Hilland Wins Ryder/Florida Women's Collegiate Golf Championship

April 7, 2002

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Miami Lakes, FL (hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami sophomore Camilla Hilland (Lommedalen, Norway) sank an 18-foot par putt on the tournament’s final hole to hold off a late charge by Florida State’s Kristin Tamulis and win the Ryder Florida Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship at Don Shula’s Golf Club in Miami Lakes, FL.

Hilland, the first Hurricane since Tracy Kerdyk in 1988 to win the state championship, posted a three-round total of 219 to finish one-stroke ahead of Tamulis (220).

“This is a very special,” said Hilland. “I felt very relaxed coming into the tournament so I thought I would play well. But to win here in front of my family and friends makes it even more special.”

Hilland, who posted consecutive rounds of 70 to open the championship, led the tournament by five strokes after two rounds. But the sophomore struggled on Sunday recording a 79 in the final round.

“I had trouble getting into a rhythm today,” added Hilland. “The wind made things very difficult for everyone, but I was able to fight through it and hold on for the win.”

Strong winds and cold weather played havoc with the tournament field, as only 22 of the 65 competitors were able to break 80 on the final day.

Tamulis, who was in third and trailed Hilland by six-strokes heading into the final day, registered a 74 on Sunday, including a one-under-par 35 on the back nine to pull to within one stoke of the lead. Hilland, however, finished the day with three consecutive pars to hold onto the victory.

“Camilla (Hilland) had a great tournament,” said head golf coach Lela Cannon. “There are so many great players and so many great teams competing here that to be able to handle the pressure and hold on for the victory is fantastic.”

Florida State (293-300-307-900) captured the team title for the second time in the last four seasons. The Seminoles finished 11-strokes ahead of the defending champion Florida Gators (305-294-312-911). South Florida (309-303-306-918) finished third with Miami (311-301-318-930) taking fourth.

FINAL TEAM RESULTSFin.   Top 20 Teams             Scores   1   Florida State Univ.      293  300  307    900   2   Florida, U. of           305  294  312    911   3   So. Florida, U. of       309  303  306    918   4   Miami, U. of             311  301  318    930   5   Florida Atlantic U.      304  317  319    940   6   UCF                      316  311  318    945   7   Florida Southern         321  314  312    947   8   Fla. International       317  323  324    964   9   Barry University         331  322  328    981  10   Rollins College          329  328  326    983  11   Stetson University       332  328  336    996  12   Jacksonville Univ.       339  323  349   1011  13   Lynn University          341  333  340   1014

TOP-20 INDIVIDUALSFin. Top 20 Players School Scores 1 Camilla Hilland Miami 70 70 79 219 2 Kristin Tamulis Florida St 71 75 74 220 3 Jeanne Cho Florida 74 73 76 223 4 Jessica Polus FLA Atlan. 69 77 78 224 5 Alison Zimmer Florida St 73 72 80 225 Andrea Vander Lende Florida 76 74 75 225 7 Katie Quinney Florida St 72 77 79 228 8 Tina Miller Miami 76 74 80 230 Olivia Hartley UCF 75 79 76 230 Jazmin Cataldo Miami 78 76 76 230 Kelly Martin So Florida 77 76 77 230 12 Whitney Code Florida 80 71 80 231 Fany Schaeffer So Florida 86 75 70 231 14 Jill Crowe So Florida 77 76 79 232 Alison Curdt Florida St 77 76 79 232 16 Rachel Bell Fl. South. 76 81 76 233 Brittany Straza Florida 75 76 82 233 Natalie Navarro FLA Atlan. 75 75 83 233 19 Samantha Maust Stetson 79 77 78 234 Freddie Seeholzer Rollins 77 77 80 234