By: By Brian Harper
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TULSA, Okla. The Kennesaw State women’s golf team finished the first round of the Dale McNamara Invitational in ninth place out of the 16 team field. The Owls are 13 strokes behind leaders UNLV and Oklahoma as the squad posted a 305, 17-over par score with two rounds left to play.
Leading the way for the Black and Gold is sophomore Molly Winnett who finished tied for 21st, shooting a 75 on the par-72 Patriot Course. Teammates Patricia Arana and Abby Fitzgerald closed play tied for 28th, as they both posted a 76.
“The team got off to a really good start today. Through nine holes we put ourselves in a great position,” head coach Rhyll Brinsmead said.
Hayley Clinning is tied for 42nd shooting a 78. Ket Preamchuen is tied for 50th posting a 79.
“After a couple of mental errors we finished really strong on some tough finishing holes. I am really proud of our effort the team put in today,” Brinsmead said.
Tuesdays second round begins at 8 a.m. Live scoring is available at
Golfstat.com.
The rest of the field is as followed:
T1 UNLV +4, 292
T1 Oklahoma +4, 292
3 MTSU +5, 293
4 Texas +9, 297
T5 Okla. St. +13, 301
T5 UALR +13, 301
T5 Long Beach +13, 301
8 Tulsa +15, 303
9 Kennesaw +17, 305
10 Kansas State +18, 306
11 Oral Roberts +21, 309
12 Wichita State +22, 310
13 Nebraska +23, 311
T14 Missouri +26, 314
T14 SMU +26, 314
T16 Texas A&M C.C. +42, 330
