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UVa Golfers Share First-Round Lead at Tar Heel Invitational
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Chapel Hill, NC The eighth-ranked Virginia women’s golf team shares the lead with 23rd-ranked Wake Forest after the first round of play at the Tar Heel Invitational played at North Carolina’s Finley Golf Course. The Cavaliers and Deacons shot 6-over 294 to finish five shots ahead of third-place North Carolina.
Virginia was led by a pair of 1-under 71 scores by seniors Jennie Arseneault and Lene Krog. They are tied with three other players for first place after the opening round. Junior Whitney Neuhauser carded a 1-over 73 to finish the first 18 holes in a tie for 10th.
The Cavaliers’ other scores included a 79 by Calle Nielson and an 80 by Joy Kim. Nielson is in 49th place while Kim is tied for 59th.
The 18-team field competing at the tournament includes 10 teams currently ranked in Golfweek’s top-25 poll. Sixth ranked Vanderbilt, the only team with a higher ranking than UVa, was in sixth place at 302.
The second round of the 54-hole tournament takes place Saturday with the final round set for Sunday.
Live scoring of is on the Internet at Golfstat.com.
Tar Heel Invitational
Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par-72, 6,285 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Virginia 294
1. Wake Forest 294
3. North Carolina 299
4. Louisville 301
4. Texas A&M 301
6. Vanderbilt 302
7. Florida State 306
8. Ohio State 307
9. Auburn 308
9. Kent State 308
11. Central Florida 309
11. Michigan State 309
13. South Carolina 310
14. Tulsa 311
15. NC State 312
15. Kentucky 312
17. Furman 315
18. UNC Greensboro 324
Individual Leaders
1. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia 71
1. Lene Krog, Virginia 71
1. Mercedes Germino, Kent State 71
1. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest 71
1. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 71
6. Ashley Freeman, Texas A&M 72
6. Lauren Hunt, North Carolina 72
6. Candace Schepperle, Auburn 72
6. Nara Shin, Ohio State 72
10. Jean Chua, Wake Forest 73
10. Lauren Johnson, Texas A&M 73
10. Whitney Neuhauser, Virginia 73
10. Caroline Westrup, Florida State 73
Virginia Results
1. Jennie Arseneault 71
1. Lene Krog 71
10. Whitney Neuhauser 73
49. Calle Nielson 79
59. Joy Kim 80