Monday, April 09, 2007

Buies Creek, N.C. – Following the first day of competition at the Keith Hills Country Club the Campbell women’s golf team, lead by Alejandra Shaw, hold a six-stroke lead over the rest of the field at the 2007 Atlantic Sun Women’s Golf Championship in Buies Creek, N.C.

The defending conference champions were last to tee-off and finished Day 1 eight over par. The Camels finished with a 296, setting a new A-Sun record for the lowest first round by a team.

Individually the field of 40 is led by Shaw and Mercer’s Monica Kelsey. Kelsey and Shaw, the 2006 A-Sun individual champion, shot a plus-one, 73, and hold a one-stroke lead over Stetson’s Kara Doyle, Jacksonville’s Therese Karlsson, Campbell’s Mary Mattson and Maite Ortiz de Pinedo, and Mercer’s Anna Rogers.

For complete results, visit the Women’s Golf Championship Page.

Second round action is set to begin 9:00 a.m. with Gardner-Webb’s Katie Garahan and Lipscomb’s Brittney Beard teeing off. The last group in round two features the field’s co-leaders, Shaw and Kelsey, along with Doyle. The final group is scheduled to take to the course at 11:06 a.m.

NOTE: Round two was originally scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m., but due to overnight forecasts, tournament officials have made the decision to delay the start by one hour.