Oct. 13, 2017

Chapel Hill, N.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team shot 10-over 298 during the first round of play at the Tar Heel Invitational and are tied for 12th place with Vanderbilt. Duke leads the field at 5-under 283.

UVA was led by junior Anna Redding (Concord, N.C.), who shot 2-under 70 and is in seventh place after the opening 18 holes. Freshman Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) and junior Katharine Patrick (Houston, Texas) are tied for 56th place at 3-over 75. Junior Morgan Gonzales is in 75th place at 6-over 78. Sophomore Julia Ford (Shrewsbury, Mass.) rounded out UVA’s scoring with an 80 and is in 86th position.

Sophomore Kate Harper (Isle of Palm, S.C.), who is competing as an individual, is in 92nd place at 81.

Wake Forest’s Jennifer Kupcho and Louisville’s Molly Skapik lead the field at 6-under 66.

The three-day tournament runs through Sunday.

Tar Heel Invitational
Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par 72, 6,379 yards
First Round Results

Team Results 1. Duke                   283 2. South Carolina         284 3. Alabama                285 4. NC State               286 5. Arkansas               288 5. Louisville             288 7. North Carolina         289 7. Wake Forest            289 9. Ohio State             29210. Rollins                29611. Michigan State         29712. Vanderbilt             29812. Virginia               29814. Michigan               29914. Iowa                   29916. Tulane                 30018. UNC Wilmington         30318. Virginia Tech          304
Individual Leaders1. Jennifer Kupcho, Wake Forest 661. Molly Skapik, Louisville 66
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