleen were low for the team in round one and Amanda and Beatrice were low today,” said Florida State Director of Golf Trey Jones. “The mark of a good team is depth, and we certainly have that. With the talent on this team, odds are someone will play well each time out. One of the goals I gave them was to get better as the week goes on. We are more confident going into tomorrow than we were today. I look for us to come out and get something going early tomorrow.”
Doherty and Wallin led Florida State to a 2 over par team total of 286 in the second round which saw three of the Seminoles improve on their first round scores. Doherty improved by six strokes after carding a first round 75 while Wallin bettered her score by five shots after a first round 74. Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen earned a nine-stroke improvement and totaled a collegiate career best score of 75.
Doherty, who ranks second all-time at Florida State with a career scoring average of 73.09, totaled a team-leading five birdies in finishing with a 2 under par score of 69. She birdied her first hole of the day to go immediately under par and was never more than 1 shot over par during the round. Doherty birdied four of her final 12 holes of the day to finish with her 11th career single-round score in the 60’s.
Doherty was nearly flawless on her final 12 holes of the day with four birdies and 11 holes scored at par or better. Doherty moved into a tie for 27th place in the individual standings after finishing the first round in a tie for 50th place – she realized an improvement of 23 place in the individual standings.
Wallin, who carded her career-best score of 68 in the first round of the Schooner Fall Classic in September, came within one stroke of tying that score with four birdies and 16 holes scored a par or better. She was at her best after two early bogeys on holes 2 and 3 – she was four under par over the course of her final 15 holes of the round. Wallin totaled four birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better to finish her round.
Kinhult, who has been Florida State’s best golfer through the first three events of the fall season, carded a 2 over par score of 73. She is in a tie for 13th place with a 36-hole total of 142. Kinhult begins play on Sunday looking for her third consecutive top-10 individual finish to begin her Seminole career after a tied for ninth place finish at the Cougar Classic and a tied for 10th place finish at the Schooner Fall Classic.
Sophomore Kathleen Sumner has a two-round total of 149 after
a 72 in round one. Thomsen improved her score from the first round by nine strokes as she shot 4 over par score of 75 in the second round. She was at her best on the front nine as she finished even
par before the turn with one birdie and eight holes scored at par or better.
by Chuck Walsh
October 21, 2018
STANFORD, Calif. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult finished in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings, and the Seminole Women’s Golf Team finished in a tie for fifth place in the team standings as play in the Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Condoleezza Rice at the Stanford Golf Course came to a close. The individual finish for Kinhult was her first career top-five individual finish and her third consecutive top-10 finish. She has finished in the top-10 in the individual standings in the first three events of her collegiate career.
The fifth place finish marks the second top-five finish in three events for the Seminoles this fall. Florida State, which entered the tournament ranked No. 25 in the most recent national poll by Golfstat, finished ahead of No. 2 UCLA (tied for ninth) and No. 21 Pepperdine (seventh) while finishing tied with No. 8 Arizona State.
No. 3 Southern California led wire to wire and earned the team championship with a 15 stroke victory over host Stanford. The Ladies of Troy had four players finish under par and in the top 10 of the individual standings. Hira Naveed of Pepperdine and Mariel Galdiano of UCLA finished as the individual co-champions with 8 under par scores of 205.
“I mentioned yesterday that I felt like we would get something going early today, and they sure did that,” said Florida State Director of Golf Trey Jones. “I am proud of the way they accepted the challenges of coming to the west coast and competing. Having the second best team score of the day in this field in the final round is a glimpse of what’s ahead for this team. I have no doubt under Coach Amy Bond’s guidance this will be a great team in April and May.”
Kinhult led the Seminoles in the individual standings for the second time in her first three events as she carded a 67 in the final round to finish with a 1 over par total of 214. She finished with scores of 69-73-67 as she tied her career-best score for a single round as a Seminole on Sunday. Kinhult has finished with a team-high five scores in the 60’s in the first eight rounds of her career.
Kinhult was on fire again in the third round as she carded a team-high five birdies and 17 holes at par or better. She birded her first two, and five of her first 10 holes to take command of the course. Kinhult was as many as five strokes under par for the round. For the season, Kinhult is a cumulative total of 15 strokes under par in her first three events and eight rounds.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty and freshman Beatrice Wallin finished tied for 13th place in the individual standings with identical 1 over par tournament scores of 214.
Doherty finished the event with a 1 under par score of 70 to earn her second top-15 individual finish of the fall season. She totaled two birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better to earn her 15th career top-15 individual finish. Doherty was a total of 3 under par during the second and third rounds as she steadily made her way up the individual leader board.
Wallin earned the first top-15 finish of her career as she scored an even par 71 in the final round. She totaled three birdies and her first eagle as a Seminole to earn her second score of par or better in the tournament. Wallin scored her eagle on the par 5 hole No. 3 to move to 4 under par. She has now earned three top-30 finishes, is a cumulative total of three strokes under par for the season, and has carded five of her first eight rounds as a collegian at par or better.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 5t 69 73 67 209 Beatrice Wallin 13t 74 69 71 214 Amanda Doherty 13t 75 69 70 214 Kathleen Sumner 56t 72 77 76 225 Puk Lyng Thomsen 78t 84 75 76 235
Kinhult Ties School Record; Leads Women’s Golf At Jim West Challenge.
October 28, 2018
by Chuck Walsh
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Freshman Frida Kinhult shot a school-record tying 65 in the second round and is in first place in the individual standings, and the Florida State Women’s Golf team is in second place in the team standings after two rounds of the Jim TCU, the only team in the field to card below par team scores in the first and second rounds, is in first place in the team standings with a 36-hole total of 567. The Seminoles are just five strokes behind the Horned Frogs in the team standings heading “We didn’t get off to the best of starts but we played an excellent second round,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We have put ourselves in contention for a championship and will play in the final group tomorrow. That’s always a goal for our team. I think th Kinhult played outstanding golf with two below par scores on Sunday as she carded a career-best 36-hole total of 136. She totaled 11 birdies during the two rounds of play including a career-high seven birdies in the second round. Kinhult was never above “Frida played an unbelievable second round today,” said Bond. “She is playing really good golf.”
Kinhult has now carded nine of 10 scores at par or better with five of 10 coming in the 60’s in the first four tournaments of her Florida State career. She enters the final round of the tournament with a stroke average of 69.10 as a Seminole. Kinhult has finished in a tie for fifth, a tie for ninth and a tie for 10th place in the individual standings of her first three collegiate events.
“Overall it was a good day,” said Kinhult. “I struggled a bit from the tee in the beginning, but got much better by the end. I gave myself more approach shots from the fairway which allowed me to shoot for more birdies. In the first round, I left my putts for birdies short of the holes. I felt I had good lines, so I was excited about that for the second round. I knew with a little bit more speed, some putts would fall down, and that’s what happened. I can’t wait to tee it up tomorrow; it’s going to be an exciting day for our team.”
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty is in a tie for 12th place in the individual standings with a two round total of 142. She carded a score of 3 under par 69 in the first round – her 12th career single round score in the 60’s. Doherty has now carded a score of 69 in two of her last four rounds. She is playing for her third top-15 individual finish of the fall season.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin, who carded a 2 under par score of 70 in the second round, is in a tie for 24rd place in the individual standings with a two-round total of 145. Her first round score of 75 included the second eagle of her Seminole career on the par 5 hole No. 17. Wallin carded six birdies and one eagle in moving into the top 25 of the individual standings. She has earned two top-25 finishes in the first three events of her Seminole career.
Freshman Amelia Williamson is in a tie for 44th place in the individual standings with a two-round total of 149. Sophomore
Kathleen Sumner is in a tie for 58th place with a 36-hole total of 153.
October 29, 2018
by Chuck Walsh
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Freshman Frida Kinhult won the individual championship, and the Florida State Women’s Golf Team finished in second place in the team standings as play in the Jim West Challenge at the Kissing Tree Golf Course came to a close. Kinhult became just the fourth freshman in school history to win an individual championship. Kinhult tied the school records for lowest single round score (65 in the second round) and lowest three round tournament score vs. par (-14), and came within one stroke of tying the school record for individual tournament score during the event.
“Winning an individual championship for the Florida State Seminoles is an amazing feeling,” said Kinhult. “In December of 2017, I wrote my goals for this year. One of my goals was to win an individual tournament championship and now I can write a check-mark on that one. Winning is always a special feeling.”
Florida State, which played the second-best team round of the third round, finished one stroke behind TCU in the race for the team championship. The Seminoles began the final round five strokes behind the Horned Frogs and closed the gap to one as they played the final two holes at 5 under par. Florida State pulled ahead of, and away from Houston, which was in second place during much of the final round.
Kinhult, who carded scores of 65-66 in the final two rounds, earned her first collegiate win and her fourth consecutive top-10 individual finish as she led the Seminoles to their best finish of the fall season. With a 6-under par score of 66 in the third round, the freshman defeated Renate Grimstad of Miami by five strokes.
Kinhult joined an exclusive club of Seminole freshmen who have earned individual championships. The list includes four-time All-American Caroline Westrup (Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, March 26, 2006), two-time All-American Matilda Castren (Florida State Match-Up, Feb. 16, 2014) and Kayla Jones (Mo Morial Invitational, Sept. 10, 2014).
“We didn’t get off to the best of starts, but we battled hard and the end to make it exciting,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “You always hate to lose by one stroke but there are many positives that will come out of this tournament. The fight all of the girls showed is the thing I am most excited about, and it’s an incredible positive heading into the spring season.”
Kinhult carded a 6 under par score of 66 to finish with her 202 total. She carded eight birdies – including birdies on each of her last three holes of the round. Kinhult carded six birdies on her final 10 holes to move from even after eight holes to six under par at the conclusion of the round.
“Today, I continued to strike the ball well and the putts continued to roll into the holes,” said Kinhult. “I scored back-to-back bogeys on holes seven and eight and at first I got mad at myself. But instead, I turned my anger in to something good; turned it into motivation for the last 10 holes. After the 14th hole, I asked Coach Bond: ‘What do the individual scores look like.’ She took a look and saw that I was tied for the lead. I knew I had holes ahead of me that I could birdie. That gave me tons of motivation and I finished birdie-birdie-birdie.”
Kinhult carded a tournament-best 19 birdies – seven in the second round — as she finished with a school-record tying score of 65 and eight in the third round as she finished with a 66. Kinhult’s 19 birdies helped the Seminoles lead the 15-team field with 59 total birdies.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin carded a 69 in the third and final round and finished in a tie for 12th place in the individual standings. She finished 4 under par on the back nine to earn her second consecutive under par score. She totaled a 1 under par 70 in the second round. Wallin finished the fall season with scores at or below par in her final four rounds of the last two events.
Wallin, who carded at least one round in the 60’s in three of her four fall events, was above par for only one hole during the third round. She was as many as 4 strokes under par during the round. For Wallin, the finish was her best of the fall season and marked her second consecutive top-15 individual finish. She finished the fall season a cumulative total of five strokes below par.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty finished in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings with an even par tournament score of 216. She carded a 69 in the first round of the event. Doherty has now earned 16 top-20 career finishes.
Freshman Amelia Williamson earned a 73 in the third round and finished in a tie for 36th place. Sophomore Kathleen Sumner finished in a tie for 63rd place.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 1 71 65 66 202 Beatrice Wallin 12t 75 70 69 214 Amanda Doherty 19t 69 73 74 216 Amelia Williamson 35t 76 73 73 222 Kathleen Sumner 63t 78 75 78 231
Kinhult, Thomsen Lead Golf At Northrop Grumman.
February 3, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Florida State freshmen Frida Kinhult and Puk Lyng Thomsen are tied for 17th in the individual standings, and the No. 20 Seminole women’s golf team is tied for 12th in the team standings after the first round of the spring-season opening Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Club. Kinhult and Thomsen are only six strokes out of the lead with 36 holes remaining to be played in one of the nation’s most prestigious championships in women’s golf.
No. 12 UCLA, with three players in the top 12 of the individual standings, is in first place in the team standings after a soggy first round of play. The Bruins carded 10 birdies in the first round and hold a four stroke lead over Stanford. Agathe Laisne of Texas and Letizia Bagnoli of Wake Forest are tied for the individual lead with even par scores of 71.
The start of the first round was delayed because of rain after the practice round on Saturday was canceled because of rain. Because of the wet conditions on the course, only three golfers in the 84-player field finished the first round below par and only four more finished at even par.
“I’m really proud of how each of the girls competed as the conditions were very tough,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We didn’t get a practice round due to the weather so it was a bit of trial and error today to figure out the elevation changes. Today was basically our practice round so I look for us to play better tomorrow. I am very proud of their resilience in today’s round.”
Kinhult played outstanding golf once she got going and finished her round a 1 under par over her final nine holes. She birdied her final hole of the afternoon to finish with a 4 over par score of 75. Kinhult has carded her first 12 collegiate holes at 75 or better and averages 69.33 strokes per round as a Seminole.
Thomsen played her best round as a Seminole as she led the Seminoles with three birdies and finished the round with a 4 over par score of 75. Playing in just her third career collegiate
event, Thomsen tied her career-low with her score of 75. Thomsen also carded a 75 in the second round of the Stanford Intercollegiate during the fall season.
February 4, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for second place in the individual standings, and the Seminole women’s golf team is in eighth place in the team standings with one round remaining to be played at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. Kinhult carded the best round of the day – a 3 under par 68 – and begins play in Tuesday’s final round only three strokes out of the lead as she plays for her second career collegiate championship. She won the individual title at the Jim West Challenge during the fall of 2018.
No. 20 Florida State improved its team score by 17 strokes and jumped up four places on the leader board as they moved from a tie for 12th place after the first round into eighth place following 36 holes of play. The Seminoles’ 14-stroke improvement was the second best in the field of 16 teams in the second round behind only a 17-stroke improvement by Oklahoma State. The Seminoles and the Cowgirls both moved up by four positions in the team standings – tied for the best team improvement – on what is considered to be moving day in the team standings.
No. 13 Stanford shot a second round best team total of 279 and moved into the lead in the team standing. The Cardinal owns a six stroke lead over No. 12 ranked and defending champion UCLA in the race for the team championship. Florida State is only eight strokes out of fifth place as it begins the final round of play. Andrea Lee of Stanford, the only golfer in the field who has carded below par scores in the first two rounds, is the individual leader with a two-day total of 140. She is the only golfer who has a cumulative score below par.
“We had a good round on moving day,” said Seminole Head Coach Amy Bond. “Having a round on the course under our belt allowed each of the girls to be more confident. They all handled the elements well again today and really held their own. We made a move and are looking forward to making another move tomorrow. Frida played a very good round; it was the best round of the day individually.”
Kinhult finished the second round with a 3-under par score of 68 – the seventh time in 13 collegiate rounds that she has carded a 68 or better. She totaled five birdies and was five under par over her final 12 holes to move from a tie for 17th place in the individual standings after the first round and into a tie for second place after two rounds. Kinhult was as many as three strokes below par during the round after uncharacteristically spending the entire first round above par.
“I was much better on the greens today than I was yesterday,” said Kinhult. “I hit the ball well on both days but I got some more putts to drop for me today. I didn’t give much thought to yesterday’s score; I viewed yesterday as a practice round. I learned a lot from the first round and got my game going today which helped my score.”
Kinhult has carded seven of her first 13 rounds as a Seminole in the 60’s and has played only three of her 13 rounds above par.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty shot a 3-over par 74 in the second round as she improved upon her first round score by five strokes. She carded her first two birdies of the tournament including a birdie on her final hole of the round to drop her score to a 74. Doherty is in a tie for 47th place in the individual standings.
Freshman Amelia Williamson enjoyed a score of 74 in the second round – an improvement of 11 strokes from her first round score. She carded three birdies in the second round as compared to only one the first round.
With 14 of the 16 teams ranked in the nation’s top 25 by Golfstat, the No. 20 Seminoles are currently ahead of
No. 3 Florida, No. 5 Alabama, No. 8 Arizona State and No. 19 Washington in the team standings.
February 5, 2019
by Blake VonCannon
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Powered behind freshman Frida Kinhult, the Florida State Women’s Golf Team launched their 2019 Spring campaign with a 12th place finish in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif.
In a tournament that fielded 14 of the top-42, 11 of the top-20 and the top-3 ranked teams in the country, Florida State proved it could compete with the nations’ best. The Seminoles finished the Challenge with a three-round score of 903, which marked lower than No. 3 Florida, (904), No. Arizona State (907) and No. 5 Alabama (913).
The No. 20 Seminoles began action on Tuesday in position for a top-five finish after improving its team score by 17 strokes and jumping up four spots on the board. However, a rather strong Southern California wind proved it’s effect, as the ‘Noles combined for six birdies on the day, as compared to 12 in the second round.
No. 13 Stanford took home team and individual honors as the Cardinal shot a three-round total of 867, while UCLA finished in second with a score of 869 and Southern California placed third at 871. Stanford junior Andrea Lee earned the individual championship, shooting a steady score of 213 over the three-day event.
Kinhult continued her dominant start to her collegiate rookie season as she finished tied for eighth in the individual standings with a three-round total score of 217. Her second round score of 68 tied the mark for the lowest round score by any individual in the field. She finished the event four strokes behind Lee for the tournament lead.
The Fiskebäckskil, Sweden native continued her streak of individual finishes in the top-10. After placing in the individual top-10 in all four events in the fall, including a win in the Jim West Challenge, Kinhult’s tied for eighth place finish marked her fifth top-10 finish in a row to begin her Seminole career.
Battling through the gusty final round, Kinhult carded 14 holes at par or better, including a birdie on hole No. 16. Her 74 on the day marked her 13th round under 75, while her second round score of 68 brought her total to seven rounds in the 60s in 14 career rounds.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty shot a three-round score of 228, including a 75 on the final day of the tournament in which she carded birdies on No. 10 and No. 14. In shooting a 74 on day two and 75 on the final round, the 2018 All-ACC performer has now carded under 75 in 13 of 14 rounds this fall/spring season.
Doherty finished the tournament with four birdies on her way to a tied for 51st place individual finish.
Freshman Amelia Williamson finished the tournament with a score of 234. The Norfolk, England native finished her last two rounds strong, carding a 74 in the second round and a 75 on the final day of competition. Williamson birdied five holes the final two days after just one in the opening round.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin also competed in the event, finishing with a score of 235. After averaging a 71.09 in the fall, the first year standout shot a 79 in the final round, including 11 holes at par.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen rounded out the field for the Seminoles, competing in her third career tournament. Finishing with a three-round score of 235, she showed her potential on the rather difficult course as she totaled 31 holes at par or better and carded three birdies.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 8t 75 68 74 217 Amanda Doherty 51t 79 74 75 228 Puk Lyng Thomsen 63t 75 79 79 233 Amelia Williamson 69t 85 74 75 234 Beatrice Wallin 72t 78 77 80 235
Individual Leader Kinhult Tops Seminoles At Darius Rucker.
by Chuck Walsh
March 8, 2019
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult is in first place in the individual standings, and the Seminole women’s golf team is in second place in the team standings after the first round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club. Kinhult carded a 3-under par 68 and leads the 90-player field by one stroke while the Seminoles shot an even par 284 team round and trail South Carolina by only two strokes with two rounds and 36 holes of golf remaining to be played.
Kinhult was stellar throughout the round with a team-leading six birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better as she put herself in position to compete for her first collegiate championship. Kinhult holds a one stroke lead over four players including teammate Beatrice Wallin who carded a two-under par score of 69. Junior All-American Amanda Doherty is in a tie for 10th place in the individual standings as she carded an even par 71.
Florida State is the only team in the field with two players in the top five of the individual standings after the first round of play. The Seminoles, South Carolina and Wake Forest are the only teams with three players in the top-10 in the individual standings after the completion of the first 18 holes.
“I am happy with the way the team played today,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “They stayed patient not only on the greens but around the course as well. The wind picked up on the back nine but they stayed patient and took whatever the course threw at them. They have put themselves into good position for the weekend. We had three players play really well and it will take a team effort to get the job done this week. We are looking forward to a competitive weekend with some great teams.”
Kinhult was on fire from the start of her round as she birdied her first hole and earned five birdies on her first nine holes. She was three under par when she made her turn to the front after beginning her day on hole No. 9. Kinhult continued to play well with one birdie and seven more holes at par to finish with at 3 under par.
Kinhult has now carded eight of her first 15 collegiate scores in the 60’s with six of those scores coming at 68 or better. She is averaging 69.27 strokes in the first 15 rounds as a Seminole.
“I hit the ball great at the start of the round and managed to make a few birdies,” said Kinhult. The wind kicked up a little on my last nine and my irons were not as good. But I kept to my routine and finished a minus three. The good part of my round is my desire for the worst parts of my round today to be more stable tomorrow. We are really excited as a team for the next two days.”
Wallin was exceedingly consistent in carding her 69 with two birdies and 17 holes played at par. She carded pars on her first 17 holes and birdied her final two holes of the afternoon to finish at 2 under par.
Wallin’s 69 was just one stroke off of her career-best score of 68 which she carded it he first round of the Schooner Fall Classic. She has now carded three of her first 15 collegiate scores in the 60’s.
Doherty continued her stellar play as she carded an even par score of 71 to finish the first round in the top 10 of the individual standings. She
finished second among her teammates with four birdies and was never above par during the round. With three birdies on her first six holes, she was as many as three strokes under par during the
round.
March 9, 2019
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult is in first place in the individual standings, and the No. 16 Seminoles are in first in the team standings following the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Kinhult, who is ranked as the No. 4 women’s golfer in the country according to GolfStat, continued her dominant play as she shot a three-under par round score of 68 and leads the 90-player field by one stroke entering the final round of play on Sunday.
After finish six birdies and 15 holes at par or better in the first round, Kinhult did not miss a beat in the second. She hit an identical three-under par 68, six birdies and 15 holes at par or better on the second day and brought her two-day score to a six-under 136, giving her a one-shot lead over Jennifer Kupcho of Wake Forest (-5; 137) and a three-shot lead over Gina Kim of Duke (-3; 139).
As a team, Florida State sits in a comfortable eight-shot lead over Duke (+5; 573) on top of the team leaderboard, as they are the only team to have a below-par score (-3; 565) and are tied for the tournament lead with 25 birdies.
After a first round in which she birdied five of her first nine holes, Kinhult provided a balanced second round. Kinhult hit three birdies on each the front and back-nine, bringing her tournament total to 12 birdies.
Kinhult enters Sunday looking for her second career tournament victory after she won the Jim West Challenge (Oct. 28-29) with a 14-under par score of 202 in the event.
“I played solid golf today,” said Kinhult. “I kept to my game plan and made some putts. I’m going keep doing what I’ve done in the first two days and keep to my routine.”
The Fiskebackskil, Sweden, native continues her dominant start to her Seminole career. In her 16 collegiate cards, the freshman holds a stroke average of 69.38 and has 13 rounds at par or better.
Looking for its first team win of the season, Florida State moved up in the star-studded field after finishing second after the first day of competition. The event features 15 ranked teams, according to GolfStat, including No. 3 Duke, No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 10 South Carolina.
The Seminoles are one of two teams that feature two golfers in the top-10 of individual competition, as All-American Amanda Doherty finished the second round tied for 10th with a one-over two-round score of 143.
After shooting even par in the first round where she carded four birdies and 15 holes at par or better, Doherty provided a steady hand for the Seminoles on the second day, finishing her second round with a one-over score of 72 where she carded one birdie and 16 holes at par or better.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen showed a consistent stroke throughout the second day, as she shot a career-best one-under par 70, hitting birdies on the ninth and 10th hole. Her one-under par score marked the first time in her career she shot under-par for a single round.
Thomsen continues to climb the leaderboard throughout the three-day event, as she now sits in a tie for 27th with a four-over score of 146. She sits three strokes behind the top 10 in the
individual standings.
by Chuck Walsh
March 10, 2019
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult won her second career individual championship, and the Seminole women’s golf team won the team championship at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club as play in the three-round event concluded Sunday. Kinhult, who led the individual competition wire-to-wire, became just the second freshman in school history to win multiple individual championships. The team title for the Seminoles is the ninth under Head Coach Amy Bond and the first since they won the Clemson Invitational in 2017.
Florida State became the first team, and Kinhult the first player to finish with under par scores as the Seminoles set team and individual records for the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in winning the championships.
Florida State, which played two of the three rounds at par or better, outdistanced Duke and Wake Forest by 17 strokes in winning the championship. The Seminoles grabbed the lead in the second round and increased their lead in the second and third rounds to win the title. Florida State finished the event as the only team with an under par team total among the 17 teams in the event.
The Darius Rucker Intercollegiate included 15 of the top 33 teams in the nation with four teams ranked in the top 10 of the latest GolfStat rankings. The Seminoles finished as the top finishing team among the four teams from the ACC in the event – No. 3 Duke, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia and No. 33 North Carolina — while finishing ahead of seven teams from the SEC and perennial power UCLA from the PAC-12.
“This was a huge effort for our team where each player picked up for one another throughout the tournament,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “They all did a fantastic job of staying in the moment and sticking to the game plan we had for this golf course. Winning this event is a big confidence boost for our team and shows each of them that we can play with any team in the country. We have to continue to get better each and every day.
“I am extremely proud of this group. We need to continue to prepare to play this way every day we come to the golf course.”
Kinhult carded scores of 68-68-68 for a three round total of 204 and was never above par in winning for the second time in her Florida State career. She also won the individual championship at the Jim West Challenge during the fall of 2018. Of the 54 holes she played in this event, she carded 47 under par (87 percent) and did not card a single score above a bogey. Kinhult was stellar in the third round with four birdies and 17 holes scored a par or better. She carded three scores in the 60’s in all three rounds of a tournament for the first time in her collegiate career.
“Winning as a team is amazing,” said Kinhult. “This is what we practice so hard for each day. It feels good when practice pays off. I think we were all be motivated to work hard in practice and hopefully we can keep this great feel in our upcoming tournaments.”
Kinhult became the second freshman in school history to win multiple individual championships as a freshman. All-American Matilda Castren won the Florida State Match-Up and the Marsh Landing Invitational during her freshman season of 2013-14.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty earned her 17th career top-20 individual finish as she carded a 75 in the third and final round to earn a tied for 16th place finish. She finished with a total of 218 and scores of 71-72-75. Doherty totaled five birdies during the three rounds of the event. In helping the Seminoles to the team championship at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, she has now helped the Seminoles win six team championships.
Freshmen Beatrice Wallin and Amelia Williamson finished strong and finished with final round scores of 72. Wallin finished in a tie for 22nd place with a 219 total while Williamson finished in a tie for 41st with a three-round total of 224. Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen finished in a career-best tied for 22nd place with a 54-hole total of 219.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 1 68 68 68 204 Amanda Doherty 16t 71 72 75 218 Beatrice Wallin 22t 69 78 72 219 Puk Lyng Thomsen 22t 76 70 73 219 Amelia Williamson 41t 81 71 72 224
Thomsen Leads Golf at Evans Derby.
March 23, 2019
by Blake VonCannon
OPELIKA, Ala. - Florida State freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen is tied for eighth in the individual standings, and the No. 11 Florida State women’s golf team is in a tie for sixth in the team standings after the conclusion of the first round of the Evans Derby Experience at the Saugahatchee Country Club in Opelika, Alabama. Thomsen finished the first round only three strokes behind first place in the star-studded field.
No. 8 Arkansas, with two golfers in the top four of individual play, is in first place after shooting a three-under score of 285. The Razorbacks carded 15 birdies, shot 63 holes at par or better and are the only team under par as they hold a three-stroke lead over No. 7 Florida with 36-holes remaining. Gurleen Kaur of Baylor and Clara Manzalini of Florida lead individual competition after shooting four-under scores of 68.
With the Seminoles tied for sixth finish after 18 holes, its play proved it can compete with the nation’s best. The Evans Derby Experience features five of the top-ten teams, nine of the top-20 teams and 37 individuals ranked in the top-100, according to GolfStat.
Thomsen powered the Seminoles through the first round, finishing with a team-leading one-under par score of 71 after carding 15 holes at par or better and a team-high four birdies. Her score of 71 marks her second-best round of her Seminole career, one behind her one-under par 70 score in the second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on March 9, 2019.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin provided a steady hand for the Seminoles throughout the first day. The Olofstrop, Sweden native placed tied for 10th in the individual standings and earned an even 72 score in which she finished with one birdie and carded 17 straight holes at par or better after earning a bogey on the first hole. Wallin has now earned nine rounds at par or better in her first year as a Seminole.
Seminoles freshman and No. 1 ranked golfer in the Golfweek rankings Frida Kinhult finished tied for 42nd after shooting a three-over score of 75. Kinhult, who entered competition with a nation-leading stroke average of 69.29, battled through adversity by carding her last six holes at par or better, including birdies on holes 16 and 18, giving her momentum in the second round.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty finished tied for 42nd after scoring a three-over 75 in which she carded 15 holes at par on the day.
March 24, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
OPELIKA, Ala. – Florida State freshman Beatrice Wallin is in a tie for third place in the individual standings, and the No. 11 ranked Seminole women’s golf team is in fourth place in the team standings with one round remaining to be played in the Evans Derby Experience at the Saugahatchee Country Club. Wallin has a two-round total of 143 and begins play in the final round only one stroke behind Kaitlyn Papp, the individual leader from the University of Texas. The Seminoles, who moved up one place in the team standings, are only 10 strokes behind Texas, as they play for the second team title and fifth top-five team finish of the year.
Florida State is coming off of its team championship in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate two weeks ago – when the Seminoles played their best golf of the season. The Seminoles are ranked No. 11 nationally and are currently placed ahead of five teams in the nation’s top-20 including No. 7 Florida (sixth place) and No. 9 South Carolina (tied for ninth).
“We played a pretty good round of golf today,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “The wind picked up late in the round and the conditions got tough, but I thought we handled that stretch of golf well. We have put ourselves in a good position to make a run tomorrow. We simply have to follow our game plan and we could enjoy a really positive day.
“I sense the girls will continue to play well as a group and put together a strong round of five good scores,” said Bond. “If we do that, I like our chances at the end of the round.”
Wallin has carded scores of 72-71 for a total of 143 as she looks for her first individual championship and first career top-five finish as a Seminole. She carded four birdies and was 1 under par on her final nine holes.
After carding an even par score of 72 in Saturday’s first round, Wallin moved up four positions on the individual leaderboard with her score of 71 on Sunday.
Florida State was led in the second round by freshman Frida Kinhult, who carded a 2 under par score of 70. She is in a tie for 12th place with a two-round total of 145. Kinhult is looking to up her streak of top-10 individual finishes to seven consecutive as she has finished in the top 10 of the individual standings in the first six events of her Florida State career. She is the first freshman in school history to finish in the top 10 in the first six events of her career.
Kinhult totaled three birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better as Florida State finished with the third best ream round on Sunday. She was consistent on her front nine with a string of nine birdies and was never above par during the round. Kinhult birdied two of her first three holes on her back nine and closed the round at 1 under par on her final six holes of the day.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen is in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings with a two-day total of 147. She
carded a team-leading 71 in the first round. After finishing in a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings at the Darius Rucker, Thomsen is playing for the first top-20 finish of her Seminole
career.
by Blake VonCannon
OPELIKA, Ala. — Led by freshmen Frida Kinhult and Beatrice Wallin, the No. 11 Florida State women’s golf team won the team championship at the Evans Derby Experience at the Saugahatchee Country Club in Opelika, Ala., as play in the event concluded Monday. The win marked the second consecutive tournament championship for the Seminoles this spring and the 10th team title under Head Coach Amy Bond after they won the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate just two weeks ago.
Entering the final round in fourth place in the team standings, the Seminoles shot a tournament-low tying 285 to catapult to first place on the final day. Florida State combined for 13 birdies on the round and was the only team to shoot under par in clinching the team championship.
“We played really good golf today and we are very happy to win the Evans Derby tournament,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “The hole locations today were difficult and the wind picked up late in the round but all of the girls executed the game plan and stayed patient through the round. We can’t get complacent because there are still many things we have to work on. But, we are going to enjoy this and get back to work on Wednesday.”
The Evans Derby Experience provided one of the toughest fields of the Seminoles 2018-19 season. The event featured five of the top ten teams; eight of the top 15 teams and hosted a field where all 14 teams were ranked in the top 45 in the country.
In such a powerhouse event, Florida State continued to rank among the nation’s best. The Seminoles carded a six-over three-round score of 870 and finished four strokes above the field, finishing above No. 3 Duke (T2nd, 874), No. 2 Texas (T2nd, 874), No. 8 Arkansas (T2nd, 874) and No. 7 Florida (5th, 880).
After winning the individual title in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, Frida Kinhult continued to provide one of the most dominant freshman campaigns in school history. Kinhult shot a two-under 70 on the final day, bringing her three-round total to 215, tying her for third in individual competition.
It was a difference of night and day for the Fiskebackskil, Sweden native. After carding her first 27 holes at three-over par in which she scored two birdies, Kinhult dominated competition. She would go on to card 24 of her final 27 holes at par or better, birdied seven of those holes and jumped from a tie for 42nd after the first round to a tie for third finish.
In her first seven tournaments of her career, Kinhult has now earned an individual top ten finish in each event, has scored 16 of her 20 rounds at par or better and has a nation-leading 69.65 stroke average.
Beatrice Wallin also led the Seminoles, turning in the best tournament performance of her career. The Olofstrop, Sweden native shot an even 72 on the final day in which she earned a career-best tied for third finish in the individual standings.
Wallin provided a consistent stroke for the Noles, as she shot a three-round total of 215, carding 48 holes at par or better and totaling seven birdies. She carded all three rounds at par or better, marking the first three-round tournament of her career that she had carded all three rounds at par or better.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty made one of the biggest improvements in the 87-individual field on the final day. After entering Monday’s round tied for 31st, Doherty shot a three-under 69 in which she carded all 18 holes at par or better and birdied three holes on the back nine, jumping 19 spots for a tied for 12th finish.
Doherty’s score of 69 on the final day was the second lowest among any of the 87 individuals on Monday, one stroke behind Maria Fassi of Arkansas and Miranda Wang of Duke.
Doherty continues to provide the young Seminoles with consistent leadership throughout the season. She has now placed in the top-20 in five of the Seminoles seven event on the season, where she has carded seven rounds at par or better and holds a stroke average of 72.85 on the season.
For her career, Doherty has now totled 18 top-20 finishes and holds a career stroke average of 73.10, good enough for second in school history.
Freshmen Puk Lyng Thomsen and Amelia Williamson rounded out the five individuals who competed for team score for the Seminoles. Thomsen finished tied for 38th with a three-round score of 225, while Williamson finished tied for 56th with a score of 230.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Beatrice Wallin 3t 72 71 72 215 Frida Kinhult 3t 75 70 70 215 Amanda Doherty 12t 75 75 69 219 Puk Lyng Thomsen 38t 71 76 78 225 Amelia Williamson 56t 76 80 74 230 Caroline Hodge * 74t 78 79 78 235
Wallin Leads Seminoles At Clemson Invitational,
by Chuck Walsh
April 7, 2019
SUNSET, S.C. – Florida State freshman Beatrice Wallin is in a tie for second in the individual standings, and the Seminole women’s golf team is in a tie for seventh in the team standings after the first round of the Clemson Invitational at the Reserve at Lake Keowee. Wallin, who finished in a tie for seventh place at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur which wrapped up play in Saturday, birdied each of the final three holes of the round to move within two strokes of the individual lead. The Seminoles are playing without freshman sensation Frida Kinhult, who played in the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, Calif., over the weekend. Kinhult played in the ANA Inspiration – the first major of the 2019 LPGA season – as an amateur.
Auburn and Vanderbilt finished the first round in a tie for first place in the team standings with 10 under par scores of 278. The Seminoles are only nine strokes behind the Tigers and the Commodores as they play for their program record third consecutive team victory. The Seminoles entered the Clemson Invitational with team titles at both the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and the Evans Derby Experience in their last two events. Wallin is tied for second with Danielle DuToit of Purdue, Courtney Zeng of Vanderbilt, Beth Lillie of Virginia and Marian Smith of Tennessee. That quintet of players is chasing Julie McCarthy of Auburn who carded a 6 under par score of 66 in the first round.
“I am really pleased with how we played today,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “The scoring conditions were perfect. We didn’t make all of the putts we needed to but we hung in there, and that’s what I was happiest with. We still have 36 holes to go, and even though we are anticipating rain tomorrow, we are excited about the next two days.
Wallin was sensational in the first round after missing Saturday’s practice round after playing in the final round of the ANWA as she earned five birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better in her round. She closed the round at 4 under par on her last six holes, was 4 under par on her back nine and was 4 under par on her final 11 holes of the round.
Wallin carded a team-high five birdies to tie her career best single round score of 68. She also carded a 68 in the second round of the Schooner Fall Classic in the fall of 2018. Her five birdies were tied for fourth among the 96 players in the field. Wallin carded pars on her first seven holes, totaled five birdies on her final 11 holes and earned birdies on her final three holes.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen also completed the first round under par as she carded a 1 under par score of 71. She finished her round at 3 under par over her final 14 holes with three birdies and 11 holes played at par. After playing her first seven holes at 2 over par, she played her final 11 holes at 3 under par. Thomsen came within one stroke of tying her career best score of 70.
Freshman Amelia Williamson also played strong golf in the first round as she carded a 2 over par score of 73. She totaled third birdies on the afternoon. Williamson’s best stretch of holes came on her back nine as she closed the round at 2 under par on her final 10 holes. She closed her round with two birdies and her final seven holes of the round carded a par to come within two strokes of tying her best score for a single round.
Junior Amanda Doherty, who finished in a tie for 21st place at the Augusta
National Women’s Amateur, played well in the first round of the Clemson Invitational with a score of 75. Junior Sandra Salonen, who is playing in her first event of the season, also carded a 3 over
par score of 75.
April 8, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
SUNSET, S.C. – Freshman Beatrice Wallin is in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings, and the Florida State Women’s Golf team is in a tie for eighth place in the team standings with one round remaining to be played at the Clemson Invitational at The Reserve at Lake Keowee. Wallin is only three strokes out of the top five of the individual standings and only five strokes behind the leaders, Micheala Williams of Tennessee and Julie McCarthy of Auburn, as she plays for her second consecutive top five individual finish.
The round was played from a shotgun start and in non-customary foursomes because of the likelihood of rain. A band of rain came through the area and halted play for 1:20.
Vanderbilt, which played the best team round of day (11 under par 277), took over sole possession of first place in the team standings. The Commodores lead second-place Auburn by eight strokes. The Commodores and the Tigers began the day in a tie for first place in the team standings. Tennessee’s Williams and Auburn’s McCarthy are the co-leaders with tow-round totals of 136. 12 golfers – including Florida State’s Wallin – are all within six strokes of Williams and McCarthy.
Florida State included four scores at 75 or better for the second consecutive day and is tied with Virginia Tech and Augusta for eighth place in the team standings. The Seminoles were led in the second round by junior All-American Amanda Doherty’s team-leading score of 71.
“We did a lot of things well today but we didn’t get all of our putts to fall,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “Each of the players on our team is very encouraged by how they are hitting the ball. I am looking for us to make a few more putts tomorrow – my goal is for us to have the round of the day on Wednesday.
“Over the last two weeks we have been able to get some different players some tournament experience and that will be very helpful for us in the long run.”
Wallin continued to play stellar golf and has put herself in position for a top five finish with her 1-over par score of 73 in the second round. She totaled 14 holes scored at par with two birdies in the second round. Wallin was never more than 1 stroke above par and was as many as 1 stroke under par during her second set of 18 holes in this event.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen continued to play well as she also carded a 1-over par score of 73 with three birdies. She strung together two birdies on holes No. 17 and 18 and finished her round at 2 strokes under par on her final eight holes. Thomsen closed the round with two birdies and four consecutive holes scored at par. She is in a tie for 26th place in the individual standings with a career-best 36-hole total of 144.
Doherty, who finished in a tie for 21st place in last week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur, was the Seminoles’ top golf in the second round as she carded a 1-under par score of 71. After a bogey in her first hole of the afternoon (No. 6), she was nearly perfect during her remaining 17 holes as she carded 15 holes at par with two birdies. Doherty was 2-under par with two birdies on her final five holes.
Doherty, who began the day in a tie for 67th place in the individual standings, improved her placement by 26 positions
and begins play in Tuesday’s final round in a tie for 41st place.
April 9, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
SUNSET, S.C. – The third round of the Clemson Invitational at the Reserve at Lake Keowee was cancelled because of rain. The partial scores in the third round were wiped out and the final scores (individual and team) reverted to the end of the second round. Florida State was led by Beatrice Wallin who finished in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings. Her finish gave the freshman a second consecutive top-15 individual finish. The Seminoles finished in a tie for eighth place in the team standings which gave the Seminoles their seventh top-10 finish of the season.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Beatrice Wallin 13t 68 73 141 Puk Lyng Thomsen 26t 71 73 144 Amanda Doherty 41t 75 71 146 Amelia Williamson 57t 73 75 148 Sandra Salonen 75t 75 76 151
Women’s Golf In 2nd Place At ACC Championship.
April 18, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior Amanda Doherty is in fourth place in the individual standings, and the No. 9 ranked Seminole women’s golf team is in second place in the team standings after the second round of the 31st Annual ACC Women’s Golf Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club. Doherty carded a 4-under par score of 68 in the second round and has a two round total of 141. The Seminoles carded the best team score of the second round and moved from a tie for fifth place in the team standings after the first round into a tie for second with Virginia and behind only Wake Forest heading into the final round.
The tournament format was altered because of expected bad weather in the Greensboro area on Friday. The 12 teams in the event played 36 holes on Thursday, have an off-day from competition on Friday and will play 18 holes for the team and individual championships on Saturday.
Doherty is only four strokes behind Emilia Migliaccio of Wake Forest, the individual leader. Migliaccio earned scores of 66 and 71 and was the only player in the 60-golfer field to card under par scores in both of the first two rounds. The Seminoles carded a 285 team score in the second round as they counted two scores below par in putting themselves into contention for their first ever ACC championship.
“We didn’t get off to the best of starts but this group finishes well and played the last 29 holes really, really well,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We played the best second round of the day and though we have some work to do, we have put ourselves in position to catch Wake Forest on Saturday.”
Doherty carded scores of 73 and 68 on Thursday and certainly played her best golf in the second round. She carded four birdies and one eagle (the fifth of her Seminole career) and has put herself in position to win her first ACC championship and the first by a Seminole in the history of the event. Doherty carded two birdies on her front nine and two birdies and one eagle on her back nine. She closed her round at 3 under par on her final six holes of the round.
“I started hitting the ball a lot better and I got a few putts to fall (in the second round),” said Doherty. “On 15, I hit a decent drive, but my second shot into the green was really good. I was able to make about a 15-foot shot for eagle.”
Doherty’s score of 68 in the second round was just one off of her personal ACC best round of 67 in the second round of the 2018 ACC Championship. Her eagle was her first since the second round of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship on May 7, 2018. Doherty’s score of 68 was her fourth score of her junior year carded in the 60’s.
Kinhult carded a 2-under par score of 70 in the second round and is in seventh place in the individual standings with a two-round total of even par 144. Playing in her first career ACC Championship, Kinhult carded three birdies and one eagle in the second round to finish at par or better in her 17th round this season.
Kinhult begins play in the final round looking to earn her eight consecutive top-10 finish – she has finished in the top 10 of each of the first seven events of her Florida State career.
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen has carded two scores of 73 and has a two round total of 143. Her two round total of 143 is the second best 36-hole score of her career. Thomsen carded three birdies in the second round and two in the first for a total of five over her first 36 holes. She has now carded four consecutive scores of 73 or better in the last two events.
Thomsen is in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin has a
two-round total of 147 and is in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings. Freshman Amelia Williamson carded a 2 over par score of 74 in the second round and is in a tie for 49th place.
April 20, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
GREENSBORO, N.C. (seminoles.com) – Freshman Frida Kinhult finished in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings, and the No. 9 ranked Seminole women’s golf team finished in second place in the team standings as play in the 31st Annual ACC Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club concluded Saturday. Florida State finished with the best team score of the round for the second time in the three round tournament but fell short of winning its first ever ACC Championship as they finished second behind Wake Forest. The Seminoles have now finished in second place in three consecutive ACC Tournament appearances – the best three-year run of top finishes in this event since joining the ACC in 1992.
Wake Forest won its sixth ACC Women’s Golf Championship with its eight-stroke victory over the Seminoles. The Seminoles carded the best rounds of both the second (285) and third round (281) in earning the runner-up finish. Emilia Migliaccio won her first career ACC individual championship with a three-round total of 205. She defeated teammate Siyun Liu by two strokes to win the title.
Florida State finished with a 6 under par team score of 858 – a score that is tied for its second best single round team score of the year. The Seminoles were the only team in the 12 team tournament to finish with each of their players in the top-20 of the individual standings.
“We shot the round of the day for the second consecutive day and really gave it a go today,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “All of the girls gave great effort in this event and I’m really proud of that. We are going to build on this and gain some momentum heading into the NCAA Championships.”
Kinhult was earned her eighth consecutive top-10 finish as she carded an even par total of 72 in the final round and finished with an even par tournament total of 216. She has finished each of her last three collegiate tournaments (and seven of her eight career events as a Seminole) at even par or better. Kinhult became the 17th Seminole and third in the last three seasons to finish in the top five of the individual standings at the ACC Championship.
“It’s nice to finish in one of the top spots, but we all wanted to win the championship,” said Kinhult. “We had a rough start to the tournament, but we were the best team over the final 47 holes. We have both great things to take from the event, but we all know that there are things we have to improve upon. That’s a great sign of a good team when you finish second in a great tournament like we just did.”
Kinhult played a solid round with three birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better. She was never above par in the third round and was at or below par over her final 22 holes of the championships.
“It was great fun to see everyone on our team finish with at least one round under par,” said Kinhult. “We are a strong starting five and are excited to begin play in the NCAA Regional Championships in a couple of weeks.”
Freshman Puk Lyng Thomsen earned the best finish of her career as she competed the event in a tie for eighth place in the individual standings. She carded a 1 under par score of 71 in the final round with four birdies. Thomsen carded three birdies during her final six holes of the round and came within one stroke of tying her career best round of 70. She finished with a 1 over par score of 217 – the second consecutive event during which she has finished a 1 over par or better.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin finished in a tied for 10th place in the individual standings as she carded a 1 under par score of 71 in the final round. She carded a birdie on her second hole of round to move under par and stayed under par throughout the round. Wallin carded two birdies and totaled scores of par on each of her final 10 holes of the round.
Wallin has now finished in the top 13 in the individual standings in each of her last three tournaments: tied for third at the Evans Derby Experience, tied for 10th at the ACC Championship and tied for 13th at the Clemson Invitational.
Freshman Amelia Williamson played the best golf of her freshman season as she carded a career-best 5 under par score of 67 in the final round. She finished in a tie for 20th place with a three round total of 223. Williamson carded a single-round career-best seven birdies including three on her final four holes. After carding a birdie on her second hole of the day, she remained under for the entire round as she carded 16 holes at par or better.
Williamson’s score of 67 bettered her career-best round by two strokes – a 69 – in the second round of the Schooner Fall Classic earlier this year.
Junior All-American Amanda Doherty finished in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings to earn her 19th career top-20 finish. She has earned two of her top-20 finishes in ACC Championships play after finishing in a tie for fifth in the individual standings as a sophomore.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 5t 74 70 72 216 Puk Lyng Thomsen 8t 73 73 71 217 Beatrice Wallin 10t 72 75 71 218 Amanda Doherty 19 73 68 81 222 Amelia Williamson 20t 82 74 67 223
Golf Tied For 3rd At NCAA Auburn Regional Championship.
May 6, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
OPELIKA, Ala. – Junior Amanda Doherty and freshman Beatrice Wallin are in a tie for fourth place in the individual standings, and the Seminoles are in a tie for third place in the team standings after the first round of the 2019 NCAA Auburn Regional Championship at the Saugahatchee Country Club. Doherty and Wallin are in a group of six players who all carded scores of 71 with the group only one stroke behind the overall leaders – Micheala Williams of Tennessee, Virunpat Olankitkunchai of Maryland and Auston Kim of Vanderbilt — who all carded 2 under par scores of 70.
Florida State finished with a team score of 3 over par 291 in the first round. The Seminoles are only four strokes behind Vanderbilt for the team lead but are within the top six in the team standings which would advance them to the NCAA Championship Finals at the conclusion of the regional. The Seminoles are three strokes above the cut line after the first round for the teams that will advance to the championship finals. The top six teams and the top three individuals that re not on one of the six qualifying teams will advance.
“We played a solid first round which puts us only four strokes out of the lead,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We need to stick to our game plan to put together a good round tomorrow and be in the final group on Wednesday.”
Doherty and Wallin led the Seminoles in the first round.
Doherty, who is playing in her third career NCAA Regional Championship, carded a 1 under par 71 with four birdies and 15 holes scored at par or better. After a bogey on her first hole of the round, she was two strokes under par for the remaining 17 holes. Doherty totaled four birdies over and 11 holes scores at par over her final 17 holes to finish the day among the leaders.
Doherty has now carded four consecutive NCAA regional championship scores at 71 or better as she posted scores of 69-66-71 in three rounds during the 2018 NCAA Tallahassee Regional. She is 11 strokes under par in her last four regional rounds and a cumulative total of three strokes under par in seven career NCAA regional championship rounds.
“I didn’t hit the ball well today but I putted really well,” said Doherty after the round. “I don’t treat the postseason any differently, I just try and go about everything the same way I always do.”
Wallin caught fire on her back nine as she carded five birdies on nine holes after making the turn. She opened the back nine with three consecutive birdies and five birdies on her first seven holes. Wallin was three strokes over par on her front nine, but four strokes under par on her back nine.
Appearing in her first career regional championship, Wallin totaled five birdies and 14 holes scored at par or better. She has now carded consecutive scores at 71 and three of her last five scores at par or better.
Freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for 20th place after carding a 2 over par score of 74. She played even par golf with two birdies over her final 14 holes of the day.
Freshmen Puk Lyn Thomsen and Amelia Williamson are tied for 34th place in the individual standings with identical scores of 75. Thomsen totaled two birdies and 13 holes scored at par or better during
the round while Williamson totaled 16 holes scored at par though her first set of 18 holes.
May 7, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
OPELIKA, Ala. – Junior Amanda Doherty is in fourth place in the individual standings, and the No. 11 Florida State Women’s Golf team is in a tie for third place in the team standings with one round remaining to be played in the NCAA Auburn Regional Championship at the Saugahatchee Country Club. Doherty is only one stroke behind a trio of co-leaders as she plays to become the third Seminole to win an individual regional championship. The Seminoles are just three strokes behind Duke in the team standings as they play for the first regional championship in school history on Wednesday. The Seminoles are nine strokes above the cut line as they play to earn their fourth consecutive top-three team finish at an NCAA Regional Championship.
Florida State finished with a team score of 1 over par 289 in the second round – the third best team score of the second round. The Seminoles are only three strokes behind Duke for the team lead but are within the top six in the team standings which would advance them to the NCAA Championship Finals at the conclusion of the regional. The Seminoles are nine strokes above the cut line after the second round for the teams that will advance to the NCAA Championship Finals. The top six teams and the top three individuals that are not on one of the six qualifying teams will advance.
Duke, the No. 1 seeded team in the regional, is in first place in the team standings after two rounds. Virginia moved up five positions into second place with the best team round of the day and Florida State is in a tie for third place giving the ACC the top three positions in the team standings. The Seminoles are tied for third in the team standings with Vanderbilt. Linette Holmslykke of Murray State (who carded a 65 in the second round), Virunpat Olankitkunchai of Maryland and Auston Kim of Vanderbilt are tied at the top of the individual leaderboard with two-round scores of 140.
On Tuesday, Florida State closed extremely well and was five under par on the final five holes of the round. Three Seminoles (Doherty, Beatrice Wallin and Amelia Williamson) all totaled multiple birdies on their final five holes. Florida State carded a cumulative total of 17 birdies during the second round.
“We’ve put ourselves in a good position and will play in the final group of the tournament,” said Bond. “We have to put together some good golf on Wednesday to catch Duke – that’s our goal. We need to stick with our game plan and play our game tomorrow. If we do that, we’ll be fine.”
Doherty continued to play well in the postseason as she carded a 2 under par score of 70 which gave her a two-day total of 141. Her second round score allowed her to keep her position of fourth in the individual standings. Doherty began the day in a tie for fourth place and one stroke out of the lead as she begins the final round of the championship alone in fourth and one stroke behind the leaders. In eight career NCAA Regional Championship rounds Doherty has carded five consecutive below par scores.
Doherty closed the round exceptionally well with three birdies on her final five holes of the round. She went from 1 over par after 12 holes to 2 under par at the end of the round. Doherty totaled a team-leading seven birdies in finishing with her second under round score of the tournament. She scored three birdies on the front nine and four after making the turn.
“It was kind of a crazy round today,” said Doherty. “I was hitting the ball a lot better today (than I did yesterday) and I was able to make a few longer putts.”
Doherty’s seven birdies give the Seminoles a tournament-leading 30 total birdies after the first 36 holes of the championship. Doherty is the individual leader among the 96 golfers in the field with 11 birdies.
Freshman Amelia Williamson moved into the top 25 of the individual standings with an even par score of 72 in the second round for a 36-hole total of 147. She totaled four birdies, was never more than one stroke over par during the round and will look to earn her second consecutive top-25 finish in her first career NCAA Regional Championship. Williamson finished in a tie for 20th place in the individual standings of the ACC Tournament and is a total of two strokes under par in her most recent three rounds.
Williamson is in a tie for 23rd place in the individual standings heading into Wednesday’s final round.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin earned a 1 over par score of 73 in the second round and is in a tie for ninth place in the individual standings. She was very consistent over the course of the entire round and like Doherty, got hot at the end of the round. Wallin birdied two of her final four holes including hole No. 18 to finish at one over par for the day and with a two-round total of 144. She is five under par on her back nine in the first two days of the championship with seven birdies.
Freshmen Friday Kinhult and Puk Lyng Thomsen are in a tie for
38th in the individual standings with identical scores of 149.
May 8, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
OPELIKA, Ala. – The Florida State Women’s Golf Team finished in second place in the final team standings at the NCAA Auburn Regional Championship at the Saugahatchee Country Club and will play in the NCAA Championship Finals for the school record fourth consecutive season. The Seminoles were led in the individual standings by junior Amanda Doherty who finished in a tie for sixth place as she earned her second career top-10 NCAA Regional Championship finish.
The Seminoles will play in the NCAA Championship Finals at the Blessings Golf Course in Fayetteville, Ark., May 17-22. The Seminoles qualified for the NCAA Championship Finals along with Vanderbilt (first place), Duke (third), Virginia (fourth), Auburn (fifth) and Tennessee (sixth).
Florida State will make its 11th appearance in the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Finals. The Seminoles are playing in the NCAA Championship finals for the 11th season (1992, 94, 99, 03, 04, 06, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19) and for the school-record fourth consecutive year. The Seminoles’ appearance in the 2019 NCAA Championship Finals marks the first time in school history Florida State has competed in the NCAA golf championship finals in four consecutive seasons (all under Heed Coach Amy Bond).
“We put together a really good final round of golf,” said Bond. “This was a great team effort. Each of our players contributed to finishing second in a regional championship and I’m very proud of all the girls. We still have some things to work on, but we are going to celebrate making it to the National Championships. We haven’t played our best week yet – I’m hoping we have saved our best for last.”
Doherty carded a 1 over par 73 and finished in a tie for sixth place in the individual standings with a three-round total of 214. She carded under par scores in two of the three rounds of the championship and has now earned two consecutive top 10 finishes in Regional Championship play. Doherty carded four birdies in the third round and finished the event as the individual leader with 15 birdies.
Doherty, who finished only four strokes out of the lead, carded a birdie on her final hole to finish as one of 10 golfers in the 96-player field to finish under par for the championship. It marked the second time this year and the eighth time in her career that she has finished with a below par tournament score. Doherty is a total of three strokes under par in three career NCAA Regional Championship events.
A pair of Seminole freshmen – Frida Kinhult (68) and Puk Lyng Thomsen (69) – finished with scores in the 60’s to lead the Seminoles in the final round.
Kinhult played her best round of the championship as she carded a 4 under par 68 and finished in a tie for 13th place with a 217 total. She totaled a personal championship high four birdies and finished with 18 holes scored at par or better. Kinhult carded each of her holes in the round at par or better.
Kinhult’s score of 68 was three off of her career-best and marked her team-leading 12th score of the year. She has carded at least one score in the 60’s in seven of her nine tournaments as a Seminole.
Thomsen finished the day with a career-best score of 69 and a 2 over par total of 218. Her three-round total for the championship came within one stroke of tying her career best of 217 which came at the ACC Championship. Thomsen is a total of two strokes over par in her last two events.
Thomsen was nearly perfect during the round with four birdies and 17 holes scored at par or better. She was never above par and was as many as three strokes under par during the third round. Thomsen’s four birdies in the third round equaled as many as she totaled in the first two rounds as she carded her first career score as a Seminole in the 60’s. Thomsen finished in a tie for 17th place in the individual standings.
Freshman Beatrice Wallin finished in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings as she finished with a 1 over par total of 217. She finished the championship with a 1 over par score of 73 as she carded three scores at 73 or better in the event. Wallin carded a 71 in the first round.
Freshman Amelia Williamson played her best golf of the championship as she carded an even par 72 in the third round. She finished with a three-round total of 220 – the second-best three-round tournament score of her career. Williamson closed her first career NCAA Regional Championship appearance a one under par over the course of her final 11 holes with one birdie and all 11 holes scored a par or better.
Florida State’s second place finish in the NCAA Auburn Regional Championship marks the school record fourth consecutive top three regional finish for the Seminoles. The Seminoles finished in second place at NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Championship in 2016, in third place at NCAA Columbus (Ohio) Regional Championship in 2017, in second place in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship in 2018 and in second place in NCAA Auburn Regional Championship in 2019.
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Amanda Doherty 6t 71 70 73 214 Frida Kinhult 13t 74 75 68 217 Beatrice Wallin 13t 71 73 73 217 Puk Lyng Thomsen 17t 75 74 69 218 Amelia Williamson 23t 75 72 73 220
Kinhult Leads Seminoles On Day 1 Of NCAA Championships.
May 17, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for 27th place in the individual standings, and the Florida State Women’s Golf team is in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings after the first round of the NCAA Division I Championship Finals at the Blessings Golf Club. The course played as tough as any in recent NCAA Championships memory with up to 30 miles per hour wind blowing throughout the round.
The NCAA Championship Finals consists of four rounds of stroke play to determine the individual national champion and three rounds of match play with the top eight teams after stroke play competing to decide the team champion. After three rounds of stroke play the original field of 24 teams will be cut to 15 and then cut to eight again after the fourth round. The Seminoles are only six strokes below the cutline to finish in 15th place or better and move into the final round of stroke play.
No. 2 Texas and No. 10 Arkansas lead the team standings with identical 10 over par team scores of 302. The Longhorns and the Razorbacks (on their home course) were the only team to finish at 10 strokes above par or better. Bianca Pagdanganan of Arizona is the individual leader as she carded a first round score of 4 under par 69. She finished as one of only four golfers in the field at under par through the first 18 holes.
“It was just one of those days when the golf course really showed its teeth,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “We are all in good spirits and are looking forward to putting together a good round tomorrow. The more this team is on a course, the more comfortable all of the girls get and that’s what I expect tomorrow. It’s going to be a good day for a comeback and I know this group will be ready to go tomorrow.”
Kinhult led the Seminoles with her 4 over par score of 77. She carded two birdies
and was two strokes under par on her final five holes of her round. She carded 13 holes at par or better with two birdies. Kinhult is only three strokes from moving into the top five of the individual
standings.
May 18, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The second round of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships was suspended at 1:15 pm ET on Saturday and was suspended later in the afternoon for the day. Play will resume Sunday morning.
Second round action will resume Sunday morning at 10 a.m. with Saturday’s morning wave resuming play (including Florida State) 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.”
Florida State began its second round of play and has a total of 23 holes remaining to be played in the second by its five players.
Amanda Doherty (five holes remaining to be played) and Frida Kinhult (six) are both at 2 strokes under par for the round. Kinhult has moved up into a tie for 15th place in the individual standings.
Beatrice Wallin (five holes remaining to play in the second round) is at 1 stroke over par. Puk Lyng Thomson (three) and Amelia Williamson (four) are also close to finishing their play in the second
round.
May 19, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida State freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings, and the Seminoles are in 15th place in the team standings heading into the third round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships at the Blessings Golf Club. The Seminoles completed play in the rain-delayed second round on Sunday.
The stroke play portion of the event has been shortened to three rounds because of the rain disruption during Saturday’s second round. The Seminoles must make up at least 12 strokes in the final round of stroke play to finish in the top eight of the team standings and advance to match play which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The weather forced the NCAA Golf Committee to shorten the stoke play portion of the event from 72 holes to 54 holes.
No. 3 ranked Duke is in first place in the team standings with a two-round total of 586. The Blue Devils hold a nine-stroke lead over No. 1 ranked Southern California and a 10 stroke lead over No. 2 ranked Texas. Sierra Brooks of Florida carded a 6 under par score of 67 in the second round and assumed the individual lead with a two-round total of 142. The individual championship will be crowned at the conclusion of stroke play on Monday.
“The more we play this course the more comfortable we are getting,” said Head Coach Amy Bond. “Tomorrow is the day to go. We are going to make the most of tomorrow; we are confident in ourselves and I look for us to play well. We improved by 23 shots from the first day, handled the rain delay and we are due for a good day on Monday.”
Florida State was led in the second round by three players – Frida Kinhult, Amanda Doherty and Beatrice Wallin – who all carded scores of 73.
Kinhult, who is a candidate for National Player of the Year honors by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association and the ANNIKA Award, moved into the top-20 of the individual standings with a two-round total of 150. In the second round, Kinhult carded three birdies and 15 holes at par or better. Kinhult was never above par and was as many as two strokes under par during the round.
Doherty, who is playing in her third career NCAA Championship, totaled four birdies on her way to a score of 73 on the par 73 course set-up at the Blessings. She was never above par as she played her front nine at one under par with two birdies and her back nine at one over par with two birdies and six holes played at par.
Wallin, who is
playing in her first NCAA Tournament championship, played her best golf of the round on her back nine with three birdies and seven holes played at par or better. She birdied her second hole of the
round to go under par and was a total of two strokes under par on her final six holes of the round.
May 20, 2019
by Chuck Walsh
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Freshman Frida Kinhult is in a tie for 11th place in the individual standings, and the Seminole Women’s Golf team is in 12th place in the team standings as stroke play in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship Finals at the Blessings Golf Club comes to a close. Following a nearly two-hour rain delay, the final round of stroke play was suspended due to darkness on Monday and will be completed Tuesday morning. The top eight teams after 54 holes of stroke play will advance to the match play portion of the tournament later on Tuesday.
Florida State, which played in the morning wave of teams, has completed its third round and is currently in 12th place in the team standings. The Seminoles are 10 strokes out of eighth place with three teams ahead of them in the team standings.
The eight teams currently above the cutline are Texas (first place), Duke (second), Southern California (third), Arkansas (fourth), Wake Forest (fifth), Arizona (sixth), Stanford (seventh) and Auburn (eighth). Illinois is the first team below the cutline and three strokes behind Auburn.
Each of the five Seminoles in the event and the final team standings will be determined following the completion of the third round.
Florida State’s finish in the team standings marks the second consecutive top-12 finish and the seventh time in school history the Seminoles have finished in the top-15 of the team standings in the NCAA Championship Finals.
In addition to becoming just the eighth player in school history to finish in the top-20 of the individual standings, Kinhult finished her freshman season with a 70.66 stroke average – a stroke average which sets new Florida State records for a single season and for a career. She bettered the former single season record of Morgane Metraux (71.69 in 201) and the career record of Matilda Castren (72.52, 2014-17). Freshman Beatrice Wallin’s 72.77 stroke average at the end of the season is now the third best career scoring average in school history.
Florida State Head Coach Amy Bond has now coached four players in the last three seasons (Morgane Metraux in 2016; Kim and Morgane Metraux in 2018 and Kinhult in 2019) who have finished in the top-20 of the individual standings of the NCAA Championships. Prior to Bond’s arrival as the Seminoles’ Head Coach for the 2011 season, a total of four players in school history had finished in the top 20 of the individual standings at the NCAA Championship.
“We had the youngest team at the championship and finished in the top 12,” said Bond. “The girls all battled hard but it just didn’t happen this week. It was a great learning experience for all of our players, and I am extremely proud of each of them. This was a great year and I look forward to getting back to work in August.”
Kinhult finished play in the championship with her second consecutive even par score and a three round total of 4 over par 223. She totaled four birdies and 15 holes scored a par or better. Kinhult was nearly flawless on her back nine with eight holes scored at par with one birdie – she was one stroke under par on her final five holes of the round.
Kinhult challenged the Seminoles’ all-time scoring mark from her first tournament as a Seminole when she carded a 68 in the second round of the Cougar Classic on the second day of the season. She totaled 12 rounds scored in the 60’s, led the Seminoles on the leaderboard in seven of the 10 events she played in and was named the ACC Player (Co) and Freshman of the Year.
“A season is always special when it’s connected to history,” said Kinhult. “My teammates and our coaches made it even more fun because they have helped me enjoy this year so much. There have been lots of great rounds in my first season but I also know I can improve a lot. It’s great to set records, but I’ll do everything to make it even lower next season.
Kinhult is a finalist for the ANNIKA Award as well as the Player and Freshman of the Year awards by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
Wallin carded a 76 in the third round and finished her first NCAA Championship Finals appearance with a 10 over par total of 229. Her score on Monday included an eagle on Hole No. 7 – her team-leading third eagle of the season. Wallin also carded four birdies for the second consecutive round as she finished her final two rounds a three strokes over par. She was one of only 12 players in the 132-golfer field who carded at least one eagle during three rounds of stroke play at the 2019 NCAA Championship Finals.
Wallin finished her freshman year with a 72.77 stroke average – the ninth lowest single-season average in school history. Her stroke average ranks as the third lowest for a career in school history.
Florida State finished the 2019 season with two tournament championships (at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and the Evans Derby Experience), a second place finish at the ACC Championship (for the third consecutive season) and a second place finish at the NCAA Auburn Regional Championship (for the second consecutive season).
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Frida Kinhult 10t 77 73 73 223 Beatrice Wallin 36t 80 73 76 229 Amanda Doherty 54t 80 73 79 232 Amelia Williamson 97t 84 79 77 240 Puk Lyng Thomsen 118t 85 80 80 245