LEDBETTER, KY. — (CLARKSVILLENOW) ESPN Clarksville and Marion Jewell is recognizing Sophomore, Taylor Goodley, of the Austin Peay women’s golf team, as the Marion Jewell Athlete of the Week.
The Governors saved its best for last at the Drake Creek Invitational, posting a final-round 303 that doubled as its best of the tournament.
Although the 303 was APSU’s best round, the Govs and Southern Illinois were leapfrogged by Murray State’s final-round 294 on their home course, which dropped the Salukis to fifth and the Governors to sixth overall.
With a 306-306-303 (915), Austin Peay consistently bettered its 2015-16 average (313.32) and posted better scores in each round than it did in all but four rounds a year ago. The 915 was a program-best, shattering the 925 posted at last season’s OVC Championships.
“Sixth place doesn’t really depict how well we played,” said head coach Sara Robson. “I thought we did a number of things very well. We need to work on our short putts a little bit, but Amy (McCollum) and I were talking after the round about how much better we’ve gotten, how much better our wedge play is. I think it’s just a glimpse of what we can do this semester; I’m very pleased with how well we played.
“It’s frustrating (falling to sixth), but it’s part of it at the same time. You can’t control what other teams do; you can’t play defense in golf.”
The Govs were led by sophomore Taylor Goodley, who remained steady with a one-over 73, giving her a 223 for three rounds (76-74-73) and her fourth career top-10 finish, placing ninth. Her sister Ashton was right behind her, posting a three-round 228 (77-75-76) to place 14th.
Congratulations to Taylor Goodley of the Austin Peay women’s golf team as the ESPN Clarksville, Marion Jewell, APSU Athlete of the Week.