Kyle Keck | Echo
Unfavorable terrain caused the Taylor women's golf team to turn in a rough scorecard Tuesday at the Southeastern Kentucky Invitational.
Crooked Creek Golf Course lived up to its name as Taylor finished the invitational in seventh place out of eight teams, penciling in a two-day total of 734. Lincoln Memorial University led the invitational from start to finish as one of six NCAA Division II teams in the eight-team event.
The first day of the invitational left the Trojans at the bottom of the leaderboard, a result of coming off a long winter and playing on a rugged course. Taylor mustered an opening round team score of 375.
"I will say that what they did well was handle the poor course conditions and remained determined to achieve our goal going into day two," head coach Julie Flores said.
Taylor bounced back on day two of the invitational, overcoming an 11-stroke deficit to seventh place Union College in Kentucky. Sophomore Brittany Pfaff led the Trojans on the second day. Pfaff ended the day with a 20-foot putt on the final hole en route to a round score of 79 and a team score of 359.
By erasing 13 shots off her first-round score, Pfaff boosted the Trojans' score by a total of 16 shots. The swinging sophomore finished in 21st place in the 44-player field with a two-day total score of 171.
"Walking up to the last hole, I knew I had to make par in order to break 80, so I was very nervous," Pfaff said. "Coach Flores helped line up the putt, and it was a good way to end the second day. This tournament was a great opportunity to work out some winter rust after a long winter break."
The Trojans will step back in the tee box on March 27 at the Marian Spring Classic at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Indianapolis.
