Joiner tied for 4th after 1st day at Idle Hour
Published 10:04 pm Monday, October 31, 2016
- Western Kentucky freshman Mary Joiner, a Franklin native, was tied for the lead Monday after the first round of the Drake Creek Invitational in Ledbetter.
Freshman Mary Joiner is tied for fourth individually, and the Western Kentucky women’s golf team is tied for fifth as a unit after the first day of Mercer’s Idle Hour Collegiate Championship.
Joiner shot a 1-under 71 in Monday’s second round after an opening 76 earlier in the day for a two-round total of 147 at the par-72, 6,136-yard Idle Hour Country Club in Macon, Ga.
The Lady Toppers carded a two-round total of 604 (305-299) and are tied with Cincinnati for fifth in the 12-team field. Troy leads at 596.
Junior Georgina Blackman is tied for 16th with a 151 (74-77) total, and freshman Abigail Smee is tied for 35th at 154 (77-77) – the lowest 36-hole score of her career.
Juniors Emily Alexander (78-78) and Katie Story (82-74) are both tied for 43rd at 156, while junior Elizabeth Cason is 68th at 174 (91-83) while competing as an individual.
Troy’s Fatima Cano is the individual leader with a 2-under 142 total.
Tuesday’s final round was slated to begin at 7:45 a.m. CDT with a shotgun start.
