EDISTO ISLAND, SC (October 17, 2023) - Women's golf received a stellar performance from senior
Berni Villalba, helping the Tars finish fourth at the Edisto Island Invitational, hosted by College of Charleston at The Plantation Course.
Full Results
Villalba set the tone early on with a birdie on her first hole of the event. She would end up shooting a one-under 69 in the opening round, placing her firmly near the top of the leaderboard. She collected four birdies and shot par on eleven other holes.
Carla Alvarez shot a 74 (+4) with 14 pars and four bogeys.
Elizabeth Kondal was right behind her with a 75 (+5), while
Sophia Fondenaer's 77 (+7), which included an eagle on ten, rounded out a score of 295, putting Rollins in a tie for 5th.
The ladies were right back out on the course for round two on Monday afternoon where they absolutely tore it up.
Megan Docherty, who had shot a 78 in the morning, turned in a 69 (-1) with four consecutive birdies on holes nine through twelve. Following her lead, Alvarez, Villalba and Kondal all finished with a 71 (+1) in round two. Kondal had four birdies, Alvarez had three, and Villalba went par on 14 holes in addition to two birdies of her own. The team score of 282 was tied for the second-lowest in the round alongside East Carolina, and just three shots back of leader Georgia Southern.
Round three on Tuesday saw Villalba step up when her team needed her the most, shooting a 68 (-2) in the final round. She sank three birdies, hit par on fourteen holes, and bogied just once during her final eighteen. She finished with an overall score of 208 (-2), giving her sole possession of second-place, her best finish as a member of Rollins golf. She had 39 pars in the event, second-most of anyone in the field, and a scoring average of 4.56 on Par 5s.
Kondal was sharp in her final effort as well, posting an even 70 that featured four birdies and ten pars. She tied for 12th overall with a 216 (+6). Alvarez scored a 73 (+3) in her third round, and finished tied for 19th at 218 (+8). Fondenaer rounded out the scoring for the Tars on Tuesday with a 75.
College of Charleston took home the title with a team score of 846 (+6). They were followed by Georgia Southern (850), East Carolina (862), Rollins (863), and Elon (871).
The Tars will take a week off before wrapping up their fall season as hosts of the National Championship Preview, held October 30-31 at Orange County National in West Orlando.
