Kness Guides Pirates to Fourth Place Finish at Idle Hour

Tuesday, November 5

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Kness Guides Pirates to Fourth Place Finish at Idle Hour

11/5/2019 3:06:00 PM | Women's Golf

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MACON, GA. – Junior Mia Kness (Venetia, Pa.) capped a career-best tournament performance with a 2-over-par, 74, on Tuesday to lift the Seton Hall women's golf team to a fourth place finish at the Idle Hour Collegiate Championship.

Kness had birdies on holes No. 17 and No. 18 to fuel her 74 and lock down her fourth career top-5 finish. For the three-round event, she tied for fourth place with a 2-under-par, 68-72-74-214. Kness finished five strokes behind Georgia Southern's Ella Ofstedahl, who claimed the individual title.

Kness's 2-under-par, 214, represents her second career sub-par tournament, and ties teammates Maddie Sager and Sarah Fouratt for the par-72, three-round record set earlier this fall at the Nittany Lion Invitational.

As a team, the Pirates put together their finest round of the tournament, a 6-over-par, 294, to move up one spot to fourth place in the final standings. For the event, The Hall was 34 strokes over par with a 301-303-294-898. Charlotte won the team title at 3-under-par. Mercer finished second at 11-over-par, while Georgia Southern was just ahead of Seton Hall in third place at 30-over-par.

Seniors Maddie Sager (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Lizzie Win (Sylvania, Ohio) had the top performance of the third round for the Pirates. Each collected four birdies in route to an even-par, 72. For the tournament, Win narrowly missed a top-10 finish, slotting in at 13^th with an 8-over-par, 78-74-72-224, while Sager finished just one stroke behind, tied for 14^th with a 9-over-par, 74-79-72-225.

Senior Carolina Ronchel Salas (Huelva, Spain) improved for a third straight round, using three birdies to card a 5-over-par, 77, on Tuesday. For the tournament, she tied for 48^th place with a 20-over-par, 81-78-77-236.

Sammie Staudt (Coatesville, Pa.) rounded out the Pirates team scoring with her best round of the tournament as well. She shaved three more strokes off her round to finish with a 4-over-par, 76. For the event, she was 23-over-par with an 84-79-76-239.

Sophomore Sarah Fouratt (Santa Maria, Calif.) competed as an individual, and tied Ronchel Salas for 48^th place with a 20-over-par, 75-80-81-236.

Tournament Details:
IDLE HOUR COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Host: Mercer University
Location: Macon, Ga.
Course: Idle Hour Golf Club
Course Vitals: Par-72, 6,083 yards
Dates: November 4-5, 2019 - Three Rounds

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The Course:
Not far from Macon, Idle Hour Golf & Country Club offers terrific views and challenging play for golfers at every skill level. Well-groomed fairways and greens keep Idle Hour Golf & Country Club difficult yet friendly, and the staff can offer tips and tricks for playing your best round. Idle Hour Golf & Country Club is a terrific choice for your regular rounds of golf or a new destination for you and friends when visiting Macon.
In the mid-1980s, Idle Hour pioneered the cultivation of bentgrass greens in Middle Georgia's hot and humid climate, and today, its golf course is ranked among the finest in the nation. Both the Golf Learning Center and the club's championship-level tennis facilities offer club members the opportunity for instruction by top-caliber professionals.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Mercer, the field was comprised of 14 other teams including: Boise State, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Daytona State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Lamar, Southern Mississippi, Radford, Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Troy, UNCG and Western Carolina.

Up Next:
That completes the fall season for the Seton Hall women's golf team. The Pirates will be back in action this spring.

2019 IDLE HOUR COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Charlotte	290	285	286	861	-3
2	Mercer	299	290	286	875	+11
3	Georgia Southern	297	305	292	894	+30
4	SETON HALL	301	303	294	898	+34
5	Troy	299	298	306	903	+39
6	James Madison	307	305	305	917	+53
T7	Georgia State	301	309	312	922	+58
T7	UNCG	321	298	303	922	+58
T9	Western Carolina	324	306	296	926	+62
T9	Daytona State	309	311	306	926	+62
11	Texas A&M C.C.	316	313	311	940	+76
12	Southern Miss.	307	313	321	941	+77
13	Cincinnati	317	314	316	947	+83
14	Boise State	313	318	319	950	+86
15	Radford	320	313	324	957	+93
16	Lamar	322	317	330	969	+105

2019 IDLE HOUR COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T4	Mia Kness	68	72	74	214	-2
13	Lizzie Win	78	74	72	224	+8
T14	Maddie Sager	74	79	72	225	+9
T48	Carolina Ronchel Salas	81	78	77	236	+20
T58	Sammie Staudt	84	79	76	239	+23
T48	Sarah Fouratt (Ind.)	75	80	81	236	+20