ECU In Fourth At American Championships
April 18, 2021 | Women's Golf
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PINEHURST, N.C. – No. 71 East Carolina carded an opening round 298 (10-over par) at the 2021 American Women's Golf Championships and currently sits in fourth place. The three-day, 54-hole event is being held at the par-72, 6,290-yard Pinehurst No. 6 course.
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Senior Dorthea Forbrigd fired a one-under par 71 to lead the Pirates and claim a share of first place after 18 holes of play. She opened up the event on front nine registering a bogey on the third hole and was able to erase with a birdie on the fourth and seven total pars for an even par 36. After the turn, she posted four birdies, a bogey and a double-bogey along with three pars for a one-under 35.
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Fellow upperclassman Julie Boysen Hillestad is tied for 11th after first round action where she posted a two-over par 74. The junior carded a one-over 37 on the front ninth posting eight pars and one bogey (No. 5) and shot another 37 on the back with a birdie (No. 10), two bogeys (No. 13 & 15) and six pars.
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Sophomore Oda Sofie Kilsti is two shots back of Hillestad and tied for 24th following her opening round of 76 (four-over). Kilsti recorded two birdies (No. 13 & No. 14), a pair of bogey's (No. 4 & No. 7), two double-bogey's (No. 1 & No. 7) and 12 pars on the day.
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Senior Kathryn Carson is tied for 27th following her five-over par round of 77. She opened the front nine with a 39 (three-over) which consisted of two birdies (No. 2 & No. 6), five bogeys and two pars. On the back nine, she shote a two-over 38 with seven pars and two bogeys. Fellow classmate Michelle Forsland was disqualified from competition after signing an incorrect scorecard.
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No. 31 UCF and Tulsa share the team lead after opening rounds of 293 (five-over par). Twentieth-ranked and top seed Houston is in third three shots back of the co-leaders at 296, while USF (13-over) is fifth after posting a round of 301. Rounding out the rest of the team conference standings are SMU (302), Memphis (303), Tulane (306), Wichita State (323) and Cincinnati (326).
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Second round action gets underway Monday, April 19 at 8 a.m. (ET).
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PINEHURST, N.C. – No. 71 East Carolina carded an opening round 298 (10-over par) at the 2021 American Women's Golf Championships and currently sits in fourth place. The three-day, 54-hole event is being held at the par-72, 6,290-yard Pinehurst No. 6 course.
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Senior Dorthea Forbrigd fired a one-under par 71 to lead the Pirates and claim a share of first place after 18 holes of play. She opened up the event on front nine registering a bogey on the third hole and was able to erase with a birdie on the fourth and seven total pars for an even par 36. After the turn, she posted four birdies, a bogey and a double-bogey along with three pars for a one-under 35.
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Fellow upperclassman Julie Boysen Hillestad is tied for 11th after first round action where she posted a two-over par 74. The junior carded a one-over 37 on the front ninth posting eight pars and one bogey (No. 5) and shot another 37 on the back with a birdie (No. 10), two bogeys (No. 13 & 15) and six pars.
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Sophomore Oda Sofie Kilsti is two shots back of Hillestad and tied for 24th following her opening round of 76 (four-over). Kilsti recorded two birdies (No. 13 & No. 14), a pair of bogey's (No. 4 & No. 7), two double-bogey's (No. 1 & No. 7) and 12 pars on the day.
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Senior Kathryn Carson is tied for 27th following her five-over par round of 77. She opened the front nine with a 39 (three-over) which consisted of two birdies (No. 2 & No. 6), five bogeys and two pars. On the back nine, she shote a two-over 38 with seven pars and two bogeys. Fellow classmate Michelle Forsland was disqualified from competition after signing an incorrect scorecard.
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No. 31 UCF and Tulsa share the team lead after opening rounds of 293 (five-over par). Twentieth-ranked and top seed Houston is in third three shots back of the co-leaders at 296, while USF (13-over) is fifth after posting a round of 301. Rounding out the rest of the team conference standings are SMU (302), Memphis (303), Tulane (306), Wichita State (323) and Cincinnati (326).
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Second round action gets underway Monday, April 19 at 8 a.m. (ET).
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