Sunday, April 23
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Horizon League Championship
Anna Olafsdottir
Anna Olafsdottir and Mastodons in the Hunt For Horizon League Title Through 18 Holes
4/23/2023 3:39:00 PM | Women's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Purdue Fort Wayne is just three shots back of the lead at the Horizon League Women's Golf Championship after the opening round on Sunday (April 23).
The Mastodons shot 315 as a team, which put them in a tie for third with Oakland. Only Cleveland State's 314 and IUPUI's 312 were better after 18 holes.
Individually, Anna Olafsdottir is two shots back of the best in the field. She shot a 76 in her opening round, behind just IUPUI's Shelby Busker (74), Cleveland State's Sabrina Coffman (74) and Youngstown State's Puthita Khuanrudee (75). Olafsdottir started on hole 10. After two holes of worse than par in her first three, she settled in and parred seven in a row. She bogeyed hole two, then had five more bogey-free, including a birdie on the 361-yard fourth.
Just one shot behind Olafsdottir, Laura Caetano had one of her best rounds of the season, shooting 77 to sit in a tie for fifth. She also started on hole 10 and had a similar start to Olafsdottir. Caetano round turned for the better on hole 14, which started a stretch of five holes where she was 2-under. She was bogey-free and had birdies on 16 and 18. After making the turn, the senior from Brazil was 2-over with four bogeys, two birdies and three pars. She birdied holes four and seven, then finished the round with back-to-back pars.
Arny Dagsdottir shot 79, which puts her in a tie for 13th with 36 holes to play. She started with two pars, then got a birdie to drop on the 14th hole before rattling off three more pars. After making the turn, Dagsdottir birdied hole one, a 376-yard par-4, then parred four in a row.
As the final score taken in round one for the 'Dons, Luiza Caetano had a run of five holes on the back nine with only pars to pace her 83. She is tied for 29th. After making the turn, she had a pair of birdies on holes five and seven.
Natalie Papa shot 92 in the opening round. She had seven pars and a birdie on hole four.
The Mastodons' 315 is their second-best round of the spring season.
The 'Dons will tee off in round two with tee times starting at 8 a.m. They will begin on hole one.
The Mastodons shot 315 as a team, which put them in a tie for third with Oakland. Only Cleveland State's 314 and IUPUI's 312 were better after 18 holes.
Individually, Anna Olafsdottir is two shots back of the best in the field. She shot a 76 in her opening round, behind just IUPUI's Shelby Busker (74), Cleveland State's Sabrina Coffman (74) and Youngstown State's Puthita Khuanrudee (75). Olafsdottir started on hole 10. After two holes of worse than par in her first three, she settled in and parred seven in a row. She bogeyed hole two, then had five more bogey-free, including a birdie on the 361-yard fourth.
Just one shot behind Olafsdottir, Laura Caetano had one of her best rounds of the season, shooting 77 to sit in a tie for fifth. She also started on hole 10 and had a similar start to Olafsdottir. Caetano round turned for the better on hole 14, which started a stretch of five holes where she was 2-under. She was bogey-free and had birdies on 16 and 18. After making the turn, the senior from Brazil was 2-over with four bogeys, two birdies and three pars. She birdied holes four and seven, then finished the round with back-to-back pars.
Arny Dagsdottir shot 79, which puts her in a tie for 13th with 36 holes to play. She started with two pars, then got a birdie to drop on the 14th hole before rattling off three more pars. After making the turn, Dagsdottir birdied hole one, a 376-yard par-4, then parred four in a row.
As the final score taken in round one for the 'Dons, Luiza Caetano had a run of five holes on the back nine with only pars to pace her 83. She is tied for 29th. After making the turn, she had a pair of birdies on holes five and seven.
Natalie Papa shot 92 in the opening round. She had seven pars and a birdie on hole four.
The Mastodons' 315 is their second-best round of the spring season.
The 'Dons will tee off in round two with tee times starting at 8 a.m. They will begin on hole one.
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