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Borja, Yermish Guide Wolverines to Runner-up Finish at Valspar Augusta Invitational – University of Michigan Athletics
» With final-day team rounds of 283 (-5) and 289 (+1), Michigan posted one of three sub-par 54-hole tournament totals (859, -5) to tie for runner-up honors at the Valspar Augusta Invitational played at the Forest Hills Golf Club.
» Hailey Borja and Sidney Yermish paced the Wolverines as they each tied for eighth with 214 (-2) totals. Borja posted her third at-or-below par tally in four events, while Yermish had his first sub-par total.
» Sydney Sung, who tied for 34th, set a new 54-hole career best at 219 — four shots better than her prior best.
» In one of U-M’s most challenging fields, the 17-team field featured six of the top-25 and 13 of the top-50 programs.
Site: Augusta, Ga.
Tournament: Valspar Augusta Invitational
Course: Forest Hills Golf Club (par 72, 6,261 yards)
U-M Team Standing: Tie-2nd of 17 Teams (286-283-289/859, -5)
Top U-M Individual: Hailey Borja (72-67-75) & Sidney Yermish (68-74-72), tie-8th (214, -2)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., March 29-30 — at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (Athens, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With top-10 finishes from fifth-year senior Hailey Borja and freshman Sidney Yermish, the 49th-ranked University of Michigan women’s golf team posted one of three sub-par team 54-hole totals, with its season-low 859 (-5), to finish tied for second at the Valspar Augusta Invitational played at the Forest Hills Golf Club.
For a second straight weekend, the Wolverines had their opening round moved a day early (Friday, March 8) as incoming weather threatened tournament play on Saturday. Adding in one of U-M’s strongest challenges — with six of the top-25 and 13 of the top-50 in the 17-team field — the Maize and Blue was able to get off to strong start in early play, posting an opening 286 (-2) thanks to Yermish’s career-best-tying 68 (-4). The first-round total positioned the U-M tied for seventh, just two shots back of the top three.
With the field getting in anywhere from 9-12 holes in the second round, play was suspended due to darkness. As weather conditions continued to threaten, it was determined to move the completion of the second round and final 18 to Sunday.
Returning Sunday morning, Borja used two closing birdies as well as an eagle to post a career-low-tying 67 (-5) for the second straight event. With a 69 (-2) from senior Monet Chun and a 73 (+1) from sophomore Sydney Sung, the Wolverines tied their second lowest team total with a 283 (-5). With its 570 (-6) 36-hole total, U-M jumped four spots and third.
Heading straight into the final round, sophomore Lauren Sung paced the final 18 with her 71 (-1), while Yermish closed with an even 72 to give U-M a 289 (+1) to tie with fifth-ranked South Carolina for second with a season-low 859 (-5) total.
In a repeat of their last event, Michigan led by Borja and Yermish as they each tied for eighth after posting 214 (-2) event totals. After an opening 72 (E), Borja posted a career-low-tying 67 (-5) in the second. With her closing 75, she etched her 214 — her third at-or-below par 54-hole total in her last four events — and fourth top-10 finish this season.
Following a career-best-tying 68 (-4) in the first round, Yermish used tallies of 74 (+2) and 72 (E) for his first career sub-par 54-hole total at 214 as well as first career top-10 finish. He highlighted the opening round using an eight-iron to record a hole-in-one on No. 4 (par 3, 155 yard). With an even-par 216 total, Chun added her fourth top-20 finish as she tied for 17th.
After three straight rounds of 73 (+1), Sydney Sung recorded her career low with a 219 to finish tied for 34th. Her sister, Lauren, fired a 71 (-1) for the fourth time in a final round helping her round out U-M’s starting five as she tied for 43rd at 222.
After finishing one of its top fields of the season in Augusta, the Wolverines head straight back out for another stellar field at No. 28 Georgia’s Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, Friday and Saturday (March 29-30) in Athens, Ga. The two-day, 54-hole event will be played on campus at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
Final Team Standings
1. Ole Miss 276-283-297 = 856 (-8) 2. MICHIGAN 287-283-289 = 859 (-5) South Carolina 283-283-293 = 859 4. Auburn 285-287-293 = 865 5. Florida State 291-293-283 = 867 6. Georgia 285-288-298 = 871 7. Clemson 286-291-297 = 874 8. Georgia Southern 286-294-296 = 876 9. Wake Forest 290-295-294 = 879 10. Alabama 289-289-302 = 880 11. Oklahoma State 287-291-304 = 882 12. Augusta 287-297-301 = 885 13. South Florida 299-293-300 = 892 14. Furman 298-299-297 = 894 15. Virginia Tech 298-298-300 = 896 16. Louisville 296-303-303 = 902 17. Coastal Carolina 299-307-315 = 921
Top Individuals
1. Mirabel Ting, Florida State 68-74-67 = 209 (-7) 2. Hannah Darling, South Carolina 70-67-74 = 211 LoraLie Cowart, Georgia 69-67-75 = 211 Natacha Husted, Ole Miss 66-69-76 = 211 5. Caitlyn Macnab, Ole Miss 71-71-70 = 212 6. Sophie Linder, Ole Miss 66-72-75 = 213 Megan Schofill, Auburn 68-74-71 = 213 8. HAILEY BORJA, U-M 72-67-75 = 214 (-2) SIDNEY YERMISH, U-M 68-74-72 = 214 (-2) Napabhach Boon-In, Augusta 69-72-73 = 214 Abby Newton, Georgia Southern 70-70-74 = 214 Mia Sandtorv Lussand, South Carolina 70-70-74 = 214 Louise Reau, Georgia Southern 68-72-74 = 214
Michigan Individuals
T8. Hailey Borja 72-67-75 = 214 (-2) T8. Sidney Yermish 68-74-72 = 214 (-2) T17. Monet Chun 74-69-73 = 216 (E) T34. Sydney Sung 73-73-73 = 219 T43. Lauren Sung 74-77-71 = 222
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.
Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.
Campaign priorities
Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.
“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”
Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.
It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”
The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.
The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.
A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.
He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.
The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.
The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.
The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.
The deputy contacted Judge Leslie Morgan and she issued a warrant for terroristic threats.
The student, age 18, was taken into custody and transported to the Columbia County Detention Center.
News 12 is not reporting his name or publishing his photo since the LEGO gun could not have actually harmed anyone.
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