SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Elon women's golf team shot a 16-over-par 304 in Monday's opening round of the Terrier Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Spartanburg, finishing the day tied for sixth with Gardner-Webb.
The Phoenix sits one stroke behind fifth-place Appalachian State entering Tuesday's final round. UNCG and Eastern Kentucky share the team lead at 6-over 294, followed by ETSU at 8-over 296 and tournament host Wofford at 10-over 298.
Emma Hansen leads Elon individually in a tie for 11th at 2-over 74, while Clémence Chouvin and
Lilli Downer are tied for 24th after matching rounds of 76.
ROUND 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- Hansen paced the Phoenix with a 2-over 74 and a team-high three birdies. Starting on No. 7, she picked up birdies on Nos. 10, 17 and 1 and played the course's back nine at 1-under. Hansen closed her round with three consecutive pars on Nos. 4-6.
- Chouvin opened with four straight holes of par or better, including a birdie on the par-4 seventh. She added a birdie on No. 2 late in her round and finished with 10 pars en route to a 4-over 76.
- Downer played her final 13 holes at even par after starting on No. 4. She birdied Nos. 9 and 12 and put together seven consecutive pars from No. 13 through No. 1 to finish at 4-over 76.
- Milagros Giordani provided Elon's fourth counting score with a 6-over 78 and is tied for 37th. She led the Phoenix with 14 pars, including seven straight on Nos. 11-17.
- Haley Paramore rounded out Elon's lineup with a 9-over 81 and is tied for 53rd. She recorded nine pars, including each of her final two holes.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
| T1 |
UNCG |
+6 |
294 |
|
294 |
| T1 |
Eastern Kentucky |
+6 |
294 |
|
294 |
| 3 |
ETSU |
+8 |
296 |
|
296 |
| 4 |
Wofford |
+10 |
298 |
|
298 |
| 5 |
Appalachian State |
+15 |
303 |
|
303 |
| T6 |
Elon |
+16 |
304 |
|
304 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
UP NEXT
The second and final round of the Terrier Intercollegiate will begin with a shotgun at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Elon will play the final 18 holes alongside Wofford and Appalachian State, starting on holes 4-8.
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