HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. – The HCU women's golf team concluded the first round at the Diamante Intercollegiate in a tie for 15
th place with
Ploy Makmanee leading the team on day one on the par 72 course at Diamante Country Club.
Makmanee finished day one with an even par 72, recording three birdies and three bogeys to go along with 12 pars, and is tied for 28th. One stroke behind Makmanee is
Sara Pihlajamaki in a tie for 41
st after totaling three birdies and four bogeys for a one-over-par 73. Both
Jacqueline Lawrence and
Alyssa Stewart both closed out their first 18 with scores of 75 to sit in a tie for 71
st.
Faith Tufono shot an 81 while
Abigail O'Brien, playing as an individual, carded a 79.
The Huskies ended day one with a team score of 295 and are just six strokes outside the top-ten. Sam Houston leads the field with a first round score of 273.
Day two begins on Monday morning for HCU with the Huskies first tee time set for 9:50 a.m.
