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Kentucky Finishes First Round of Bryan National Collegiate
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Through
one round at the 2012 Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C.,
the University of Kentucky women’s golf team sits in 10th place, 14
strokes off the lead. Kentucky finished the opening round with a
16-over-par 304.
Junior Heather Lott shot an even-par 72 Friday
morning, placing her in a tie for eight. Lott finished the first round
with four birdies, a tie the second most by an individual in the first
round.
“We didn't quite play the way we wanted to today. We made
too many big mistakes that cost us doubles and triples,” said UK head
coach Golda Johansson Borst. “However, we are very close to playing
well, we just need to work on our decision making and making sure we
play smart.”
Northwestern sits atop the leaderboard after
shooting a 2-over-par 290 on the first day. South Carolina is two
strokes off the lead in second at 4-over-par 292. Tennessee is in third
at 5-over-par 293 with Wake Forest in fourth at 7-over-par 295. Ohio
State and Florida State round out the top five in a tie for fifth at
9-over-par 297.
Junior Betsie Johnson continued her consistent
spring with a 3-over-par 75 in the first round. Johnson tied Lott for a
team-high four birdies in the first round and finished in a tie for
28th. In her first round back from an ankle injury, junior Ashleigh
Albrecht shot a 6-over-par 78 on Friday. Albrecht sunk three birdies on
day one to leave her in a tie for 52nd.
With two birdies on
Friday, senior Ashlee Rose shot a 7-over-par 79, sitting in a tie for
63rd entering the second round. Sophomore Liz Breed sunk two birdies,
finishing 92nd with a 15-over-par 87.
The 2012 Bryan National
Collegiate will continue Saturday morning with Kentucky teeing off at
the 10th tee box at 9:50 a.m. in nine minute intervals. Breed will lead
off for the Wildcats, followed by Rose, Albrecht, Johnson and Lott at
10:26 a.m. All times are Eastern.
“We had a good practice
session after the round,” said coach Borst. “I feel confident that we
will come back and play better tomorrow.”
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