KANSASVILLE, Wis. – Friday marked the first day of the Midwest Region Classic at Brighton Dale Links, and the Yellowjacket women opened action by shooting a collective 363, sitting in sole possession of 23rd place.
Leading the charge once again was
Ashton Parnell (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti), who birdied the first hole she played along with shooting one-under on the par-five 13th. Her day ended with a 12-over 84, sitting in 59th place.
Tournament Notes
- The Yellowjackets entered one full team while two competed as individuals.
- Following Parnell was Karin Hill (Duluth, Minn/Denfeld), who fired a 44/45 split to finish with an 89.
- Lydia Saxin (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) followed in the Yellowjacket standings. After shooting a 47 on the front nine, she shaved two strokes on the back nine to end with a collective 92.
- Firing a 98 on the day was Allie Maschke (Merrill, Wis./Merrill), who shot a 50 on the front nine before ending with a 48 on the back nine.
- Olivia Weyenberg (Stacy, Minn./North Branch) saw a similar scorecard to Maschke, as she shot identical rounds of 49 for a round one score of 98.
- Kenzie Tuura (Iron River, Wis./Northwestern) and Bianca McGiffert (Duluth, Minn./Marshall) competed as individuals Friday. Tuura's day finished with a 106 and McGiffert wrapped up the opening round with a 110.
- Occidental College sits atop the leaderboard with a collective 19-over par, while five individuals create a logjam for first place on the individual leaderboard.
UWS wraps up the Midwest Region Classic Saturday, as tee times commence at 8 a.m. at Brighton Dale Links.
