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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs in Second, Gold Tied for Individual Lead After Day One of the Golfweek Intercollegiate
03.27.2023 | Women's Golf
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - The UNC Asheville women's golf team sits in second place, and junior Madyson Gold is in a tie for the individual lead after day one of the Golfweek Intercollegiate on Monday (Mar. 27).
As a team the Bulldogs turned in a combined score of 290 (+6), tying the third-lowest team round in program history. Asheville sits just five shots behind leader James Madison, and two shots ahead of both UNC Greensboro and Illinois-Chicago. Gold sits in a tie for the individual lead after turning in a 69 (-2), carding the third-lowest individual round in program history. Phoebe Carles and Hailey Pendleton each turned in a 73 (+2) and sit in a tie for 19th individually, while Kayla Benge is tied for 32nd (75, +4) and Ally Kerr is in a tie for 54th (78, +7).
Gold began her day with a par on No. 1, before making birdie on No. 2 and pars on No. 3 and No. 4. She would card a bogey on No. 5, before making par on No. 6 and birdie on No. 7. She concluded the front nine with a par on No. 8 and a birdie on No. 9 before making the turn. On the back, she registered five consecutive pars before making birdie on No. 15. She would conclude her round with pars on No. 16 and No. 17, before wrapping up with a bogey on No. 18.
Carles registered three straight pars on the front nine to start her day, before making birdie on No. 4 and then making par on the next four holes. She made the turn to the back after a bogey on No. 9, beginning the back nine with a par on No. 10. She would bogey the next two holes, before recording pars on No. 13 and No. 14 and a birdie on No. 15. She rounded out her day with a par on No. 16, a bogey on No. 17 and a par on No. 18.
Pendleton started her day with pars on the first six holes, before finishing the front with a birdie on No. 7, a bogey on No. 8 and a birdie on No. 9. She began the back nine with back-to-back pars, before recording a double bogey on No. 12 and a par on No. 13. After a double bogey on No. 14 and a birdie on No. 15, she concluded her round with three consecutive pars.
Benge started her round with pars on the first three holes, before making bogey on No. 4 and No. 5. She would shoot even par through the rest of the front nine, before making the turn to the back on staying consistent with pars on No. 10, No. 11 and No. 12. She would birdie No. 13 and bogey No. 14, before making par on No. 15. She would wrap up her day with bogeys on No. 16 and No. 17, before turning in a par on No. 18.
Kerr would start her round with three straight pars, before making bogey on No. 4 and par on No. 5. After a bogey on No. 6, Kerr would shoot even par on No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 before making the turn to the back. She began the back nine with a bogey on No. 10, before making par on No. 11 and a bogey on No. 12. She would bogey No. 13 and No. 14, before finishing her round with pars on No. 16 and No. 17 as well as a bogey on No. 18.
"We are still working on resilience," said head coach Ross Cash. "We caught the storms and wind and rain at a tough point on the golf course and really had to battle. Those stretches of holes are very difficult under normal conditions and wildly more difficult in what the last wave of tee times played in. I'm proud of my team but we have work to do."
The Bulldogs return to the course for day two of the tournament tomorrow (Tuesday, Mar. 28), with double tees beginning at 7:45 a.m. Live results will also be available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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As a team the Bulldogs turned in a combined score of 290 (+6), tying the third-lowest team round in program history. Asheville sits just five shots behind leader James Madison, and two shots ahead of both UNC Greensboro and Illinois-Chicago. Gold sits in a tie for the individual lead after turning in a 69 (-2), carding the third-lowest individual round in program history. Phoebe Carles and Hailey Pendleton each turned in a 73 (+2) and sit in a tie for 19th individually, while Kayla Benge is tied for 32nd (75, +4) and Ally Kerr is in a tie for 54th (78, +7).
Gold began her day with a par on No. 1, before making birdie on No. 2 and pars on No. 3 and No. 4. She would card a bogey on No. 5, before making par on No. 6 and birdie on No. 7. She concluded the front nine with a par on No. 8 and a birdie on No. 9 before making the turn. On the back, she registered five consecutive pars before making birdie on No. 15. She would conclude her round with pars on No. 16 and No. 17, before wrapping up with a bogey on No. 18.
Carles registered three straight pars on the front nine to start her day, before making birdie on No. 4 and then making par on the next four holes. She made the turn to the back after a bogey on No. 9, beginning the back nine with a par on No. 10. She would bogey the next two holes, before recording pars on No. 13 and No. 14 and a birdie on No. 15. She rounded out her day with a par on No. 16, a bogey on No. 17 and a par on No. 18.
Pendleton started her day with pars on the first six holes, before finishing the front with a birdie on No. 7, a bogey on No. 8 and a birdie on No. 9. She began the back nine with back-to-back pars, before recording a double bogey on No. 12 and a par on No. 13. After a double bogey on No. 14 and a birdie on No. 15, she concluded her round with three consecutive pars.
Benge started her round with pars on the first three holes, before making bogey on No. 4 and No. 5. She would shoot even par through the rest of the front nine, before making the turn to the back on staying consistent with pars on No. 10, No. 11 and No. 12. She would birdie No. 13 and bogey No. 14, before making par on No. 15. She would wrap up her day with bogeys on No. 16 and No. 17, before turning in a par on No. 18.
Kerr would start her round with three straight pars, before making bogey on No. 4 and par on No. 5. After a bogey on No. 6, Kerr would shoot even par on No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 before making the turn to the back. She began the back nine with a bogey on No. 10, before making par on No. 11 and a bogey on No. 12. She would bogey No. 13 and No. 14, before finishing her round with pars on No. 16 and No. 17 as well as a bogey on No. 18.
"We are still working on resilience," said head coach Ross Cash. "We caught the storms and wind and rain at a tough point on the golf course and really had to battle. Those stretches of holes are very difficult under normal conditions and wildly more difficult in what the last wave of tee times played in. I'm proud of my team but we have work to do."
The Bulldogs return to the course for day two of the tournament tomorrow (Tuesday, Mar. 28), with double tees beginning at 7:45 a.m. Live results will also be available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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