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
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