By: by Krissy Wade
MACON, Ga. - The Kennesaw State women's golf team had another impressive start on
Sunday,
Oct. 4, ending their first round of competition at the Eat-A-Peach Invitational in a tie for sixth place at 19-over par 307.
“The team was solid
today,” Head Coach Rhyll Brinsmead said. “We left some shots out there but we were able to maintain a decent round. We will be looking to take advantage of our position
tomorrow and make a move up the leader board.”
The Owls finished the day ahead of five others schools, including in-state rival Georgia State in the 12-team field at Idle Hour Golf Course. The No. 19-ranked Florida State Seminoles are in first place after finishing the day at even par 288. No. 9 Georgia concluded the opening round in third place at 10-over par 298 trailing Coastal Carolina (+9, 297) by one stroke.
Freshman Ket Preamchuen is continuing her strong freshman season as she stands just three shots behind Georgia’s Marta Silva Zamora who shot a a 2-under par 70 in the first round. Preamchuen made two birdies and 13 pars in the round and leads the Owls with a 1-over 73, finishing the day in a tie for ninth place.
Abby Fitzgerald shot a 3-over 75 and is tied for 17th place after the first round. Fitzgerald started out very strong as she birdied three of her first six holes and was 1-under through 13 holes. Patrica Arana finished at 7-over 79 and also began well with a birdie on her first hole, the par four 10th hole. She finished with two birdies in the round and was at 2-over on the front nine.
The Owls other freshman, Molly Winnett saw her first action in the lineup on
Sunday, finishing the round in a tie for 48th place. Winnett shot an 8-over 80 with birdies on the 13th and 1st holes. Ashley Aguilera was 1-under through five holes including a birdie on the 12th hole before finishing with a 10-over par 82. Jordan Lazenby, who is competing as an individual, concluded thr first round at 3-over 75.
The tournament will conclude on
Monday with the final round set to begin at 8:30 a.m. The action can be followed live on golfstat.com.
Eat-A-Peach Invitational
Idle Hour Golf Course
Hosted by Mercer University | Macon, Ga.
Kennesaw State Individual Scores
| Pos. |
Player |
R1 |
Total |
| t9 |
Ket Preamuchen |
73 |
73 (+1) |
| t17 |
Abby Fitzgerald |
75 |
75 (+3) |
| t37 |
Patricia Arana |
79 |
79 (+7) |
| t48 |
Molly Winnett |
80 |
80 (+8) |
| t56 |
Ashley Aguilera |
82 |
82 (+10) |
First Round Team Scores
Pos.
|
Player
|
R1
|
Total
|
1
|
Florida State
|
288
|
288 (E)
|
2
|
Coastal Carolina
|
297
|
297 (+9)
|
3
|
Georgia
|
298
|
298 (+10 )
|
4
|
Furman
|
300
|
300 (+12 ) |
5
|
James Madison
|
305
|
305 (+17) |
| t6 |
Kennesaw State |
307 |
307 (+19 ) |
| t6 |
Central Florida |
307 |
307 (+19 ) |
| t8 |
Georgia State |
309 |
309 (+21 ) |
| t8 |
Miami (Fla.) |
309 |
309 (+21 ) |
| 10 |
Augusta State |
313 |
313 (+25 ) |
| 11 |
Mercer |
314 |
314 (+26 ) |
| 12 |
High Point |
322 |
322 (+34 ) |
