SALISBURY, N.C. – In its first action since winning the AU Invitational in mid-September, the Anderson women's golf team is in fourth place following first-round action Monday at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational.
The two-day tournament is being hosted at the 5,793 yard, par-72 Country Club of Salisbury layout.
Lenoir-Rhyne leads the 17-team field by five shots over Limestone, while Queens is just one shot further back. The Trojans, who finished sixth a year ago, are in fourth place, while Tusculum and North Georgia share fifth place. Young Harris is seventh, while Carson-Newman and Catawba are eight and ninth, respectively.
Erskine is 10th, with Belmont Abbey holding the 11th spot. King, Coker, North Greenville, Barton, Chowan and Pfeiffer rounded out the first-round standings.
North Greenville's Savannah Hallman fired a 2-under-par 70 and leads the 36-hole event by one shot over North Georgia's Megan Sabol. Lenoir-Rhyne's Abbey Hartsell and King's Nicola Robertson each carded even-par 72s and share third place. AU junior Makalyn Poole, who finished 31st a year ago, is just three shots off the pace after posting a season-best 1-over-par 73 and is in a five-way tie for fifth.
Sophomore Kate Hill finished ninth here a year ago and is on her season average after carding a first-round 75. The Clemson, S.C., native sits in an eight-way logjam for 15th place. Junior Tiffany Elam, who finished sixth a year ago, notched a season-low 77 on Monday and is tied for 28th heading into the final day. Senior Riley Lovorn also carded a season-best with an opening-round 78 and is looking to improve on her 55th place finish a year ago, while sitting in a tie for 33rd. Junior Samantha Ellison is tied for 45th after carding an 80, alongside freshman Anna Freeman who also posted a first-round 80 and is tied for 45th, as well.
The second round is scheduled for Tuesday.
4 Anderson 303
T5 Makalyn Poole 73
T15 Kate Hill 75
T28 Tiffany Elam 77
T33 Riley Lovorn 78
T45 Anna Freeman 80
T45 Samantha Ellison 80
Schools Scores
1 Lenoir-Rhyne 295 +7
2 Limestone 300 +12
3 Queen's 301 +13
4 Anderson 303 +15
T5 Tusculum 305 +17
T5 North Georgia 305 +17
7 Young Harris 307 +19
8 Carson-Newman 313 +25
9 Catawba 314 +26
10 Erskine 316 +28
11 Belmont Abbey 319 +31
12 King 320 +32
13 Coker 321 +33
14 North Greenville 322 +34
15 Barton 329 +41
16 Chowan 350 +62
17 Pfeiffer 365 +77
