Flashes Tied For Fifth After First Round of Regionals
5/10/2021 7:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
COLUMBUS, Ohio- The Kent State women's golf team sits tied for fifth at the NCAA Columbus Regional after posting a first round total of 291 (+3) at the Scarlet Course.
The Regional field features 18 teams competing for six spots in the NCAA Championships, which begin next Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kent State is the No. 4 seed in the field in Columbus.
Caley McGinty leads the Flashes after she fired a 70 (-2) score and is tied for second overall. McGinty went 15 holes for par or better and birdied five times.
Chloe Salort finished the opening round with a 72 (E) and sits tied for 15th after she followed a single bogey with a birdie. Mayka Hoogeboom is tied for 23rd after she fired a 73 (+1). She birdied on her fifth hole and finished the round with 13-stright pars.
Kory Nielsen carded a 76 (+4) and sits tied for 53rd, while Emily Price rounded out the Flashes' lineup with a 77 (+5) and is tied for 62nd.
Play continues through Wednesday. Kent State will be paired with Arizona State and Georgia for Tuesday's second round. The Bulldogs, Sun Devils and Flashes will tee off from No. 1 in waves between 9:00-9:40 a.m.
COVERAGE
Fans will be able to follow the action with live scoring at Golfstat.com each of the three days.
Golf Channel will deliver expanded coverage of the final day of the NCAA regional championship, Wednesday, May 12. Coverage will feature updates throughout the day that will be published to Golf Channel Digital and through Golf Channel social media handles.
Team Leaderboard
Oklahoma 286
Duke 287
Michigan 288
Georgia 289
Arizona State 291
Kent State 291
Washington 296
Virginia 296
Vanderbilt 297
Illinois 297
Kentucky 298
Coastal Carolina 298
Campbell 298
Clemson 299
Nebraska 307
New Mexico 310
Youngstown State 322
Evansville 323
