Women's Golf | 4/18/2022 10:39:00 PM
SPARTANBURG, S.C. Methodist women's golf takes a commanding lead following their first round of this year's USA South Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships. The Monarchs shot a four over 292 on the Carolina Country Club course on Monday for a 29-stroke lead heading into day two.
All five Methodist golfers currently sit in the top six, including first through third place overall. The only women's golfer to go under par, and sits atop the player leaderboards, for the round was
Jillian Drinkard with a one under 71.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: 2022 USA South Athletic Conference Women's Golf Championships
Location: Carolina Country Club (par 72, 5,615 yards); Spartanburg, South Carolina
Top-three teams: 1 – Methodist (292, +4), 2 – Huntingdon College (321, +33), 3 – Piedmont University (346, +58)
Top-three individuals: 1 –
Jillian Drinkard, Methodist (71, -1), 2 –
Ingrid Steingrimsen, Methodist (73, +1), T3 –
Emily Gresham, Methodist (74, +2), T3 –
Natalie Brosig, Methodist (74, +2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- She started off on the back nine and bogey then birdie back-to-back holes to stay even until hole 15, a bogey. Before Drinkard made the turn to the front nine she would go three under on a par five, at No. 18, for an albatross. Her day concluded after making three more bogeys to two birdies.
- Sitting just two strokes behind Drinkard is teammate Ingrid Steingrimsen, who shot a one over 73. Her front nine had three birdies and bogeys apiece followed by a birdie and two bogeys on the back nine. Right now she is slotted in second place.
- Coming in a tie for third overall with a two over 74 are the freshman duo of Emily Gresham and Natalie Brosig. Gresham's only blemish on the back nine was just one bogey but would clear that up with a birdie on hole No.3 of the front. She looked solid the rest of the way until double bogeying her final hole of the day.
- Brosig wrapped up hole Nos.10-18 going two over after bogeying on 13 & 14. She worked herself back to even by making consecutive birdies on Nos. 5 & 6, but hit some unfortunate luck by bogeying Nos. 7 & 8.
- Maggie Williams is the final member to compete today and she posted a six over 78 on the day. She had a rough end to her back nine as she double bogeyed twice and bogeyed, but also made a birdie. With that four over score heading into the turn, she added two more bogeys to her card to find herself in sixth place.
UP NEXT
Methodist tees off for the second round at about 12:30 PM on Tuesday.
