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Sunday, March 2
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Women's Golf Leads Kiawah Island Classic; Taylor McGraw Tied for Individual Lead
3/2/2014 5:49:00 PM | Golf (W)
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Paced by a 3-under-par from Taylor McGraw, the Troy women's golf team leads a field of 36 at the Kiawah Island Classic following the opening round of play at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Sunday.
The Trojans shot a 3-over 291 on the day and lead Jacksonville State, Kent State and St. John's by one stroke. The field features six teams ranked in the Golfweek top 100 rankings and five teams in GolfStat's top 100.
Troy opened the 54-hole tournament on the 5,902-yard Oak Point Course and will play the 6,001-yard Cougar Point Course in Monday's second round. The top 19 teams will play for the championship on the Cougar Point course on Tuesday, while the other 17 teams will play a flight championship on the Oak Point course.
McGraw played 1-under on the front nine with birdies on No. 2, No. 3 and No. 8 around a pair of bogeys. The junior from Macon, Ga., finished her round strong as she dropped in birdies on No. 11 and No. 13 to finish with an opening round 69 – the lowest round of her Troy career.
McGraw is tied for the individual lead with Anna Kim from St. John's and Wad Phaewchimplee from Kent State. Sydney Conrad and Brooke Spinks also had solid rounds on Sunday and are tied for 14th following the first day of play.
Conrad had an up and down day for the Trojans, but turned in a quality round as she finished 1-over. Conrad carded four birdies during her opening round, including three on the front nine, but battled a bogey and two double-bogeys.
Spinks sank four birdies over a six-hole period during the middle of her round and sat at 2-under entering the final seven holes of her round. The junior finished 2-under on the four par-5 holes on the course.
Becca Horner ended her round on a strong note with a birdie on No. 18 as she finished her round at 4-over. The freshman opened her round with a birdie on No. 1 and is tied for 50th, while Fátima Fernández Cano sits in a tie for 145th place.
Team Standings
1. Troy 291, T2. Jacksonville State 292, T2. Kent State 292, T2. St. John's 292, 5. North Florida 295, 6. Chattanooga 297, T7. High Point 300, T7. Penn State 300, T9. Delaware 301, T9. Arkansas State 301, T9. Elon 301, T12. Samford 302, T12. Boston College 302, T14. College of Charleson 304, T14. Florida Gulf Coast 304, 16. Georgetown 309, T17. Wyoming 312, T17. UNC Greensboro 312, T17. William & Mary 312, 20. Bethune-Cookman 313, 21. Boston 314, 22. Loyola 315, 23. Radford 318, 24. Charleston Southern 319, 25. Towson 322, 26. Newberry 326, 27. Western Kentucky 328, 28. USC Upstate 329, 29. Tennessee Tech 333, 30. Marshall 337, T31. Northern Kentucky 338, T31. Bucknell 338, T33. Richmond 340, T33. Rutgers 340, 35. The Citadel 343, 36. Niagara 365
Individual Leaders:
T1. Taylor McGraw (Troy) 69, T1. Anna Kim (St. John's) 69, T1. Wad Phaewchimplee (Kent State) 69, T4. Sammie Buchanan (UNCG) 70, T4. Maya Parsons (Jacksonville State) 70
Troy Individuals
T1. Taylor McGraw 69, T14. Brooke Spinks 73, T14. Sydney Conrad 73, T50. Becca Horner 76, T145. Fátima Fernández Cano 85
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Paced by a 3-under-par from Taylor McGraw, the Troy women's golf team leads a field of 36 at the Kiawah Island Classic following the opening round of play at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort on Sunday.
The Trojans shot a 3-over 291 on the day and lead Jacksonville State, Kent State and St. John's by one stroke. The field features six teams ranked in the Golfweek top 100 rankings and five teams in GolfStat's top 100.
Troy opened the 54-hole tournament on the 5,902-yard Oak Point Course and will play the 6,001-yard Cougar Point Course in Monday's second round. The top 19 teams will play for the championship on the Cougar Point course on Tuesday, while the other 17 teams will play a flight championship on the Oak Point course.
McGraw played 1-under on the front nine with birdies on No. 2, No. 3 and No. 8 around a pair of bogeys. The junior from Macon, Ga., finished her round strong as she dropped in birdies on No. 11 and No. 13 to finish with an opening round 69 – the lowest round of her Troy career.
McGraw is tied for the individual lead with Anna Kim from St. John's and Wad Phaewchimplee from Kent State. Sydney Conrad and Brooke Spinks also had solid rounds on Sunday and are tied for 14th following the first day of play.
Conrad had an up and down day for the Trojans, but turned in a quality round as she finished 1-over. Conrad carded four birdies during her opening round, including three on the front nine, but battled a bogey and two double-bogeys.
Spinks sank four birdies over a six-hole period during the middle of her round and sat at 2-under entering the final seven holes of her round. The junior finished 2-under on the four par-5 holes on the course.
Becca Horner ended her round on a strong note with a birdie on No. 18 as she finished her round at 4-over. The freshman opened her round with a birdie on No. 1 and is tied for 50th, while Fátima Fernández Cano sits in a tie for 145th place.
Team Standings
1. Troy 291, T2. Jacksonville State 292, T2. Kent State 292, T2. St. John's 292, 5. North Florida 295, 6. Chattanooga 297, T7. High Point 300, T7. Penn State 300, T9. Delaware 301, T9. Arkansas State 301, T9. Elon 301, T12. Samford 302, T12. Boston College 302, T14. College of Charleson 304, T14. Florida Gulf Coast 304, 16. Georgetown 309, T17. Wyoming 312, T17. UNC Greensboro 312, T17. William & Mary 312, 20. Bethune-Cookman 313, 21. Boston 314, 22. Loyola 315, 23. Radford 318, 24. Charleston Southern 319, 25. Towson 322, 26. Newberry 326, 27. Western Kentucky 328, 28. USC Upstate 329, 29. Tennessee Tech 333, 30. Marshall 337, T31. Northern Kentucky 338, T31. Bucknell 338, T33. Richmond 340, T33. Rutgers 340, 35. The Citadel 343, 36. Niagara 365
Individual Leaders:
T1. Taylor McGraw (Troy) 69, T1. Anna Kim (St. John's) 69, T1. Wad Phaewchimplee (Kent State) 69, T4. Sammie Buchanan (UNCG) 70, T4. Maya Parsons (Jacksonville State) 70
Troy Individuals
T1. Taylor McGraw 69, T14. Brooke Spinks 73, T14. Sydney Conrad 73, T50. Becca Horner 76, T145. Fátima Fernández Cano 85
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