UTC’s women’s coach Colette Murray.Colette Murray rode an emotional roller coaster as she checked her phone for live scoring from the Southern Conference women’s golf tournament.
Her team had a chance to win Tuesday even after finishing the first round 11 shots out of first place. The Mocs were four back after the second round Monday and were in a tight battle throughout the final round.
“The score was flip-flopping,” Murray said by phone. “One minute I thought we had it; then we didn’t.”
They did. They edged UNC Greensboro by three strokes for their third straight SoCon championship at Moss Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head, S.C., and gives them a berth in an NCAA regional.
Sophomore Jordan Britt, who played in high school at GPS and Signal Mountain, was the medalist with a 6-over 222 and rolled in the final putt of the day. She missed the green on her final six holes but got up and down for par four times, including the last three holes.