Gators Hold Down Third with Everyone in Top 20 through Round One

Friday, October 19

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Betsy Rawls Invitational

Gators Hold Down Third with Everyone in Top 20 through Round One

Friday, October 19, 2018 | Women's Golf

By: Lucy Berres

AUSTIN, Texas – After the first 18 holes of the Betsy Rawls Invitational the Gators hold the third spot on the leaderboard with all six players in the top 20.

Competing as an individual, freshman Jenny Kim is in the midst of her best performance as a Gator thus far, finishing round one with a top five score staying even par. Sophomore Elin Esborn is making her first appearance this season and is currently leading the team score alongside junior Marta Perez. Both finished the day one-over-par after bogeys canceled out their opening round birdies.

Double bogeys have been haunting junior Sierra Brooks and freshman Clara Manzalini, both finishing outside the top 10 after the first round. Sophomore Lauren Waidner sits alongside Manzalini at T20. The Gators will begin round two Saturday morning in a prime spot continuing play at the Betsy Rawls Invitational.

Scores through Round One
Team
1 Texas                 291 (+3)
2 Kent State       294 (+6)
3 Florida              295 (+7)
4 SMU                  300 (+12)
5 Alabama           302 (+14)
6 Baylor                303 (+15)
7 Texas Tech      306 (+18)
8 Texas A&M     308 (+20)
9 Tulane               310 (+22)
10 Colorado        311 (+23)
11 Texas State   316 (+28)
12 New Mexico 317 (+29)
13 North Texas 318 (+30)

Florida Players
T8 Elin Esborn                    73 (+1)
T8 Marta Perez                 73 (+1)
T14 Sierra Brooks             74 (+2)
T20 Clara Manzalini         75 (+3)
T20 Lauren Waidner       75 (+3)

Also Competing
T4 Jenny Kim                      72 (E)

Follow the Action
Play will continue on Saturday, October 20 at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on FloridaGators.com following each round's play.