Women?s Golf Tied for Fifth After Round One
3/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
BATON ROUGE, La. ?? The Alabama women's golf team shot a 14-over-302 to sit tied for fifth place after round one of the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic Friday at the University Golf Club. Florida State holds the first round lead with a 5-over-293.
Freshman Courtney Harter and sophomore Rhea Nair lead the Tide after round one with a 3-over-75. The duo currently rank tied for 15th in the 90 player field. Harter drilled an eagle on the par-5 11th while Nair sank three birdies on the day.
Freshman Camilla Lennarth and junior Kathleen Ekey follow with a 4-over-76. The duo currently sits tied for 23rd.
Junior Laura Goodwin rounded out the Tide scorers with a 6-over-78. Goodwin currently sits tied for 46th after sinking two birdies on the day. Senior Sarah Sturm finished with a 9-over-81, playing as an individual. Sturm is tied for 72nd.
The second round of the three-day event begins at 8 a.m. Saturday off both the first and 10th tees. Live scoring for the LSU/Cleveland Classic can be found at LSUsports.net through golfstat.com.
First Round Team Results (Par 288)
1. Florida State 293 +5; 2. LSU 300 +12; 2. Wake Forest 300 +12; 4. Louisville 301 +13; 5. Alabama 302 +14; 5. Georgia 302 +14; 5. North Carolina 302 +14; 5. Central Florida 302 +14 9. North Carolina State 303 +15; 10. South Carolina 306 +18; 11. Kentucky 308 +20; 12. Charleston 309 +21; 12. Virginia 309 +21; 14. North Carolina Wilmington 313 +25; 15. Mississippi State 315 +27; 16. Mississippi 316 +28; 17. Augusta State 317 +29.
Individual Top 20 (Par 72)
1. Laura Crawford, Wake Forest, 70 -2; 1. Whitney Wright, Florida State, 70 -2; 3. Rebecca Kuhn, LSU, 71 -1; 4. Lauren Doughtie, North Carolina St., 72 E; 5. Benedicte Toumpsin, South Carolina, 73 +1; 5. Macarene Silva, Florida State, 73 +1; 5. Stephanie Connelly, Central Florida, 73 +1; 5. Garrett Phillips, Georgia, 73 +1; 5. May Tomimbang, Central Florida, 73 +1; 5. Caroline Westrup, Florida State, 73 +1; 11. Amanda Henry, Louisville, 74 +2; 11. Laura Anderson, Louisville, 74 +2; 11. Julie Saleeby, North Carolina St., 74 +2; Ann Laney, North Carolina, 74 +2; 15. Lindy LaBauve, LSU, 75 +5; 15. Krystle Caithness, Georgia, 75 +3; 15.Mallory Batson, Mississippi State; 15. Steffi Kirchmayr, Charleston, 75 +3; 15. Beth Felts, Kentucky, 75 +3; 15. Sydney Crane, North Carolina, 75 +3; 15. Rhea Nair, Alabama, 75 +3.
