Jan. 9, 2009

SEBRING, FLA. - Four University of North Carolina golfers are participating in the 54th Harder Hall Women's Invitational and all four are in the championship flight (low 36 scorers).

Two Tar Heels are tied for 15th place with 226 totals ­- senior Sydney Crane and sophomore Jordan Allyne. Allyne, from Bellevue, Wash., fired a two-over-par 74 in the third round while Crane, from Jamestown, N.C., carded a three-over 75. Catherine O'Donnell, a freshman from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., fired a two-over 74 on Friday for a 229 total and is tied for 23rd place while Lauren Hunt, a senior from Little River, S.C., posted a 79 for a 232 total and is tied for 26th.

Following Thursday's second round, the field was split into four flights - the championship flight, first flight, second flight and third flight. The final round of the 72-hole event will be played Saturday at Harder Hall Country Club which features a par 72, 6,151-yard layout.