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Cavaliers Open Tar Heel Invitational in Fourth Place
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Chapel Hill, NC – The No. 17 Virginia women’s golf team opened the first round of play at North Carolina’s Tar Heel Invitational by shooting 4-over 292 to stand in fourth place in the 18-team field. Michigan State took the early lead by shooting 3-under 285. Alabama is second at 290 and Tennessee is one stroke better than the Cavaliers on the leaderboard.
Virginia was led by Calle Nielson’s 1-under 71. She is tied for fifth place after the opening 18 holes. Redshirt freshman Lauren Greenlief, playing in her first college event, shot even par 72 and is 13th overall. Whitney Neuhauser carded a 73 and is in 22nd place. UVa freshmen Nicole Agnello and Brittany Altomare are tied for 42nd overall after completing the first round at 4-over 76.
Michigan State’s Laura Kueny shot 69 to own the lead after the first day of play.
The second round of the tournament is slated for Saturday and the final round will take place Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.
Tar Heel Invitational
UNC Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par-72, 6,285 yards
First Round Results
Team Results
1. Michigan State 285
2. Alabama 290
3. Tennessee 291
4. Virginia 292
5. Wake Forest 293
6. Florida State 294
7. South Carolina 295
8. Auburn 296
8. North Carolina 296
10. Vanderbilt 298
11. Duke 299
12. NC State 301
13. Denver 302
14. Louisville 304
14. Texas A&M 304
16. Kent State 306
17. UNC Wilmington 310
18. East Carolina 316
Individual Leaders
1. Laura Kueny, Michigan State 69
2. Hannah Thomson, Florida State 70
2. Courtney Ellenbogen, Duke 70
2. Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville 70
5. Rhea Nair, Alabama 71
5. Lindsey Solberg, Mighigan State 71
5. Macarena Silva, Florida State 71
5. Candace Schepperle, Auburn 71
5. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 71
5. Calle Nielson, Virginia 71
5. Erica Popson, Tennessee 71
5. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 71
Virginia Results
5. Calle Nielson 71
13. Lauren Greenlief 72
22. Whitney Neuhauser 73
42. Nicole Agnello 76
42. Brittany Altomare 76