SEWANEE, Tenn. – Junior
Olivia Bentley posted a seven-over 79 while senior
Jane Stilz and freshman
Natalie Catapano each shot 80 for Sewanee women's golf Friday at the Jekyll Island Women's Intercollegiate in Jekyll Island, Ga.
All of the Sewanee players started their rounds at No. 1 on the Great Dunes Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club, with Bentley posting a birdie at No. 2 before three straight bogeys on holes 5-7, making the turn at two-over. The Nashville, Tenn., native collected five pars with three bogeys and one double bogey on the back nine for her seven-over 79, tied for 40
th individually.
Stilz recorded four pars and five bogeys on the front nine. The Lexington, Ky., native added four more pars on the back, including four in a six-hole stretch from 12-17, as well as her only birdie of the day at the par-4 16
th hole, carding an eight-over 80, tied for 50th.
Catapano registered six pars and three bogeys on the front nine, starting the round with four pars in five holes. The Pacific Palisades, Calif., native made four bogeys in a five-hole stretch to start the back nine but collected three pars and a bogey over the final four holes for her 80.
Freshman
Anna Claire Gibson recorded three birdies on the front nine on holes two, four and eight but also four bogeys. The Knoxville, Tenn., native struggled on the back nine with one bogey, two doubles and a nine on the par-4 11
th hole. She regrouped with a birdie at No. 14 and finished with an 83, tied for 81
st.
Freshman
Rachel Waters also started the day with two birdies on the front nine on holes two and eight, collecting four bogeys and a double on the first nine holes as well. The Nashville, Tenn., native made three pars, five bogeys and a quad on the back nine for an opening-round 85, tied for 94
th.
Sewanee stands 14
th among 24 teams in the field after the first round, only 10 strokes from the Top 10. The tournament continues Saturday and concludes Sunday for the Tigers.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
t40.
Olivia Bentley – 79
t50.
Jane Stilz – 80
t50.
Natalie Catapano – 80
t81.
Anna Claire Gibson – 83
t94.
Rachel Waters – 85
TEAM RESULTS
1. Emory University – 295
2. Carnegie Mellon – 301
3. Amherst College – 302
4. New York University – 305
5. Washington and Lee – 306
6. Pomona-Pitzer – 308
7. Wellesley College – 310
8. University of Redlands – 311
T9. Randolph-Macon – 312
T9. Mary Hardin-Baylor – 312
11. Babson College – 313
12. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps – 314
13. Denison University – 320
14. Sewanee – 322
15. DePauw University – 325
t16. Christopher Newport – 326
t16. Southwestern University – 326
18. Piedmont University – 329
t19. Methodist University – 331
t19. University of Lynchburg – 331
21. Huntingdon College – 333
22. Oglethorpe University – 335
23. Rhodes College – 343
24. Berry College – 367
