Cassidy Scantland 2016 Final Round

Women's Golf Jordan Alves

Scantland finishes tied for 57th in NAIA Championship

POOLER, Ga. — A rain-shortened NAIA Women's Golf Championship was completed today and Campbellsville's Cassidy Scantland moved her way back up the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 57th.

Results

Scantland, a junior from Greensburg, Ky., appeared in her third NAIA championship with her best finish coming in her freshman season with a tie for 34th.

This year, Scantland had to battle through multiple rain delays and two rounds being suspended before the tournament was cut to a 36-hole championship.

After a first round 83 through a couple monsoons, Scantland came right back with a four-over 76 in the final round today. She finished the tournament at 15-over par.  

Her final round did not see any birdies but Scantland made multiple very tough par-putts to stay even-keel. Finishing with 14 pars and four bogeys, Scantland had 10 birdie opportunities but couldn't get any to fall.

The lone bogeys on the round came on three par fives and the par four 10th hole.

Scantland finishes her season with with three tournament championships. She won the MSC Fall and Spring Tournament and also the UPIKE Spring Invitational. Overall, Scantland has won 11 tournament titles, which is a program record.

With her play in the MSC Fall, Spring and Tournament Championships, Scantland earned her second Mid-South Conference Golfer of the Year award.

Rest of the field:

University of the Cumberlands' Kaitlyn Riley won the NAIA national championship with a two-day total of 140 (-4). She fired the low round of the championship with a four-under, 68 in the final round.

Keiser University won the team championship with a total score of 599 (+23) in two rounds. Keiser fired a 293 today to put the tournament out of reach for runner-up William Woods University (610, +34).

After the first round, Cumberlands was tied for first but the Patriots shot a 309 today and 615 total (+39) to finish in a tied for fourth place with SCAD-Atlanta. 
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