@MUWomensGolf Sits in 5th After First Round of Florida State Match-Up
2/10/2017 5:06:00 PM | Women's Golf
Freshman Jessica Yuen fires a team-best 2-under
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mizzou Women's Golf completed the first round of the Florida State Match-Up on Friday, officially kicking off its Spring 2017 season. The Tigers produced a collective 5-over (293) opening round, ranking top 5 in the team standings.
"We had a pretty slow start this morning on our front side," head coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said. "We had a few wayward drives that cost us early. We started to settle in and had a nice stretch of nice holes and connected with some birdies. Jess (Yuen) was very consistent and really everyone had a lot of opportunities to make birdies today. I think those missed putts will become makes these next couple of days."
Freshman Jessica Yuen (Bolingbrook, Ill.) was Mizzou's top individual performer, tallying a 2-under (70) first round. Yuen is tied for sixth overall in the individual rankings. Sophomore Emma Allen (Southampton, England) placed second among Tiger golfers, shooting a 1-over (73).
66 total golfers teed off on Friday at Don Veller Seminole Golf Club with four Mizzou individuals ranking top 35. Allen paced Mizzou golfers with four birdies, while Yuen's 14 pars reigned supreme.
Junior Clara Young (North Berwick, Scotland) was particularly dangerous on Par 5's over the opening round, shooting a 2-under on the respective holes.
Team Standings Round #1
- South Carolina (10-under: 278)
- Florida State (6-under: 282)
- Texas A&M (2-under: 286)
- Minnesota (1-over: 289)
- MIZZOU (5-over: 293)
- Middle Tennessee (5-over: 293)
- Michigan State (6-over: 294)
- Oklahoma (7-over: 295)
- Virginia (10-over: 298)
- South Florida (15-over: 303)
- Coastal Carolina (15-over: 303)
- Notre Dame (27-over: 315)
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