NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – In the opening round of the NCAA DIII Women’s Golf Championship, Erin Donovan held her own, battling to a 2-over 74 as she finds herself in a tie for 13th on the leaderboard.
Erin Donovan Round 1 NCAA Scorecard
Donovan was off with a late tee time beginning the day at 2:10 p.m. and was off to a slow start with bogeys on one and three to sit at +2 through the first three holes.
Nothing better than finding the fairway at the 1st!
Erin off and running in the opening round! pic.twitter.com/4ONHpcHsKU
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After another bogey on seven to move to +3, Donovan found her stride making three straight birdies to claw back to even through 10.
And she pays it off with her first birdie of the day! pic.twitter.com/8LvjeUd3kb
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THREE IN A ROW 🤩🤩🤩
She flags it from the fairway and converts the tap in birdie at 10!! pic.twitter.com/fuOLmbA7Ix
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Following some unlucky breaks, she fell back to +3 after three straight bogeys on 11-13 but managed par on 14-17 as she approached the final hole of the day.
BIG par save at the 14th to stop the bogey streak pic.twitter.com/wYBzWc8JSx
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On 18, Donovan blasted a drive down the middle of the fairway and hit her approach to inside 10 feet just below the hole. Then, after seeing a few birdie chances slide by on the preceding holes, she poured in the birdie putt to put an exclamation mark on her day.
💥 BANG 💥
Birdie at the last for Erin to post a 2-over 74!! pic.twitter.com/jC6W3tMX3U
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ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T13 Erin Donovan 74
UP NEXT:
-Round two of the event will take place on Wednesday, May 22. Donovan is scheduled to tee off at 9:10 a.m. off hole No. 10.
