Kera Healey

Chattanooga Mocs freshman golfer Kera Healey continued her solid run following the turn of the calendar to 2023. The South African turned in her best 54-hole total with a 2-under 214 leading her squad at the Clover Cup on Longbow Gold Club.

Healey’s even-par 72 led the Sunday effort by two ahead of Dorota Zalewska at 74. Carolina Hortian was next with 80 as Nieves Martin’s 82 closed the team scoring. Megan Docherty posted the drop score of 83.

Healey just missed her second top 10 while recording her third straight top 20. Her 214 was good for a tie for 11th. Zalewska joined her in the top 15 tying for 13th with a 1-under 215. Hortian was third at 242 just clear of Docherty’s 244. Martin ended up at 260.

Texas A&M claimed a 15-stroke victory shooting 841. New Mexico was a distant second at 856 with Georgia in third with 860. Tennessee’s Angela Arora won medalist honors with 205.

The Mocs are off until early April hosting the Chattanooga Classic. It’s a 3-day, 54-hole event at Council Fire Golf Club with 18 holes per day beginning on Sunday, April 2, and ending Tuesday, April 4. Admission is free.

Lineup
13th of 14: 304-305-305=914
T11) Kera Healey: 69-73-72=214 (-2)
T13) Dorota Zalewska: 71-73-71=215 (-1)
T69) Carolina Hortian: 87-75-80=242
71) Megan Docherty: 77-84-83=244
75) Nieves Martin: 89-89-82=260

CHATTANOOGA—The Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team completed its own Chattanooga Classic with 307 Tuesday at Council Fire Golf Club. That gives the squad a total of 919.
 
The Mocs finished in 16th, one behind Old Dominion in 15th. Indiana was 14 behind the hometown lasses with Jacksonville another eight behind the Hoosiers. Carolina Hortian and Kera Healey carded 73s to lead the way. Dorota Zalewska added 77, while Megan Docherty chipped in 84.
 
Zalewska claimed yet another top 20 tying for 18th overall with 219. Healey was next at 226 with Hortian close behind with 228. Docherty and Isabela Yu Lee, who played as an individual, added 246s to the ledge with Nieves Martin rounding out the six totals with 264.
 
SMU set records in pulling away with the team titles. Today’s 11-under 277 is two better than UTSA’s 279 record set last season adding on to yesterday’s new 36-hole mark of 573 (-3). That means the Mustangs shattered the 54-hole record by 19 shots with 14-under 850. It also meant a 20-stroke win over Xavier in second, although they didn’t leave empty-handed.
 
The Muskateers’ Emma McMyler held off a late charge for medalist honors tying 2022 champion Anne Chen’s (Duke) scoring mark of 207 (-9). That charge came in the form of SMU’s Michelle Zhang’s 8-under 64, yet another new tourney standard.
 
The Mocs return to action in two weeks at the Southern Conference Championships. This year’s event returns to an old haunt, Moss Creek Golf Course in Hilton Head, S.C. The 3-day, 54-hole event is April 6-18. Full results, live scoring and pairings, when available, can be found on GoMocs.com’s women’s golf schedule page.
 
Chattanooga Classic
April 2-4 (Sun-Tue) | 54 holes (18 per day)
 
Lineup
Team – 16th of 18: 308-304-307=919
T18) Dorota Zalewska: 73-69-77=219 (+3)
T42) Kera Healey: 79-74-73=226
T50) Carolina Hortian: 77-78-73=228
T89) Megan Docherty: 79-83-84=246
T89) Isabella Yu Lee (Ind.): 79-85-82=246
94) Nieves Martin: 87-87-90=264
 
Course
Council Fire G.C. | Par 72 | 6,209 yards
 
Field
Chattanooga, Augusta, Campbell, Central Arkansas, Colorado State, ETSU, Grand Canyon, Indiana, Jacksonville, Middle Tennessee, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, USF, SMU, UTSA, Xavier, Yale
 
History
2009 Lady Mocs Intercollegiate (April 6) | Lookout Mountain GC
Champion: Kentucky: 325 (+37)
Runner-Up: Chattanooga: 326 (+38)
Medalist: Mallory Blackwelder, Kentucky: 77 (+5)
 
2015 Chattanooga Classic (April 6-7) | Council Fire GC
Champion: Chattanooga: 298-296-293=887 (+23)
Runner-Up: Central Arkansas: 300-301-301=902 (+38)
Medalist: Morgan Ransom, Vanderbilt: 71-72-71=214 (-2)
 
2021 Chattanooga Classic (March 29-30) | Black Creek GC
Champion: ETSU: 294-296-297=887 (+23)
Runners-Up: Chattanooga & Iowa: 894 (+30)
Medalist: Tereza Melecka, ETSU, 68-72-72=212 (-4)
 
2022 Chattanooga Classic (March 27-29) | Council Fire GC
Champion: UTSA: 297-279-293=869
Runner-Up: North Florida: 294-284-292=870
Medalist: Anne Chen, Duke, 72-69-66=207 (-9)
 
Live Scoring
Golfstat
 
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-Senior Dorota Zalewska and freshman Kera Healey were among the honorees announced today by the Southern Conference in its annual postseason awards. Zalewska repeated on the All-SoCon team, while Healey netted All-Freshman consideration.

“I’m really pleased for Dori and Kera,” Coach Colette Murray shared. “Both have worked really hard this year, and I’m glad to see it recognized.”

It’s Zalewska’s second All-SoCon honor also earning it in 2022. “Dori” led the Mocs with a 72.93 though the Southern Conference Championships. She posted one top 5 and four top 10s for the year and is ranked No. 92 in the latest Golfstat rankings. 

Zalewska set numerous season and team records along the way. She owns the marks for season rounds in the 60s (8) as well as career in the 60s (13) and total par or better cards (38). She has two wins, two runners-up, seven top 5s, 13 top 10s and 19 top 20 finishes over her last 24 events. She’s the 29th all-conference pick for the program and ninth to do it multiple times.

Healey is the 15th All-Freshman honoree under Murray. She’s the fourth in a row to get it in an odd-numbered year – Holly Morgan (2017), Rheagan Hall (2019) & Beatriz Barrios (2021). 

The native South African averaged 75.83 strokes per 18 growing as the year progressed. She averaged 76.47 in five fall events before shaving more than 1.25 strokes in the spring (75.20). The numbers certainly showed in the results with a top 10 and three top 20s.

The Chattanooga Mocs look eagerly toward Wednesday’s NCAA Selection Show. This year’s NCAA Tournament field is announced at 1 p.m., on the Golf Channel. Zalewska is expected to repeat on her appearance from a year ago.

2023 SoCon Women’s All Conference Teams

All-Conference Team
Dorota Zalewska, Sr., Chattanooga
Hollie Muse, Sr., ETSU
Sophie Bert, So., ETSU
Anna Morgan, Sr., Furman
Chloe Johnson, Fr., Furman
Kate Song, So., Mercer
Grace Holcomb, So., UNCG
Brielle Mapanao, Fr., Western Carolina
Elizabeth Lohbauer, So., Western Carolina
Madison Isaacson, 5th, Western Carolina

All-Freshman Team
Kera Healey, Chattanooga
Chloe Johnson, Furman
Faith Johnson, Furman
Julia Baeumken, UNCG
Brielle Mapanao, Western Carolina
 
Player of the Year – Anna Morgan, Sr., Furman

Freshman of the Year – Brielle Mapanao, Western Carolina

Coach of the Year – Courtney Gunter, Western Carolina