FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt men’s golf team is in a tie for fourth and the women in a tie for 11th heading after the first round of the Mason Rudolph Championships Friday at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The men fired a team total of 284, while the women carded a 289, with both scores coming in at one over par.
Memphis and Oklahoma lead the men with a 10-under par, 274, while LSU carded a 10-under par, 278 to vault to the top of the leaderboard. Individually, Michelle Shin of Wake Forest shot a 65, a new career-best, to lead the women, while Will Kropp of Oklahoma led all men with a six-under, 65. Shin tied a single-round tournament record with a 65.
Charlie Grace was Vanderbilt’s top finisher and is in a tie for fourth heading into Saturday’s round with a three-under 68. Marina Alex and Megan Grehan led the Commodores with a one-under par, 71 (T-25th).
Vanderbilt Men’s ScoresT-4. Charlie Grace – 68T-16. Adam Hofman – 71T-28. Ryan Haselden – 72T-48. Ryan Thornton – 74T-48. Charlie Ewing – 74
IndividualsT-11. Will Snipes – 70T-16. Jordan Janico – 71T-58. Trey DelGreco – 75
Tom Shaw Quote
“Our guys played well under tough conditions. We are poised in a good position to make a run tomorrow at the leaders. I am really pleased with the 68 by Charlie Grace.”
Vanderbilt Women’s Scores
T-25. Megan Grehan – 71T-25. Marina Alex – 71T-33. Lauren Stratton – 72T-57. Anna Leigh Keith – 75T-88. Julia Thead – 80
Individuals
T-51. Rene Sobolewski – 74T-88. Gaby Balit – 80
Greg Allen Quote”We made a lot of pars today, when we needed to make birdies to stay in the hunt. With the field that is here and the way the golf course is set up to go low, we’ve just got to be able to get more putts to drop and to get more birdies. Hopefully, that will happen for us on Saturday.”
