Flashes in Second After Opening Round in Orlando
1/31/2021 5:17:00 PM | Women's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla.- The Kent State women's golf team stands in second place on day one of the UCF Challenge at the Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Flashes posted a 12-under 276 score in the first round.
Emily Price, who leads the tournament in first place, shot a 65 (-7) in the first round. Price went 17 holes for par or less after she fired eight birdies on the day. She finished her round with three straight birdies.
Caley McGinty carded a 69 (-3) and is tied for sixth. McGinty carded five birdies on the front nine and ended the round with six total. Valentina Albertazzi is tied for 15th after posting a 70 (-2) score. She went 16 holes for par or less with four birdies.
Chloe Salort is tied for 31st and carded a 72 score (E) with the help of three birdies, while Marissa Kirkwood rounded out the Flashes' lineup with a 75 (+3) score.
Kent State's 22 birdies in the opening round rank third in the tournament. The Flashes trail leader Arkansas by three shots.
The Flashes will tee off tomorrow morning at 9:40 a.m. and will be paired with Miami and Arkansas. Live scoring is available at golfstat.com.
1 Arkansas 273 -15
2 Kent State 276 -12
T3 Miami 277 -11
T3 Wake Forest 277 -11
5 Houston 280 -8
6 Penn State 284 -4
7 Virginia 285 -3
8 Mississippi State 286 -2
9 Kentucky 289 +1
10 UCF 290 +2
T11 Iowa State 291 +3
T11 Kennesaw State 291 +3
13 Michigan State 292 +4
14 Purdue 294 +6
15 College of Charleston299 +11
16 North Carolina St 303 +15
17 UNC Wilmington 304 +16
1 Emily Price -7 65 65
T6 Caley McGinty -3 69 69
T15 Valentina Albertazzi -2 70 70
T31 Chloe Salort E 72 72
T62 Marissa Kirkwood +3 75 75
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