Jonesboro – The University of Central Arkansas women’s golf team started the season at the Lady Red Wolves Classic at Sage Meadows Golf Club in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Monday. The Bears are tied for third with a combined score of 588 (+12). Tania Nunez paced UCA with a mark of 144 (E) and is in seventh place.
Nunez started the day off with a birdie on the par-4 10th. After a birdie on the par-5 18th, she birdied three of the next four holes and finished round one tied for second with a 69 (-3). After a slow start in round two, she collected back-to-back birdies on the par-5 third and the par-4 fourth. She posted a second-round tally of 75 (+3) and has a two-round score of 144 (E). She is currently in seventh place.
Pear Rittawee and Camila Moreno are tied for 13th with a two-round effort of 147 (+3).
Rittawee birdied three of the first four holes on the front nine and added a birdie on the par-4 10th to finish round one with a 73 (+1). She birdied the par-4 second and the par-5 third and posted a second-round tally of 74 (+2). She moved up three spots in the standings after round two.
Moreno notched a birdie on the par-5 15th early in the first round. She added birdies on the par-4 first, par-4 sixth, and the par-4 eighth to finish the round with a mark of 71 (-1). She birdied the par-5 15th for the second time on the day in the second round. She collected a birdie on the par-5 third and finished round two with a 76 (+4).
Pim-Orn Thitisup and Elin Kumlin finished the day tied for 35th with a two-round score of 151 (+7).
After a slow start in the morning round, Thitisup birdied the par-4 first in the second half of the first round. She added a birdie on her final hole of round one on the par-4 10th and finished with a tally of 76 (+4). In the second round, she birdied the par-5 15th, par-5 third, and the par-4 eighth. She notched a second-round score of 75 (+3). She rocketed up 12 spots on the leaderboard at the end of day one.
Kumlin birdied the par-4 12th and the par-4 fourth in the first round of the day. She posted a round-one mark of 75 (+3). She followed that up with 16 pars on the second round and produced a score of 76 (+4).
The final round begins at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
Team Standings
1. South Alabama – 576 (E)
2. Troy – 587 (+11)
T3. UCA – 588 (+12)
T3. Arkansas State – 588 (+12)
T5. Chattanooga – 595 (+19)
T5. Western Kentucky – 595 (+19)
T7. Southern Illinois – 599 (+23)
T7. Middle Tennessee – 599 (+23)
9. Missouri State – 603 (+27)
10. Houston Baptist – 604 (+28)
11. UAB – 605 (+29)
12. BYU – 608 (+32)
13. Southern Mississippi – 615 (+39)
14. Little Rock – 622 (+46)
15. Stephen F. Austin – 630 (+54)
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