The women’s golf team ventured to just north of the Mason-Dixon Line to the Hillendale Country Club in Phoenix, Md. to play in the Towson Invitational Sunday and Monday, where they finished fourth overall. Competitors included teams in the Ancient Eight as well as other conferences, including host Towson University, which placed 10th in last year’s tournament.
Heading into the second round, Columbia stood at a respectable fifth place in the 14-team tournament. Sophomore Michelle Piyapattra shot a team-low 77 on Sunday, including an impressive 37 on the back nine. Piyapattra also stood at sixth place individually, only four strokes behind the overall leader.
Despite the tournament-low 73 shot by St. John’s Harin Lee on Sunday, William and Mary was the leading team, posting a collective score of 313. The Lions stood at 324 at the end of the first day’s action.
The second and final round of the tournament began at 8 a.m. Monday as Piyapattra picked up right where she left off. The sophomore shot a solid 74, a three-shot improvement from her previous round.
Columbia’s success was largely due to the play of Piyapattra and senior Robin Lee. Piyapattra, the defending Ivy League champion, birdied two of the last three holes to finish tied for second individually. Lee placed eighth, earning the fifth top 10 finish of her career. Following Towson, the Lions look to continue their season with a strong showing at the Princeton Invitational on Sept. 24.
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