KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Texas A&M women's golf seniors Mary Michael Maggio and Sarah Beth Davis shot one and two-under par, respectively, Friday during the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship to help the Aggies
sit in a tie for first place.
The tournament, hosted by the University of
Tennessee at the Holston Hills Country Club, has A&M tied atop the
field alongside Penn State with a score of 291 (+3) after the first
round. Tennessee and UTSA are tied for third place with
a score of 292 (+4) and Purdue (+5), Florida State (+6), Northwestern
(+6), Mississippi State (+9), Iowa State (+10), Furman (+12), East
Carolina (+14), Miami (+20), Chattanooga (+23), Memphis (+25), James
Madison (+26) and Kentucky (+35) fall behind successively.
Davis is currently tied for second place
individually with two other golfers after opening the tournament with a
round of 70 (-2). Maggio is close behind with a score of 71 (-1) placing
her in a fifth-place tie. Maggio's performance
included six birdies with four on the front nine. Davis played with a
steady hand during much of the opening round as she carded four birdies.
Junior Natalie Reeves and sophomore Patricia
Garcia each ended the day with a score of 75 (+3), while junior Chelsea
Mocio rounded out the A&M contingency with a score of 79 (+7).
The second round of the tournament begins Saturday
at 8 a.m. (CST). The Aggies are paired with Penn State and Tennessee
and will tee off from the first hole beginning at 9:40 (CST). Live
scoring for the event is available at
GolfStat.com.
