Burke, who qualifiied for the NCAA Tournament as an individual, started her day on the back nine, knocking down par-5 birdies on the 11th and 1st holes to sit in a tie for 55th place out of 96, just five strokes from an NCAA Championship bid.
Needing to be one of the top three individuals on a non-advancing team Saturday to merit a trip to the NCAA Championship, Burke parred ten holes, and will get two more chances at the course as players jostle for final positioning.
Burke will continue her NCAA Tournament run tomorrow in the second round.