GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Alabama women’s golf team wrapped up its first round of the season, sitting in first place at 6-under par 282 at the Lady Paladin Invitational. Ryan Flynn led the way for the Crimson Tide, ending the day tied for first-place on the player leaderboard at 5-under par 67.
Joining Flynn in the top-10 on the player leaderboard was Harriet Lockley, in sixth place, after carding a 3-under par 69. As a team, the Tide posted the lowest average score (4.00) on Par 4 holes and the second-most birdies (16) throughout the field.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Ryan Flynn’s 5-under par 67 was a career-best round in her two seasons at UA and her first-ever round in the 60s
Posting her third career round in the 60s and her 10th round of recording par or lower, Harriet Lockley posted four birdies in the opening round
In her first tournament competing for the Tide, Natachanok Tunwannarux sits in 16th place at even-par 72
Mattison Frick posted four birdies, including three on the back-9, finishing the day in 36th place at 2-over par 74
Rounding out UA’s lineup in 57th place was Julia Sánchez Morales at 5-over par 77
Competing as individuals, Grace Crawford sits in 44th overall at 3-over par 75 while Amanda Gyllner carded a 7-over par 79, finishing the day 73rd overall
TEAM RESULTS
The Tide leads the tournament field by three strokes with High Point sitting in second at 3-under par
Alabama’s Flynn is tied with Florida Gulf Coast’s Jordan Fischer at 5-under par on the player leaderboard
