SOUTH HADLEY, MA -- The Williams women's golf team finished round one of the Amherst Invitational, hosted at The Orchards GC, in third place. Winds progressed as the day went on, and tough greens provided the biggest challenge on the course. The team shot a 306, +18, seven strokes behind Amherst College. On the individual side, Jessica Huang of Amherst carded a stellar 69, -3, to lead the tournament by 2.
Leading the Eph team lineup was junior
Gio Kim, carding a 73, +1, with two birdies on her back nine. Following G. Kim was sophomore
Euna Lee, shooting a 75, +3. Lee had four total birdies for the day, making three birdies in a row on the final three holes of the back nine. First-year
Emma Abramson was next with a 78, +6, and she had one birdie. Senior
Tianyi Zhuang and sophomore
Victoria Kim followed with a pair of 80s, +8. V. Kim made a spectacular eagle on the par-5 13th, and Zhuang's lone birdie came on the par-3 5th hole. First-year
Maryanne Grace competed as an individual, shooting a solid 76, +4, with two birdies.
G. Kim remarks, "The wet conditions weren't the best today but I was glad I kept the ball in play and posted a solid score for the team. I'm confident we're going to come back stronger and go low tomorrow."
Eph head coach
Tomas Adalsteinsson adds, "We saw some highs and lows today. Great birdies and an eagle, and some holes we know we can do better. We are excited to get back out there tomorrow for moo-ving day!"
The Ephs tee off tomorrow morning with an 8:30am shotgun. Follow along for scoring updates on Golfstat.
