Ansley Bowman shot a season-low 70 today.
Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics
Women’s Golf Tied for 17th at Kiawah Spring Classic
2/25/2018 8:16:00 PM | Women's Golf
Ansley Bowman shoots 70 and is tied for 5th.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Ansley Bowman shot a season-low 2-under-par 70, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team carded a 301 and is tied for 17th after the first round of the Edwin Watts Kiawah Island Classic Sunday.
Tabbed as the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country, the 2018 edition of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic has 42 teams. Two courses are used for the three-day, 54-hole tournament. The Eagles played their first round at Oak Point course and will play 18 holes on the Osprey Point course tomorrow.
GS (+13) is tied with USC Upstate and Stephen F. Austin, one shot back of a three-way tie for 14th. Tourney host College of Charleston shot an even-par 288 today and leads the field by a stroke. Bowman (-2) is tied with nine others for fifth, one shot off a four-way tie for first at 3-under.
Natalie Petersen posted a 75 today, and Ella Ofstedahl shot 76. Julianna Collett carded an 80, and Sarah Noonan shot an 82.
The top-22 teams after tomorrow's round will play for the championship at Osprey Point during the final round, while teams 23-42 will play for a flight championship at Oak Point.
The story
Bowman's round started on the 12th hole, and she made par on eight of her first nine holes. The junior recorded consecutive birdies on holes 3 and 4 and added two more on 9 and 10. She capped the round by playing her last five holes 2-under.
Ofstedahl began the day on hole 11 and started the round with five straight pars before adding a birdie on 16 to move to 1-under. The sophomore ran off three straight pars as she made the turn and then eagled the par-5 4th hole.
Petersen started on 14 and really got going on her third hole of the round. A par at 16 started a string of 16 consecutive holes with par or better, and she made birdie on the par-5 17th. The freshman parred every hole on the front nine to shoot an even 36.
Quotables from head coach Emily Kuhfeld
"It's not really the start we wanted today, but there are many positives to take away!"
"Ansley started us out strong with a 2-under-par round where she showed great attitude and grit."
"We are looking forward to tomorrow and being able to capitalize on our powerful ball striking abilities! It is a testament to these five and how far we have come so far already that we aren't pleased with a 301."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Fairleigh Dickinson, Stephen F. Austin and SCAD and tee off holes 1-3 on Osprey Point. The shotgun start is set for 8:45 a.m.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive across all mobile devices. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
Tabbed as the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country, the 2018 edition of the Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Spring Classic has 42 teams. Two courses are used for the three-day, 54-hole tournament. The Eagles played their first round at Oak Point course and will play 18 holes on the Osprey Point course tomorrow.
GS (+13) is tied with USC Upstate and Stephen F. Austin, one shot back of a three-way tie for 14th. Tourney host College of Charleston shot an even-par 288 today and leads the field by a stroke. Bowman (-2) is tied with nine others for fifth, one shot off a four-way tie for first at 3-under.
Natalie Petersen posted a 75 today, and Ella Ofstedahl shot 76. Julianna Collett carded an 80, and Sarah Noonan shot an 82.
The top-22 teams after tomorrow's round will play for the championship at Osprey Point during the final round, while teams 23-42 will play for a flight championship at Oak Point.
The story
Bowman's round started on the 12th hole, and she made par on eight of her first nine holes. The junior recorded consecutive birdies on holes 3 and 4 and added two more on 9 and 10. She capped the round by playing her last five holes 2-under.
Ofstedahl began the day on hole 11 and started the round with five straight pars before adding a birdie on 16 to move to 1-under. The sophomore ran off three straight pars as she made the turn and then eagled the par-5 4th hole.
Petersen started on 14 and really got going on her third hole of the round. A par at 16 started a string of 16 consecutive holes with par or better, and she made birdie on the par-5 17th. The freshman parred every hole on the front nine to shoot an even 36.
Quotables from head coach Emily Kuhfeld
"It's not really the start we wanted today, but there are many positives to take away!"
"Ansley started us out strong with a 2-under-par round where she showed great attitude and grit."
"We are looking forward to tomorrow and being able to capitalize on our powerful ball striking abilities! It is a testament to these five and how far we have come so far already that we aren't pleased with a 301."
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Fairleigh Dickinson, Stephen F. Austin and SCAD and tee off holes 1-3 on Osprey Point. The shotgun start is set for 8:45 a.m.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides current information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, which is fully responsive across all mobile devices. Information on Eagle athletics can also be found through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics and Instagram.com/GSAthletics. To purchase tickets to Georgia Southern athletics events, visit GSEagles.com/tickets.
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