Brodahl leads the Skyhawks after the first round of the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate after carding a 77 today (PHOTO BY Crystal Ayn Hagberg) |
Portland, Oregon, freshman starts spring schedule strong in 37th place
PALM CITY, Fla. (February 11, 2024) – Freshman Helen Brodahl carded a five-over-par 77 as Stonehill College got its spring season underway with first round women's golf action of the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate, hosted by the University of North Carolina Greensboro, on the 6,066-yard, par-72 layout at Hammock Creek Golf Club today.
Brodahl is tied for 37th overall out of 82 entries in the field after her first-round score which is two off her season-best in Stonehill's opening round of the spring after three and a half months off after its final tournament of the fall. She carded two birdies and ten pars over the course of her round that started on the back nine today. Brodahl was one under par after her birdie on the par-4 11th hole and then added a second birdie on the par-4 fourth that put her three-over-par at the time and was part of a one-over-par 37 on the front nine. The two birdies share the team lead after the first round as the Skyhawks posted a 333 team score and are in 14th place in the team standings – 13 strokes behind Ohio University in 13th.
Morehead State University leads the team standings by four strokes after a first round score of two-over-par 290, with host UNC Greensboro second at six-over-par 294 and Jacksonville State University just a stroke adrift at 295 in third in a stacked leaderboard in which the second through eighth place teams are separated by just nine shots heading to Tuesday's second round.
DeBoise posted a birdie and finished with an 85 for the Skyhawks today (PHOTO BY Crystal Ayn Hagberg) |
UNC Greensboro's Ava Romfo and Morehead State's McKensie Moore share the medalist lead after opening round four-under-par 68s today. The duo lead Amelia Greenlee of Morehead and University of Alabama-Birmingham's Emelia Smith by two shots after that pair finished their first rounds with 70s. The top ten of the individual leaderboard is split by only four strokes after one of three rounds to play this week.
More Stonehill Results
- Sophomore Jaelyn DeBoise and freshman Kenna Roman each finished with opening round 85s as three Skyhawks posted scores in the mid-80s. The duo is tied for 75th overall as DeBoise birdied the 11th hole and Roman carded nine pars over her round.
- Freshman Sydney Hidalgo rounded out the Stonehill scorers on Sunday with a first round 86 (T-79th), carding eight pars and birdie on the par-5 17th hole in shooting a team-low 39 on the back nine – her opening nine.
- Freshman Carol Pignato matched Brodahl's two birdies, recording hers on the par-3 14th as well as the 17th on her way to a first round 92 (81st)
Up Next
Stonehill remains in the Sunshine State with second round play of the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate at Hammock Creek tomorrow starting at 7:30 a.m. Stonehill will host a regular season tournament at its home course, Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, Massachusetts, for the first time this spring with the Skyhawk Senior Showdown with Merrimack College and Bryant University on Thursday, April 11, at noon.
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