GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina University women's golf team is in ninth place after the first round of the Lady Paladin Invitational, having shot a 12-over 300 in Friday's first round. The par-72, 6,356 yards Furman University Golf Course played exceptionally hard during the opening round as none of the 18 teams finished under par.
The Chants have three top-30 scorers after the first round led by
Tiffany Arafi who is tied for 20th after a one-over 73 (37-36). She had a consistent round finishing with one birdie, two bogeys, and 15 pars, including eight consecutive pars to end the day.
Luisa Gibson (35-40) and
Sara Sarrion (37-38) both had sold days finishing tied for 27th after shooting a three-over 75.
Sophia Carlsen shot a five-over 77 (37-40) to finish her day tied for 50th, while
Isabella Spinazze is tied for 89th after shooting an 11-over 83 (41-42).
First-year Sun Belt member Old Dominion, holds the first-round lead after finishing with an even-par 288. North Florida is next, just one stroke behind at one-over 289. Host Furman is third after completing its round with a five-over 293. Tulane and UNCW are tied for fourth with a first-round total of six-over 294.
Another Sun Belt member Georgia State led the group of next five teams in sixth after firing a seven-over 295. Memphis is one stroke back in seventh at eight-over 296 and FGCU is sitting eighth at nine-over 297. The Chants are two strokes in front of Minnesota who shot a 14-over 302.
James Madison and FAU are tied for 11th after both finished the day's action at 15-over 303. August (+16, 304), Western Kentucky (+17, 305), and Stetson (+19, 307) round out the top-15.
The rest of the field includes South Florida (+20, 308), Daytona State College (+22, 310), and Richmond (+23, 311).
The second round is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET tomorrow. Fans can follow the live scoring at www.Golfstat.com, with a link to the live stats page at
www.GoCCUSports.com.
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