Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Golf Wins The Anderson Invitational Tuesday
September 15, 2009
Junior Brenna Martens takes home individual honors for the Bears
 Junior Brenna Martens wins the 2009 Anderson Invitational after shooting a 156 for the tournament. |
Anderson, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s Golf Team finished what it had started yesterday and won the Anderson Invitational on Tuesday with a 656 (+80) at Cobb’s Glen Country Club. Meanwhile, L-R junior Brenna Martens (St. Croix Falls, Wisc.) took home individual honors with a 156 (+12), winning by one stroke over Tusculum’s Katie Doane.
L-R shaved two more strokes off its lead to post a day-two 327 and defeated Tusculum (665, +89) by nine shots. Seven women’s teams took part in the tournament. Sophomore Katie Thackerson (Earl, N.C.) tied for eighth overall with a 166 (+22) for the Bears as well.
On the men’s side, Lenoir-Rhyne finished ninth with a 625 (+37) while Lincoln Memorial won with a 598 (+10).
Freshman Jason Garrett (Durham, N.C.) was the Bears' top golfer in the tournament as he carded a 149 (+5), good for ninth place. North Greenville's Brad Caldwell (even-par 144) won in a playoff.
Freshman Brandon Squier (Advance, N.C.) tied for 14th overall with a 152 (+8) as L-R's No. 2 golfer in the tournament.
The L-R Men’s Golf Team next competes in the Tusculum Fall Golf Classic (September 28 and 29) in Greeneville, Tenn., while the women hosts the L-R/Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate (October 5 and 6) in Calabash, N.C.
