McCarthy  won the 50th annual Paladin Invitational at Furman Golf Course. Photo courtesy Augusta University
McCarthy won the 50th annual Paladin Invitational at Furman Golf Course. Photo courtesy Augusta University

Gonzalez-McCarthy wins 50th annual Lady Paladin Invitational

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Augusta University sophomore Keira Gonzalez-McCarthy led wire-to-wire to win the the 50th annual Lady Paladin Invitational at Furman Golf Course Sept. 22.

Gonzalez-McCarthy, from Spain, birdied the final hole and fired a 70 to win by a shot over Averi Cline and Catie Craig, both of Western Kentucky. Gonzalez-McCarthy was -8 for the tournament after rounds of 68-70-70 to claim her first collegiate victory, according to a news release.

She finished sixth two weeks ago at the Badger Invitational and then backed that up with this week’s performance in Greenville. Gonzalez-McCarthy had four birdies and two bogeys on the day, but none bigger than draining the winning put on her final hole of the tournament. 

As a team, Augusta University finished seventh at +19 for the tournament. Xavier won the team title at -1 followed by Western Kentucky (+5) and Furman (+7).

Marie Legentil shot a 75 today and finished in 26th with Sara Adams having a 74 to finish in 35th place. Zoe Pinillos was 41st and Gwendolyn Yarnell finishing 71 in 71st place.


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