Falcons Own Five-Shot Lead At Shirley Spork Invitational After Round One

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Shirley Spork Invitational

Falcons Own Five-Shot Lead At Shirley Spork Invitational After Round One

October 08, 2018 | Women's Golf

By: by James Nahikian, BGSU Athletic Communications

Round 1 Statistics
Live Scoring / GolfStat.com

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University women's golf team shot an opening-round 297 on Monday (Oct. 8) at the Shirley Spork Invitational. Bowling Green owns a five-stroke lead heading into the final 18 holes of golf tomorrow. The event was played at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Fog entered the area early in the morning, delaying the start of play until about 11 a.m. The delay also forced the field to play just 18 holes on the day. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to feature 36 holes today and 18 holes tomorrow, will now just play 36 holes total. The final 18 holes of the tournament will be played tomorrow as scheduled.

BGSU's 297 was the program's lowest 18-hole score since carding a 296 in the second round of the KZoo Classic last season (Oct. 2, 2017).

Jessica Madry (T-3), Julia Durkin (T-6) and Katie Whitfield (T-9) all sit inside the top 10 on the individual leaderboard. Madry shot a career-low 71 (-1) on the day, playing the front nine at one-under, while mixing in a pair of birdies on the back nine. Madry is just one shot off the lead. Durkin came just one stroke off tying her career low, as her 73 has her tied for sixth place. Whitfield led Bowling Green in the opening round with four birdies.

Bowling Green's first-place lineup was capped off by efforts from Erin Fahey (79), Sammi Blackburn (80) and Nichole Cox (85). Cox was competing for the Orange and Brown as an individual.

COACH YOUNG QUOTE
"Today's success was a total team effort. Everyone maintained a positive attitude through the delays this morning, and that helped them execute their game plans on the course this afternoon. We are looking forward to tomorrow."

FALCON LEADERBOARD
T3. Jessica Madry (71)
T6. Julia Durkin (73)
T9. Katie Whitfield (74)
T25. Erin Fahey (79)
T39. Sammi Blackburn (80)
T56. Nichole Cox (85)

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Bowling Green (297)
2. Cleveland State (302)
3. Western Michigan (304)
4. Oakland (306)
5. Loyola (308)
6. Eastern Michigan (310)
7. Central Michigan (312)
8. Ohio (314)
9. Dayton (321)
10. Purdue Fort Wayne (327)

UP NEXT
• The final 18 holes of action at the Shirley Spork Invitational will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
• Live scoring for the tournament can be found by clicking the link at the top of this page. The same link can also be found on the BGSU women's golf schedule at BGSUFalcons.com.