PINEHURST, N.C. – The No. 7 Washington University in St. Louis golf team won the Centre College Classic by 11 strokes, opening the first tournament of the spring slate with a win. The Bears posted a two-day score of 594 and were the lone team to finish below 600.
 
Competition was held at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurts, N.C. which is a par 72 course spanning 6,089 yards.
 
The Bears had two top-2 finishes, led by junior Amy Beanblossom who won the field with a two-day score of 139 (69, 70). First-year Saxon Skinner tied for second with a 148 (71, 77).
 
Sophomore Nicole McGuire and first-year Jessy Young finished in a three-way tie for 11^th with a 154. McGuire carded a 76 on day one and a 78 on day two while Young finished with a 75 on day one and a 79 on day two.
 
Senior Tiffany Chan finished 14^th, posting a score of 155 (77, 78).
 
WashU heads to Savannah, Ga. on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday March 10 for the Savannah Invitational hosted by Berry College at The Club at Savannah Harbor.
 
Standings

Place	Team	Score
1.	#7 WashU	594
2.	#2 Carnegie Mellon	605
3.	#19 Trinity (TX)	622
4.	#24 Huntingdon	624
5.	#45 Methodist	637
6.	#38 Piedmont	645
7.	Centre	667
8.	#45 Methodist (B)	668
9.	Wittenberg	679
10.	Berry	698
11.	Transylvania	711
12.	Mount St. Joseph	713

 
 
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