News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
The No. 7 women’s golf team held a four-shot lead after round one of The Fin at the Freestone Lake & Golf Club Monday.
“This was our first competitive round at this golf course, and I thought we made some great adjustments,” Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell said. “We learned something today and we will continue to learn tomorrow. I am excited for us to get off to this start and in this position.”
Freshman Emerie Schartz and All-American Vanessa Borovilos paced the Aggies by turning in 2-under 70 scorecards. The pair were in a tie for third and one shot back of the lead held by Houston’s Emilia Vaisto and Vanderbilt’s Ava Merrill.
The Maroon & White were four shots ahead of LSU (+5) after carding a 1-over 289. Third place was held by Mississippi State (+6) while Oklahoma State (+10), Arkansas (+11) and Vanderbilt (+11) rounded out the top five.
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio was tied for seventh and fired an even-par 72. Louise Reau and Natalie Yen each held a piece of 31st after turning in rounds of 5-over 77. Sky Sudberry, who was competing as an individual, shot a 4-over 76 and was tied for 27th.
The Aggies return to the course Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Live stats for The Fin can be found at scoreboard.clippd.com.