Gibson, Weaver lead Sewanee to second place after opening round at Chick-Fil-A invitational

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Anna Claire Gibson and Lila Weaver tied for ninth individually, leading the Sewanee women's golf B-team to a second-place finish after one round at the Chick-fil-A Invitational on Sunday afternoon.

The Tigers sit in second place among 12 teams at 26-over par, just one stroke behind Rhodes in first place. Batten University sits in third, followed by Oglethorpe in fourth and Methodist rounding out the top five.

Gibson and Weaver carded matching six-over-par 79s and sit tied for ninth alongside Hailey Netro of Berry and Maddie Rudolph of Rhodes.

Gibson started on hole 16, carding back-to-back pars before adding a bogey. On the front nine, the sophomore recorded five pars and two birdies on holes three and eight, but added a bogey on hole six and a double bogey on hole nine. To finish her round, she carded four more bogeys and two pars.

Weaver started the day on hole one, carding five bogeys and four pars on the front nine to make the turn at five-over 41. The sophomore opened the back nine with a double bogey before recording back-to-back pars and back-to-back birdies. She added a bogey on hole 15 before closing out the round with three pars.

Anna Louise Chesnut carded a seven-over-par 80 and sits tied for 13th. The sophomore started on hole 17 with a double bogey before recording a birdie to make the turn. She then carded six consecutive pars before adding a triple bogey on hole seven and another bogey on hole nine. To close out her round, Chesnut recorded three pars, followed by a bogey, double bogey and birdie, before finishing with a par.

Rachel Waters also finished tied for 13th with a seven-over-par 80. The sophomore started on hole 16 with a par before carding three bogeys and a double bogey. She added six more bogeys on the front nine. On the back nine, Waters opened with back-to-back bogeys before recording three pars and a birdie on hole 13.

Emilee Ferguson finished tied for 39th. The freshman started on hole 17 with a bogey and added a par on hole 18. She recorded two more bogeys before adding four pars, two bogeys and a double bogey to finish the front nine. On the back nine, Ferguson carded three consecutive bogeys, followed by two pars, another double bogey and a bogey to close out her round.

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Players Mentioned

Anna Louise Chesnut: 5' 1"; Sophomore

Anna Claire Gibson: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Rachel Waters: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Lila Weaver: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Emilee Ferguson: 5' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Anna Louise Chesnut
: 5' 1"; Sophomore

Anna Claire Gibson
: 5' 2"; Sophomore

Rachel Waters
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Lila Weaver
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Emilee Ferguson
: 5' 0"; Freshman