By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
The Bulls proved to be a great headlining act at the USF/Waterlefe Invitational on Tuesday.
The USF women's golf team jumped all over the field and won the event by 17 strokes, while Christina Miller and Amy West finished at the top of the individual leader board.
"It was exciting to watch, especially coming in on the home stretch. These girls put a lot into their play these last two rounds," head coach Marci Kornegay said. "I am very happy for them to pull out a win and two come away with a No. 1 and 2 in individual play."
Miller headed into Tuesday's final round tied for the lead and made the title her own by firing a 74 on the par-72 course. The sophomore transfer from Ole Miss now has two individual titles in two full events as a Bull.
Miller was able rise above the rest of the field thanks to her ability to post a tournament-best 11 birdies with a swing she continues to work tirelessly on.
"My confidence is getting better every day," the Bradenton native said. "At this point last year, I was probably 2 percent confident and now I'm about 95 percent confident."
West topped her second round score by two shots (73) in the third round to finish alone in second place.
"I had a lot of confidence coming into this course because I've played it two years in a row and I scored well the last two times I played here," she said. "It's good to have a team win under our belt."
Two other Bulls joined in the top-10 fun when Shena Yang finished in sixth place at 13 over and Kelli Pry headed to the clubhouse in a four-way tie for seventh at 14 over.
"It's good to have a team win under our belt," West said.
Brie Heinzler led the USF2 team by finishing in 21st place at 21 over, as she continues the process of undergoing a minor swing change.
USF is off from tournament play next week and gets back into action at the Lady Paladin Invitational Oct. 28-30 in Greenville, S.C.
Final Results
1. South Florida 305 294 296-895
1 Christina Miller 76 69 74-219
2 Amy West 72 75 73-220
6 Shena Yang 77 75 77 229
T 7 Kelli Pry 80 75 75 230
T 24 Anna Hancock 81 83 74 238
2. Southern Mississippi 303 306 303 912
3. Houston Baptist Univ 305 303 308 916
T4. Florida Gulf Coast 319 304 317 940
T4. Troy University 320 321 299 940
T4. South Alabama 314 321 305 940
7. Daytona St. College 318 318 308 944
8. South Florida 'B' 316 330 324 970
T 21 Brie Heinzler 80 77 80-237
T 24 Michelle Pilo 83 76 79-238
T 36 Kelsey Gibson 79 85 84-248
T 41 Diana Rabago 82 92 83-257
DQ Karli Heimbecker 75 DQ 82
9. Florida Atlantic 327 318 348 993
