PALM COAST, FLORIDA – and each birdied 18 to finish day one of the American Athletic Championships tied for eighth overall with opening round 73's, Sunday. As a team, Memphis stands ninth at the end of day one with a 304, six strokes from the top five in the overall standings.
Fletcher finished the opening nine at +2 and had posted par on the next eight holes on the backside before a birdie at 18 put her at +1 on the day. Dawson was +1 on her opening nine holes and picked up a stroke at 16 to move to +2.