SUNSET, S.C. – The No. 19 Texas A&M women's golf team finished the first round of the Clemson Invitational on Friday in a tie for second after Zoe Slaughter fired a 3-under 69 at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.
"We got off to a slow start but had a really good middle to end of the round," head coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "It was great to see Zoe put together a great day. She has been working on her game and she found something that brought some firepower to the course."
Texas A&M turned in a 3-under 285 as a team and was five strokes behind Vanderbilt (-8). It held a share of second with host Clemson and LSU (-1) and Ohio State (E) rounded out the top five.
Slaughter started the day 2-over thru seven holes but caught fire with four birdies in six holes on the back nine. The senior followed that up with two more birdies on holes three and four to complete her round. Slaughter was knotted up for fourth after 18.
Adela Cernousek fired a 1-under 71 and was tied for 14th at the conclusion of Friday's play. Blanca Fernández García-Poggio nailed five birdies en route to an even-par outing and had a piece of 20th heading into the second round.
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio shot 1-over 73 but saved the round with three-straight birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13. The freshman was tied for 31st. Jennie Park rounded out the lineup at 3-over 75 and tied for 50th.
Up Next
The Aggies will tee off at 9 a.m. on Saturday to begin the second round.
Team Standings
1 – Vanderbilt (-8)
T2 – Texas A&M (-3)
T2 – Clemson (-3)
4 – LSU (-1)
5 – Ohio State (E)
6 – Furman (+1)
T7 – Michigan State (+2)
T7 – Kentucky (+2)
9 – Miami (+3)
T10 – Ole Miss (+4)
T10 – Virginia Tech (+4)
12 – Augusta (+5)
T13 – Maryland (+10)
T13 – Louisville (+10)
15 – Tennessee (+13)
16 – UNCW (+16)
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"We got off to a slow start but had a really good middle to end of the round," head coach Gerrod Chadwell said. "It was great to see Zoe put together a great day. She has been working on her game and she found something that brought some firepower to the course."
Texas A&M turned in a 3-under 285 as a team and was five strokes behind Vanderbilt (-8). It held a share of second with host Clemson and LSU (-1) and Ohio State (E) rounded out the top five.
Slaughter started the day 2-over thru seven holes but caught fire with four birdies in six holes on the back nine. The senior followed that up with two more birdies on holes three and four to complete her round. Slaughter was knotted up for fourth after 18.
Adela Cernousek fired a 1-under 71 and was tied for 14th at the conclusion of Friday's play. Blanca Fernández García-Poggio nailed five birdies en route to an even-par outing and had a piece of 20th heading into the second round.
Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio shot 1-over 73 but saved the round with three-straight birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13. The freshman was tied for 31st. Jennie Park rounded out the lineup at 3-over 75 and tied for 50th.
Up Next
The Aggies will tee off at 9 a.m. on Saturday to begin the second round.
Team Standings
1 – Vanderbilt (-8)
T2 – Texas A&M (-3)
T2 – Clemson (-3)
4 – LSU (-1)
5 – Ohio State (E)
6 – Furman (+1)
T7 – Michigan State (+2)
T7 – Kentucky (+2)
9 – Miami (+3)
T10 – Ole Miss (+4)
T10 – Virginia Tech (+4)
12 – Augusta (+5)
T13 – Maryland (+10)
T13 – Louisville (+10)
15 – Tennessee (+13)
16 – UNCW (+16)
| Place | Team/Player | Round 1 | Overall |
| T2 | Texas A&M | 285 (-3) | 285 (-3) |
| T4 | Zoe Slaughter | 69 (-3) | 69 (-3) |
| T13 | Adela Cernousek | 71 (-1) | 71 (-1) |
| T20 | Blanca Fernández García-Poggio | 72 (E) | 72 (E) |
| T31 | Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio | 73 (+1) | 73 (+1) |
| T50 | Jennie Park | 75 (+3) | 75 (+3) |
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