MARICOPA, Ariz. - Middle Tennessee women's golf ended the first day of the National Golf Invitational in third place as a team Friday. The Blue Raiders carded a 291 (+3), led by Molly Bebelaar's 70 (-2) and Taylor Edlin's 71 (-1) at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.
Bebelaar finished the round tied for fifth, three strokes off the individual lead. She carded six birdies Friday, her highest single-round total of the season. The Louisville, Ky., native started the day with birdies on three of her first four holes, adding three more on consecutive holes on the back nine.