DADE CITY, Fla. (April 16, 2023) - Rollins finds themselves near the top of the standings following round one at the 2023 SSC Women's Golf Championship held at Lake Jovita South.
Golf Stat Standings
The action kicked off at 11:30 AM on Sunday morning, but the Tars didn't see the tee box until after 1:30 PM. All five golfers were paired against a Tampa Spartan. Bernie Villalaba started things off, and turned in a solid 76 (+4) that included a pair of birdies. Next up was
Tove Rosengren who managed three birides, but finished with a 78 (+6).
Elizabeth Kondal finds herself tied for 26th overall following her 77 (+5) effort.
Hitting as the two-seed for Rollins, next up was
Carla Alvarez. The sophomore started her round with seven straight pars. She then made a big leap, dunking an iron shot on the par-4 eighth for an eagle to vault her up the board to -2. Alvarez then rattled off another seven pars in a row before cashing in for bird on #16. Two more pars closed out her round at 69 (-3), putting her in a tie for second overall.
Katharina Hesse has led the Tars all year, but she stumbled a bit out of the gate with two bogeys in the first five holes. However, she refused to get rattled and birdied number seven to finish +1 on the front. Two more bogeys in the first four holes on the back dropped her down the standings a bit, but the senior again was able to lock in. She carded three birdies on the final five holes, including number 18, for a 35, giving her an even 72 for the round. That puts her in seventh place overall.
Rollins first-round score of 294 has them in third-place in the team standings. They are six shots behind #1 ranked Lynn (288), one shot behind Saint Leo (293), and four shots up on the #3 ranked NOva Southeastern Sharks (298).
The Tars will tee off tomorrow beginning at 9:45 am. They are paired with Nova Southeastern for the second round.
