HENDERSON -- Playing on their home course, the Freed-Hardeman University Lady Lion golfers led both rounds of the FHU Invitational, eventually finishing atop the leaderboard with 631 (+55).
Hannah Ruth Walton picked up the individual medal to lead all players by seven strokes.
Hannah Ruth Walton led wire-to-wire, carding just four holes over par in her first round. She sank birdies on the par-4 seventh and 10th holes, while finishing one under par on the par-5 ninth and 16th holes. Despite the solid first 18, Walton had an even better second round, trimming off one stroke to finish just one over par. She was electric on the second nine, finishing with birdies on the par-4 11th and 18th holes and the par-3 12th.
Peyton Mraz continued her strong start, finishing the opening round in third place with 78 (+6). In the first round, she dropped a birdie on the par-3 12th while finishing with par on 11 other holes. She improved in the second round with three additional birdies. Mastering the par-3 holes, she carded birdies on the fifth, eighth, and 12th holes while the other short hole she finished at par. With an additional birdie on the par-4 fourth, she managed finish the tournament in fourth place 155 (+11).
Right behind Mraz on the leaderboard was
Zoe Phillips, who finished in fifth place with a two-round 156 (+12). On the first day, she managed a birdie on the par-5 first hole with an additional 11 pars. Shaving off two strokes between rounds, she had birdies at all three distances, the par-3 fitfh, par-4 14th, and par-5 16th.
Shelby Smith had a big turnaround between rounds, going from 90 (+18) to 83 (+11). After finishing the first round with eight pars, she answered in the second round with birdies on the fifth and 16th holes. All told, her 173 (+29) was good enough to earn her a share of 13th place.
The biggest improvement between rounds belonged to
Camryn Porior, who went from 95 (+23) in the opening round to 86 (+14) in the second. Her second round featured birdies on two of the par-5 holes, with pars on six additional holes. Her aggregate 181 (+37) was enough to finish in 19th place.
Competing as an individual,
Maizie Bailey finished in a tie for 20th place with 187 (+43). After seven pars on the first day, she added a birdie on the fifth hole to go with two other pars.
The team's victory marked four consecutive wins at their hosting invitational.
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