Pettersson Named American Women’s Golfer-Of-The-Month
October 04, 2016 | Women's Golf
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – East Carolina junior Lisa Pettersson was selected as the American Women's Golf Player-of-the-Month for the month of September, the league announced on Tuesday.
Pettersson opened up the season with a pair of Top 5 finishes at the Minnesota Invitational and the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. She tied her career-low 54-hole score of 214 (72-75-67) and finished third out of 96 golfers at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, leading East Carolina to the team title. The Pirates finished 28 shots ahead of second-place Elon and captured back-to-back event titles for the first time since 2000-02. Earlier in the month, Pettersson ranked among tournament leaders in par-3 scoring (t2nd/3.00), par-5 scoring (1st/4.58) and total birdies (2nd/12) at the Minnesota Invitational.
The Pirates (20-7) will be back in action Oct. 10-11 when they participate in the Pinehurst Challenge, which will be held at Pinehurst No. 1.
Pettersson opened up the season with a pair of Top 5 finishes at the Minnesota Invitational and the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. She tied her career-low 54-hole score of 214 (72-75-67) and finished third out of 96 golfers at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, leading East Carolina to the team title. The Pirates finished 28 shots ahead of second-place Elon and captured back-to-back event titles for the first time since 2000-02. Earlier in the month, Pettersson ranked among tournament leaders in par-3 scoring (t2nd/3.00), par-5 scoring (1st/4.58) and total birdies (2nd/12) at the Minnesota Invitational.
The Pirates (20-7) will be back in action Oct. 10-11 when they participate in the Pinehurst Challenge, which will be held at Pinehurst No. 1.
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