CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Lauren Mancha was the individual champion at the Islander Classic on Tuesday, guiding the University of the Incarnate Word women's golf team to a third-place finish in the 14-team field at the Corpus Christi Country Club.
NOTABLES
- This is Mancha's first career tournament win.
- Mancha finished with a 218 (+2) overall score, one stroke ahead of the runner-up.
- Mancha carded a 3-under-69 second round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 No. 2 to close out round two.
- Mancha recorded 11 birdies and an eagle throughout the 54-hole tournament.
- This is the highest finish for the Cardinals during the 2019-20 season; they finished with a score of 900 (299+308+293), improving by an impressive 15 strokes on the final round.
- Ellen Nicholas had her top round on Tuesday, shooting a team-best 68 (-4). She finished fifth – up 10 spots from day one – with an overall score of 221 (72+68+68).
- Nicholas carded eight birdies at the Islander Classic, five of which occurred in the final round alone.
THE CARDINALS
UP NEXT
The Cardinals travel to the UTRGV Invitational in McAllen, Texas, on March 2-3.
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