EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. – The Elon women's golf team sits in sixth place after completing the opening two rounds of the Edisto Island Invitational on Monday at The Plantation Course at Edisto.
The Phoenix posted rounds of 299 and 300 for a 31-over-par total of 599, eight strokes behind fifth-place Georgia State heading into Tuesday's final round.
Lilli Downer leads Elon individually in a tie for 15th at 4-over-par 146 after opening the tournament with a 1-under-par 70.
Tournament host College of Charleston leads the field at 1-under-par 567, two strokes ahead of High Point. Charleston Southern is third at 18-over-par 586, followed by Stetson at 20-over-par 588 and Georgia State at 23-over-par 591.
ROUNDS 1-2 HIGHLIGHTS
- Downer recorded three birdies and 13 pars in her opening-round 70, birdieing Nos. 7, 15 and 17. She added two birdies in a second-round 76 to finish with a team-high five on the day. Downer played her final eight holes of the afternoon in 1-under-par, closing with six consecutive pars.
- Emma Hansen carded matching rounds of 75 to sit in a tie for 23rd at 8-over-par 150. She opened her day with a birdie on the par-5 fifth hole and added another at No. 13 in the first round. Hansen also recorded two birdies in the afternoon, at Nos. 17 and 3.
- Milagros Giordani is tied for 27th at 9-over-par 151 after rounds of 76 and 75. She closed her opening round with consecutive birdies on Nos. 3 and 4, her final two holes. Giordani then played her final 11 holes of the second round without a bogey, a stretch that included a birdie at No. 1.
- Kelly Zhao improved three strokes from her opening-round 78 with a 75 in the afternoon, putting her in a tie for 34th at 11-over-par 153. She recorded 13 pars in the second round and played her final seven holes in 1-under-par, highlighted by a birdie at No. 2.
- Clémence Chouvin shaved five strokes off her opening-round score, following an 80 with a 75 to finish the day tied for 43rd at 13-over-par 155. She made 13 pars in the second round and closed with a birdie on the par-5 fifth hole.
- All four of Elon's counting scores in the second round were 75s, contributed by Hansen, Giordani, Zhao and Chouvin. The Phoenix lineup combined for 16 birdies across Monday's two rounds.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
| Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Charleston |
-1 |
290 |
277 |
|
567 |
| 2 |
High Point |
+1 |
282 |
287 |
|
569 |
| 3 |
Charleston Southern |
+18 |
288 |
298 |
|
586 |
| 4 |
Stetson |
+20 |
298 |
290 |
|
588 |
| 5 |
Georgia State |
+23 |
302 |
289 |
|
591 |
| 6 |
Elon |
+16 |
299 |
300 |
|
599 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
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