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East Carolina, Memphis Lead American Women's Golf Championship Through Round One

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CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

PALM COAST, Fla. – East Carolina (309) and Memphis (309) tied for the lead after a windy opening day at the 2016 American Women's Golf Championship Sunday afternoon at Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club.

Seniors Frida Gustafsson Spang (-1, 71) and Nicoline Engstroem Skaug (E, 72) paced the No. 32 Pirates after the first 18 holes of play. The Tigers, meanwhile, were led by three players in the Top 8 in Emily Goldenstein (+2, 74), Madison Thomas (+4, 76) and Leighann Cabush (+4, 76).

UCF (311), USF (311) and SMU (311) each tied for third as teams battled 20-25 mile-per-hour wind gusts during round one.