ALICE HEWSON BATTLES TO EARN FIFTH PLACE FINISH

Clemson, South Carolina —Alice Hewson shot three under par for 36 holes in tough conditions to finish fifth individually and lead the Clemson University women's golf team to a sixth-place finish out of 17 teams at the Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans, Louisiana.    

All 17 teams played 36 holes on the Monday as threatening weather forecast forced tournament officials to bring forward the tournament's final round.

Number-one ranked Stanford won the tournament with a score of 863, 11 shots better than third-ranked Florida. Oklahoma State, ranked 20th, and Arizona, ranked 23rd, were two shots back of Florida at 875, while 11th ranked Miami (FL) finished fifth at 877.   Clemson was sixth at 888.

Only top 25 teams finished ahead of the Tigers, while Kelley Hester's team finished ahead of No. 21 Texas (889) and 19th ranked UCF (891).

"It was a tough closing 18 for our young team said Hester." "The winds were strong for the second 18 and it is a challenging course. I am proud of how they hung in there to finish sixth in a strong field.   Alice Hewson had a top five finish in a strong national field."

Curtis Cup player Hewson from Berkhamsted (two-under-par 214) had rounds of 73-70-71 for the 54 holes played over two days to record her fourth top 10 of the 2016-17 US college golf season., her fourth at par or better.

 Her final round included birdies on each of her last two holes, allowing Clemson to finish sixth instead of eighth.

Other placings by GB and Irish players were:

225 Jessica Carty (Denver) 74 75 76 (T35)

231 Aime Ponte (UTSA) 77 75 79 (T59)

233 Lauren Whyte (Denver) 80 74 79 (T65)

237 Becky McGeehan (UTSA) 73 81 83 (T82)

Field of 90 players.

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

863 Stanford

874 Florida

875 Oklahoma State, Arizona

877 Miami

888 Clemson.

Also

905 Denver (14th)

928 UTSA (Texas-San Antonio) (last of 17)