KYLE, Texas – Ella Ofstedahl carded a first-round 1-over-par 72 Monday at Plum Creek Golf Club, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team fired a 302 and is in fourth after the first round of the Texas State Invitational.
The teams were scheduled to get 36 holes in today but most squads have 4-5 holes to go in the second round. Teams will start play tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET, finish the second round, stay in the same pairings and go right into the third and final round.
The Eagles (+18) trailed UTSA (+16) by two strokes after the first round. Houston Baptist (+10) leads the field, followed by Central Arkansas (+13).
Ofstedahl is tied for fourth, three strokes off the lead, and
Natalie Petersen is tied for 13th after shooting 75.
Julianna Collett posted a 77,
Ansley Bowman carded a 78 and
Sarah Noonan shot 81 for the Eagles.
The story
Ofstedahl started on the back nine and got rolling by birdieing four out of six holes as she made the turn. Birdies on holes 16, 18, 1 and 3 moved the sophomore to even-par and she added another birdie on hole 7.
Petersen played her final five holes 2-under with consecutive birdies on holes 6 and 7, and Collett, who has not seen collegiate tournament action since the fall of 2016, started her day with nine straight pars.
Next up
The Eagles, who are paired with Sun Belt foes ULM and Little Rock, will start play at 9 a.m. ET.
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