SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – In the opening tournament of the spring, the Lee University women's golf team finished in sixth place in a loaded field. There were ten teams in the top 25 at the World Golf Invitational in Saint Augustine, Fla. After a tough opening round, Lee rebounded with a solid second and third round to take sixth place. Lee shot a 309-300-302 for a 911. 
 
The University of Tampa won the tournament with a team score of 886. They had the win by 17 strokes as second place Rollins College shot a 903. Host school Flagler College shot a 905 for third. Nova Southeastern University and Lynn University tied for fourth place one stroke ahead of Lee with a 910.
 
Flagler's Stella Jelinek won the individual title shooting a 69 in round three. She scored a 215 in the three rounds winning by two strokes of Tampa's Ana Maria Jimenez Rios.
 
Hannah Nall was the top finisher for the Lady Flames as she shot a 227 (77-70-80) to come in 13^th. Freshman Lehane-Louis Dumond came in tied for 26^th. She had a 230 in the three rounds (82-77-71).
 
Another freshman for the Lady Flames came in 30^th. Emilia Nordström shot a 73-79-79 for a 231.Banthita "Pearl" Phoncharatkun came in 31^st with a 232 (80-74-78). Haley Blevins was the final scorer for the Lady Flames as she came in tied for 38^th. In the three rounds shew had a 79-80-74 for a 233.
 
The Lady Flames will be back in action on March 10-11 at the Dr. Jerry Surratt Memorial Intercollegiate. The tournament will be held in Monroe, NC and will be hosted by Wingate University.

Coach Geandra Almeida's Thoughts:
"It wasn't the start we envisioned, but overall, it was a good first event with plenty of positives to build on. While we didn't play our best, the team showed great resilience, maintaining a strong attitude under challenging conditions and never giving up. We struggled to adjust to the firmer greens and need to manage our mistakes better, as big numbers hurt us. There's work to do before we hit the road again, but I'm confident we'll make the necessary adjustments to improve our scoring and competitiveness. We had some standout performances—freshman Emilia Nordström led the way with our lowest first-round score, Hannah Nall fired an impressive two-under in round two, and Lehane Louis Dumond delivered a solid one-under in the final round. We'll take what we've learned and keep pushing forward!"