DADE CITY, Fla. – Amelia Ruiz Topali fired 72 in her final round to climb eight spots into fifth place at the Saint Leo Invitational on Tuesday. The Fighting Knights also moved up one spot on the final day of competition to finish in seventh place.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Saint Leo Invitational
Team Result: 7
th out of 11 teams, +40
Team Winner: Anderson (SC), -6
Individual Winner: Claudia Hastings – Anderson (SC), -7
Course Details: Lake Jovita GCC | 6,132 yards | Par 72
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Ruiz Topali (74, 73, 72) finished tied for fifth at +3, improving her score by one stroke each round
- She birdied the 151-yard Par 3 seventh hole in each of her three rounds and shot a 35, -1 on the front nine of each of her last two rounds
-
Emilia Koskinen tied for 18
th place at +8 with scores of 76, 73 and 75
- She birdied back-to-back holes on the third and fourth during her second round
-
Scarlet Weidig (+16) finished tied for 40
th place
- She also birdied consecutive holes - the 14
th and 15
th in her final round
-
Vanessa Ramirez (+17) was one stroke back of Weidig to tie for 43
rd place
- She shot a 38 on both the front and back nine during her final round for a 76
-
Nicole Yugay finished T-49
th at +19
- She climbed six spots on the leaderboard with a final round 75, including a 36, E on the back nine
-
Ariel Gonzalez Arceo played as an individual and finished in 62
nd place at +37
- Three of her five birdies came in her opening round
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Lynn tallied 30 birdies and 156 pars
- Ruiz Topali was seventh in Par 4 scoring at 4.10, +3 and 10
th in Par 3 scoring at 3.00, E
- She led Lynn with eight birdies and 35 pars
- Koskinen was also 10
th in Par 3 scoring at even par while placing eight on Par 5s at 4.83, -2
- Weidig was 11
th in the field on Par 4s at 4.13, +4
- Yugay was under par on Par 5s at 4.92, -1, good for 14
th among a field of 68 competitors
UP NEXT:
- With the fall portion of the Fighting Knights' schedule complete, the team will next compete on the course for the World Golf Invitational at King & Bear CC in St. Augustine from Feb. 9-10.
