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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Women's Golf Tied for Fifth, Three Bulldogs in the Top 10 After Day One of the Big South Conference Championships
04.12.2023 | Women's Golf
GREENWOOD, S.C. - UNC Asheville Women's Golf sits in a tie for fifth with three Bulldogs in the Top 10 after day one of the Big South Conference Championships on Wednesday (Apr. 12). The team also saw one program fall on the day.
The Bulldogs turned in a 313 (+25), while breaking the program's single-season birdie record in the first round. Already only the second team in program history to shoot at least 200 birdies in a single season, the Bulldogs set a new single-season record on the first day of the tournament bringing their season total to 225. Asheville sits in a tie with Longwood, while being just four shots behind fourth-place USC Upstate, six shots off third-place Campbell and 10 shots off High Point and Gardner-Webb who are tied for the lead.
Madyson Gold, Kayla Benge and Phoebe Carles each turned in a 77 (+5) on the day to sit in a tie for 10th, while Venecia Zaia sits in a tie for 40th after an 82 (+10) and Ally Kerr is 45th after an 84 (+12) in the opening round.
Gold began her day with a par on No. 5, before posting a double bogey on No. 6 and a par on No. 7. She would bogey No. 8 and par No. 9 before making the turn to the back, starting the back with a par on No. 10 and a bogey on No. 11. She would par No. 12 and No. 13, before making bogey on No. 14 and No. 15. She would par No. 16 and No. 17, before making birdie on No. 18 and turning back to the front. She would shoot bogey on No. 1 and birdie on No. 2, before finishing her round with pars on No. 3 and No. 4.
Benge began her round with a bogey on No. 6, before pars on No. 7 and No. 8 and a bogey on No. 9 before making the turn to the back. She began the back with a par on No. 10 and a par on No. 11, before making birdie on No. 12 and par on the next two holes. She would make bogey on No. 15 and birdie on No. 16, before finishing the back with a birdie on No. 17 and a par on No. 18. She began the front nine with a birdie on No. 1 and a double bogey on No. 2, before finishing her day with a par on No. 3, a bogey on No. 4 and a par on No. 5.
Carles began her round with pars on No. 7 and No. 8, before making bogey on No. 9 and turning to the back. She shot even par on No. 10 through No. 13, before making bogey on No. 14 and then making par on the next two holes. She would make bogey on No. 17 and par on No. 18, before starting the front nine with a bogey on No. 1 and three consecutive pars on the next three holes. She would wrap up her round with a bogey on No. 5 and a par on No. 6.
"There is a fine line in golf where you can maybe be too ready or too excited to play, and maybe we crossed that line today," said head coach Ross Cash. "The team was so excited to get after it, as we have been targeting this event all year. We have plenty of firepower to overcome this deficit over the next two rounds. They need to unwaveringly believe in themselves and each other and let the results happen instead of trying to force it. We will be okay."
The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Thursday, Apr. 13) for the second day of tournament play. First tee will be at 8:45 a.m., with live results available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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The Bulldogs turned in a 313 (+25), while breaking the program's single-season birdie record in the first round. Already only the second team in program history to shoot at least 200 birdies in a single season, the Bulldogs set a new single-season record on the first day of the tournament bringing their season total to 225. Asheville sits in a tie with Longwood, while being just four shots behind fourth-place USC Upstate, six shots off third-place Campbell and 10 shots off High Point and Gardner-Webb who are tied for the lead.
Madyson Gold, Kayla Benge and Phoebe Carles each turned in a 77 (+5) on the day to sit in a tie for 10th, while Venecia Zaia sits in a tie for 40th after an 82 (+10) and Ally Kerr is 45th after an 84 (+12) in the opening round.
Gold began her day with a par on No. 5, before posting a double bogey on No. 6 and a par on No. 7. She would bogey No. 8 and par No. 9 before making the turn to the back, starting the back with a par on No. 10 and a bogey on No. 11. She would par No. 12 and No. 13, before making bogey on No. 14 and No. 15. She would par No. 16 and No. 17, before making birdie on No. 18 and turning back to the front. She would shoot bogey on No. 1 and birdie on No. 2, before finishing her round with pars on No. 3 and No. 4.
Benge began her round with a bogey on No. 6, before pars on No. 7 and No. 8 and a bogey on No. 9 before making the turn to the back. She began the back with a par on No. 10 and a par on No. 11, before making birdie on No. 12 and par on the next two holes. She would make bogey on No. 15 and birdie on No. 16, before finishing the back with a birdie on No. 17 and a par on No. 18. She began the front nine with a birdie on No. 1 and a double bogey on No. 2, before finishing her day with a par on No. 3, a bogey on No. 4 and a par on No. 5.
Carles began her round with pars on No. 7 and No. 8, before making bogey on No. 9 and turning to the back. She shot even par on No. 10 through No. 13, before making bogey on No. 14 and then making par on the next two holes. She would make bogey on No. 17 and par on No. 18, before starting the front nine with a bogey on No. 1 and three consecutive pars on the next three holes. She would wrap up her round with a bogey on No. 5 and a par on No. 6.
"There is a fine line in golf where you can maybe be too ready or too excited to play, and maybe we crossed that line today," said head coach Ross Cash. "The team was so excited to get after it, as we have been targeting this event all year. We have plenty of firepower to overcome this deficit over the next two rounds. They need to unwaveringly believe in themselves and each other and let the results happen instead of trying to force it. We will be okay."
The Bulldogs return to action tomorrow (Thursday, Apr. 13) for the second day of tournament play. First tee will be at 8:45 a.m., with live results available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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