SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ansley Bowman shot an even-par 72 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team into second place after the first round of the Terrier Intercollegiate Monday at the Spartanburg Country Club.
The Eagles (+11) are two strokes behind leader High Point (+9) and three ahead of third-place USC Upstate (+14) at the two-round event. Appalachian State is fourth and Winthrop is fifth.
Bowman is tied for second with Chelsea Dantonio from Winthrop, one shot behind the leader, Wofford's Becca Earl. Eagle junior
Ella Ofstedahl shot 73 and is tied for fourth, while freshman
Savanah Satterfield carded a 74 and is tied for sixth.
Scores
Ansley Bowman – 72 (E), T2
Ella Ofstedahl – 73 (+1), T4
Savanah Satterfield – 74 (+2), T6
Natalie Petersen – 80 (+8), T44
Sarah Noonan – 81 (+9), T47
Team – 299 (+11), 2
The story
Bowman played the front nine 1-under with eight pars and a birdie at the par-5 fifth. The senior made par on eight holes on the back nine.
Ofstedahl led the Eagles with five birdies in the round. She played the back nine 1-under with birdies at 10 and 18 and shot par or better on her final six holes of the day.
Satterfield got rolling at the 7th, where she started a string of 10 holes with par or better that included four birdies. She finished with par on 18 for the best round of her college career.
Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"Ansley, Ella and Savanah led the way for us today, shooting a combined three over between the three of them. We saw some great bounce back and increased confidence from them as the round went on."
"We are looking forward to tomorrow as a great opportunity to capitalize on the good practices we have had utilizing our scoring clubs, as a lot of wedges are used out here. Getting the putts rolling at a proper speed and managing our games will pay off on this course."
Next Up
The Eagles play the second and final round tomorrow and will tee off holes 1-3 in a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. GS is paired with High Point and USC Upstate.
