Coughlin Leads the Field After Opening Round at Mason Rudolph

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Sept. 18, 2015

Franklin, Tenn. – Thanks to a fast start that included birdies on her first three holes, Virginia senior women’s golfer Lauren Coughlin (Chesapeake, Va.) leads the field at Vanderbilt’s Mason Rudolph Championship after the opening round. Coughlin finished her first tour of the Legends Golf Course at 6-under 66, the second lowest single-round score in her career.

Virginia is tied with Georgia for third place at 2-under 286. Those teams trail tournament-leading Alabama by four strokes. Northwestern is second at 5-under 283.

UVa senior Elizabeth Szokol (Winnetka, Ill.) is in 15th place at 1-under 71 while sophomore Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield, Va.) is 27th at 73. Freshman Morgan Gonzales (Chandler, Ariz.) shot 76 during the opening round and classmate Anna Redding (Concord, N.C.) finished the first day with a 77. Freshman Katharine Patrick, who is competing as an individual, is in 38th place at 74.

Coughlin made a total of seven birdies during her round. After her hot start she posted her only bogey on the fourth hole. She made the turn at 2-under before making birdie four times on her back nine.

The second round of the tournament will be played Saturday and the final round takes place Sunday. Virginia tees off at 8:55 a.m. Saturday and is paired with Louisville and Auburn.

Mason Rudolph Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club
Franklin, Tenn.
Par 72, 6,276 yards

Team Results 1. Alabama           282 2. Northwestern      283 3. Georgia           286 3. Virginia          286 5. Auburn            287 6. Louisville        288 6. LSU               288 8. UCF               293 9. GRU Augusta       29410. Michigan State    29511. Vanderbilt        29612. Middle Tennessee  29713. Baylor            29814. Tulane            29915. Houston           30016. South Carolina    30217. Yale              310
Individual Leaders1. Lauren Coughlin, Virginia   662. Lakareber Abe, Alabama      673. Stephanie Lau, Northwestern 68
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