NEW ORLEANS– The South Alabama women's golf team has two in the top 20 after day one of the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship hosted by Tulane University.
Madison Connell is currently tied for ninth after shooting a 71 (-1) in the opening round. Siti Shaari, who has four top 10 finishes in five tournaments this season, is tied for 20th with a first-round score of 73 (+1).
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (Tulane)
Dates: Feb. 18-20 (Sunday-Tuesday)
Course: English Turn Golf & Country Club (par 72, 6,239 yds)
Live Scoring
TEAM SCORES
1) Florida 283 (-5); 2) Michigan State 284 (-4); 3) North Carolina 292 (+4); 4) Southern California 293 (+5); T5) North Carolina State 294 (+6); T5) UCF 294 (+6); 7) Miami 295 (+7); T8) SMU 296 (+8); T8) Oklahoma State 296 (+8); T10) Oregon 297 (+9); T10) Clemson 297 (+9); T12) LSU 298 (+10); T12) Houston 298 (+10); 14) Kansas, 302 (+14); 15) South Alabama 303 (+15); 16) Tulane 314 (+26); 17) Denver 315 (+27)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Kaeli Jones, UCF, 66 (-6); 2) Allyson Geer, Michigan State, 67 (-5); T3) Sierra Brooks, Florida, 69 (-3); T3) Cecily Overbey, North Carolina State, 69 (-3); T5) Marta Perez, Florida, 70 (-2); T5) Jennifer Chang, Southern California, 70 (-2); T5) Allisen Corpuz, Southern California, 70 (-2); T5) Sarah Burnham, Michigan State, 70 (-2); T9) Taylor Tomlinson, Florida, 71 (-1); T9) Madison Connell, South Alabama, 71 (-1); T9) Elin Esborn, * Florida, 71 (-1); T9) Paz Marfa, Michigan State, 71 (-1); T9) Emma Broze, Oklahoma State, 71 (-1); T9) Alice Hewson, Clemson, 71 (-1); T9) Megan Thothong, Houston, 71 (-1)
SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
T9) Madison Connell 71 (+1); T20) Siti Shaari 73 (+1); T71) MacKenzie Peyton 79 (+7); T77) Caroline Berge 80 (+8); 87) Julie Hovland 83 (+11)
TEE SHOTS
-Connell leads the team after one round of her second 2017-18 tournament.