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Monday, March 27
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Penelope Guilleux
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Women's Golf Finishes First Day at Henssler Intercollegiate

3/27/2017 8:48:00 PM | Women's Golf

EMU records an opening-day 597 to sit in 12th-place

Complete Results | Live Scoring.

KENNESAW, Ga. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team posted a solid 597 (295-302) to stand in 12th-place Monday, March 27, at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is being played on the par-72, 6,032 yard at Pinetree Country Club course.

The opening round score was EMU's third-lowest of the 2016-17 campaign in the highly-competitive field.

No. 24 ranked Purdue fired a one-under par 575 (289-286) and is in first place, three shots ahead of Memphis  at two-over par 578 (295-283). No. 13 Kent State is third with a 581 (285-296) and Maryland is fourth at 582 (301-281).

Junior Thelma Beck (Baden, France-Lycee Sainte Anne) and sophomore Penelope Guilleux (Saint Maur Des Fosse, France-Arsonval) were Eastern's top finishers, tying for 30th at five-over par 149.

Senior Kelsey Murphy (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) and Maria Connelly (Waterville, Ohio-Anthony Wayne) are tied for 39th-place with a 150. Sophomore Kritsuda Apiwatthanadol (Bangkok, Thailand-Somtawin Witead Suska Huaymongkhon School) wrapped up the scoring with a 160 (81-79) in a tie for 78th. 

The teams will finish with 18 holes on Tuesday, March 28.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl.    Player    Scores

t-30.    Thelma Beck    73-76=149
t-30.    Penelope Guilleux    75-74=149
t-39.    Kelsey Murphy    70-80=150
t-39.    Maria Connelly     77-73=150
t-78.    Kritsuda Apiwatthanadol    81-79=160

Team Scores:
Pl.    Team    Scores

1.    No. 24 Purdue    289-286=575
2.    Memphis    295-283=578
3.    No. 13 Kent State    285-296=581
4.    Maryland    301-281=582
5.    Southern Mississippi    289-298=587
6.    No. 27 Illinois    295-294=589
t-7.    Virginia Tech     293-297=590
t-7.    No. 35 Texas Tech    295-295=590
t-9.    Kennesaw State    297-297=594
t-9.    No. 45 Augusta    298-296=594
11.    Troy     304-291=595
12.    Eastern Michigan     295-302=597
13.    Chattanooga      299-303=602
14.    Georgia Southern    306-303=609

 

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