High Point University sophomore Makayla Grubb (pictured) earned medalist honors for the third time this fall.
Grubb, a Stafford, Virginia, native, shot 2-under-par 69 Tuesday to win medalist honors and lead High Point University to a share of the team championship at the Edisto Island Invitational. The Wildcats were awarded the winners’ trophy based on a lower final-round score.
Grubb finished at 8-under 215, to beat Molly Hardwick of Charleston by four shots. The Wildcats’ Anna Howerton, a Winston-Salem native, shot 71 Tuesday to tie for sixth at 214.
In five tournaments, Grubb hasn’t finished outside the top 16.
Canadian Lilli Downer of Elon shot 65 in the final round to finish third at 211 in the 14-team tourney.
HPU, who rallied from a two-stroke deficit after 36 holes to tie Charleston at 3-over 855, shot 2-over in the final round.
Badgett, Cadieux soar to top: Tennessee freshman Pennson Badgett, playing as an individual, shot 30 on the front nine on his way to 65 at Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough, Tennessee, to pull into a tie for the lead at 11-under 133 in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.
Badgett, a Pilot Mountain native, made four birdies and an eagle on the front. He added two birdies and one bogey on the back nine. The final round is Wednesday.
Tanner Cadieux of Greensboro shot 31 on the front nine and 66 for the round despite a double-bogey on No. 13 to help Virginia Commonwealth take the lead in the team standings.
UNCG women win tournament: Baker Hudson shot 5-under 67 Tuesday to win medalist honors and lead the Spartans to the team championship at the UNC Greensboro Collegiate at Forest Oaks.
Hudson, a freshman from New Bern, finished at 10-under 206 for 54 holes to win by two strokes. UNCG finished at 2-over 866 for the tournament, 11 shots ahead of Augusta in the eight-team field.
Other top finishers for UNCG included Kasey McIlvaine, who posted 217 to finish fifth, and Eleanor Burnette, who tied for sixth at 218.
Qubein Cup: Chattanooga cruised to a 14-shot victory in the Qubein Cup at Sedgefield. The Mocs posted 10-over 850 for 54 holes. Texas-San Antonio was second, with UNC Wilmington third in the team chase.
Ward Harris, who wasn’t in the Mocs’ lineup, won as an individual at 4-under 276. Tommy Evans finished 12-over to lead HPU, which placed eighth in the 11-team event.
Williams Cup: North Carolina’s Carson Bertagnole shot 6-under 66 to climb 24 spots into a tie for fifth at 3-under 213 in the Williams Cup at Eagle Point in Wilmington. Niall Sheils Donegan of UNC and Pearce Lewin of N.C. State tied for 12th at even-par.
With 19-under 845, Florida won the team title by 17 shots over Auburn. UNC placed sixth at 877. N.C. State was seventh at 879.
Josiah Gilbert of second-place Auburn was medalist at 8-under for 54 holes. UNLV, Arizona State and Vanderbilt rounded out the top five in the team battle.