Limestone Leads Field After Opening Rounds of 2021 SAC Women's Golf Championship
TAZEWELL, TENN. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference Women's Golf Championship got underway on Monday (April 12) with 36-holes of action taking place at the Woodlake Country Club in Tazewell, Tenn. After the opening two rounds of play, the Limestone Saints lead the pack, followed by the Wingate Bulldogs in second, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears are in third, and the Anderson Trojans are in fourth.
The Saints shot an opening round 308 and bounced back with a 298 in round two to close out the day at 606 (+30). Wingate shot a 304 in the first round and a 314 in the second round, finishing day one at 619 (+43). Lenoir-Rhyne carded a 306 in the first round and a 319 in the second round for a two-round total of 625 (+49). Anderson turned in a team score of 312 in the first round, followed by a 314 in the second round to finish the first day of play at 626 (+50).
Rounding out the rest of the field are Lincoln Memorial and Carson-Newman in a tie for fifth at 635 (+59), followed by Queens in seventh at 644 (+68). Tusculum is in eighth with a day one total of 647 (+71), with Newberry in ninth after carding a 672 (+96) on day one. Catawba is in 10th at 677 (+101). Coker is 11th at 706 (+130), with Mars Hill (718, +142) and UVA Wise (771, +195) rounding out the field in 12th and 13th.
Individually, Wingate's Hailey McLaughlin leads the way at 147 (+3) after firing rounds of 73 (+1) and 74 (+2). Limestone's Ebba Hellman is in second at 149 (+5). She shot 76 (+4) and 73 (+1). Lenoir-Rhyne's Beatriz Espelosin is in third after carding a 151 (+7), and Anderson's Jessica Rathbone along with Limestone's Taylor Oberparleiter and Lena Schilowsky are tied for fourth at 152 (+8).
The third and final round of the 2021 SAC Women's Golf Championship will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday (April 13). Teams will tee-off on No.1 and No. 10. Live results and video of the championship can be found online at www.thesac.com.
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