MACON, Ga. – Due to expected inclement weather tomorrow, Longwood women's golf opened up the Brickyard Collegiate a day early.
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Instead of playing on Monday and Tuesday, the Lancers played their opening round today, and
Abigail Sheldon led the way on the Par 72, 6,171-yard course at the Brickyard Golf Club.
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Sheldon is tied for fourth in the 63-player field, helping the Lancers finish the day tied for sixth in the 10-team field.
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NOTABLE RESULTS:
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The Lancers, despite not having the opportunity to complete a practice round, got off to a strong start and led the field early.
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The team sits one shot back of fifth, two shots back of fourth and only six shots from third.
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Sheldon fired a two-over 74 to end the day tied for fourth. She had a trio of birdies in the round, and she added 10 pars as well while shooting nothing worse than a bogey.
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Aine Martin, meanwhile, is tied for 23
rd with a five-over 77. She was at her best early and late in the round, posting six straight pars and closing the round with three pars and a birdie while playing as an individual.
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Breanna Hoese carded a seven-over 79 to tie for 29
th. She had a pair of birdies.
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Ester Choi finished with an 80 (+8), and
Chiara Wippert shot an 81 (+9).
Hannah Wang carded an 82 (+10).
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WHAT THEY SAID:
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"It's been an interesting first round, mainly because we didn't get to play a practice round with the incoming storms," said Longwood Head Coach
Megan Weaver. "This course has some unique holes, so it was just as much a learning opportunity as a competition. We finally broke our trend by coming out strong in the first five to seven holes where we led the field! We had a hard time with speed control on the greens, so that will be our biggest opportunity for Tuesday."
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FULL RESULTS:
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T6. Longwood: 314 (+26)
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T4.
Abigail Sheldon: 74 (+2)
*T23. Aine Martin: 77 (+5)
T29.
Breanna Hoese: 79 (+7)
T37.
Ester Choi: 80 (+8)
T43.
Chiara Wippert: 81 (+9)
T50.
Hannah Wang: 82 (+10)
*Competed as an individual
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UP NEXT:
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The second round, scheduled for Monday, was cancelled due to rain. The team will play the final round on Tuesday.
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