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Oct. 31, 2011
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AUSTIN, Texas – – The University of Iowa women’s golf team fired a season-best 297 (+9) during the first round of the 38th annual Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational on Monday at the 6,344 yard, par 72 University of Texas Golf Club. Iowa’s previous season-low was 298, set Sept. 26 at the Dick McGuire Invitational. The Hawkeyes ended the opening round in a seventh place tie with Pepperdine. Florida sits atop the 15-team leaderboard at 285 (-3), while Big 12 foes Texas (288, E) and Oklahoma State (290, +2) are in second and third.
“We played a pretty solid opening round,” said head coach Megan Menzel. “It was great to see Shelby Phillips put a solid round together.”
Phillips, a freshman from Gilbert, Ariz., fired a season-low 72 (E) to finish the round in a 12th place tie. Phillips fired a one-under 35 on the course’s back nine and registered a team-best three birdies over the 18-holes.
Junior Kristi Cardwell recorded birdies on holes eight and 13 and pared 12 of 18 holes, finishing tied for 26th with a two-over 74. Freshman Lauren English ended the day a stroke behind Cardwell with a 75 (+3). English eagled the 348 yard, par 4 first hole. She was one of two players among the 81 participants to eagle the hole.
Senior Chelsea Harris pared 14 of 18 holes en route to a 76 (+4). She enters the second round in a 43rd place tie. Senior Gigi DiGrazia rounded out the Iowa scorecard with an 83 (+11).
Competition will resume Tuesday with an 8:15 a.m. (CT), split-tee start.
Team Results
1. Florida – 285 (-3)
2. Texas – 288 (E)
3. Oklahoma State – 290 (+2)
T7. Iowa – 297 (+9)
T7. Pepperdine – 297 (+9)
Individual Results
1. Evan Jensen (Florida) – 68 (-4)
2. Mercedes Germino (Kent State) – 69 (-3)
T3. Kelsey Vines (Oklahoma State) – 70 (-2)
T3. Jessie Gerry (Wisconsin) – 70 (-2)
T3. Kristina Merkle (Tulsa) – 70 (-2)
T3. Rebecca Hellbom (New Mexico) – 70 (-2)
T12. Shelby Phillips (Iowa) – 72 (E)
T26. Kristi Cardwell (Iowa) – 74 (+2)
T38. Lauren English (Iowa) – 75 (+3)
T43. Chelsea Harris (Iowa) – 76 (+4)
T77. Gigi DiGrazia (Iowa) – 83 (+11)