LIZI HELPS ARKANSAS TECH WIN CONFERENCE FOR FIRST TIME

FROM A US COLLEGE GOLF CORRESPONDENT
Leighton Buzzard’s Lizi Sweetnam helped her team, Arkansas Tech University, to take its first-ever Gulf South Conference Championship title on the final day of the 2011 Championship held at the Hot Springs Country Club, Arkansas.
Lizi, pictured, tied for sixth place with rounds of 81 and 79 for 160, as Tech stormed through a closely-fought contest to win by an impressive 16 shots and dethrone the 2010 champions West Florida University and break their hold on the title since 2006.
Tech (326) had trailed Harding University (325) by one shot after the first day. but with only four shots separating the top four teams, a close finish was anticipated. West Georgia University (328) and the five-time champions University of West Florida (329) were all in contention at the start of the final round.
Leading the way for the Golden Suns were its senior duo of Kyla McIsaac (Kentville, Nova Scotia) and Ana Morales (Bogota, Colombia). McIsaac and Morales both closed their collegiate careers with 156’s to finish in a three-way tie for second place and earn All-Tournament Team honors.
McIsaac carded rounds of 80 and 76, while Morales fired rounds of 81 and 75. University of Christian Brothers’ Amanda Martin won the individual title shooting 77 and 75 for a 152 total.
Overall Lizi, with five top-six finishes in nine tournamnents, has had a good first season since transferring from Oklahoma.