By: Morgan Sheehan, Associate Athletic Communications Director
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - Newcomer
Vilma Evald carded a two-under-par 70, while the UNC Pembroke golf team logged an impressive 299 to position the Braves in third place after the opening round of action at the Jekyll Island Invitational.
Evald currently sits in a three-way tie for first place with Ava O'Sullivan of Converse and Dilyara Bulambayeva of Lincoln Memorial on the individual leaderboard.
Samantha DeBusk (+3) finished the first round tied for 23
rdplace, while
Georgia Page (+4) sits in a five-way tie for 29
th place.
Toni Blackwell (+6) is currently tied for 41
stplace, while
Amanda Hamrin (+7) rounded out the scoring for the Braves and is tied for 47
th place.
Elizabeth Ritchie, who is competing as an individual recorded a two-over-par 74 and is in a seven-way tie for 16
th place. Newcomer Hanne Sofie Borgen (+9), who is also competing as an individual, made her debut in Black & Gold and is tied for 61
st place.
The 2022-23 version of the Black & Gold is the first squad in program history to log at least one sub-300 round in three consecutive tournaments. The Braves shot a 299 in the final round of the season-opening Patsy Rendleman Invitational, Oct. 3-4, and logged a 297 in the final round of last week's North Georgia-hosted LeeAnn Noble Memorial. That performance in Dahlonega, Ga., also matched the best round turned in by the team since the conclusion of the 2018-19 season.
The Braves will conclude competition at the Jekyll Island Invitational on Tuesday.
| TEAM LEADERBOARD |
| Pos |
Team |
+/- |
Rd 1 |
Total |
| 1 |
Lincoln Memorial |
E |
288 |
288 |
| 2 |
Shorter |
+10 |
298 |
298 |
| 3 |
UNC Pembroke |
+11 |
299 |
299 |
| 4 |
Newberry |
+13 |
301 |
301 |
| 5 |
Texas A&M International |
+14 |
302 |
302 |
| 6 |
Converse |
+15 |
303 |
303 |
| T7 |
Mount Olive |
+19 |
307 |
307 |
| T7 |
Tusculum |
+19 |
307 |
307 |
| T7 |
Coker |
+19 |
307 |
307 |
| T7 |
North Greenville |
+19 |
307 |
307 |
| 11 |
Catawba |
+22 |
310 |
310 |
| 12 |
Erskine |
+23 |
311 |
311 |
| T13 |
Spring Hill |
+25 |
313 |
313 |
| T13 |
Emmanuel |
+25 |
313 |
313 |
| 15 |
Belmont Abbey |
+33 |
321 |
321 |
| 16 |
Georgia Military College |
+43 |
331 |
331 |
| 17 |
Barton |
+60 |
348 |
348 |
|
| UNCP PLAYERS THROUGH 1 ROUND (LEADER AT -2) |
| Pos |
Player |
+/- |
Rd 1 |
Total |
| T1 |
Vilma Evald |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
| T16 |
Elizabeth Ritchie * |
+2 |
74 |
74 |
| T23 |
Samantha DeBusk |
+3 |
75 |
75 |
| T29 |
Georgia Page |
+4 |
76 |
76 |
| T41 |
Toni Blackwell |
+6 |
78 |
78 |
| T47 |
Amanda Hamrin |
+7 |
79 |
79 |
| T61 |
Hanne Sofie Borgen * |
+9 |
81 |
81 |
