GRU Augusta Sits Tied For Seventh At Minnesota Invite To Start Season

GRU Augusta Sits Tied For Seventh At Minnesota Invite To Start Season

Jaguars tee off at Univ. of Minnesota's home event at Minikahda Club

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The GRU Augusta women's golf team teed off for the first time in 2015 at the Minnesota Invitational on the Minikahda Club course in Minneapolis Minn., and the Jaguars are tied for seventh with Colorado in the 12-team field at 25-over par after 36 holes.

The tournament is on the par-72, 6,119-yard course and featured 12 teams from around the nation with an opening 36 holes. The Minnesota Gophers welcomed Kansas, Colorado, Texas, Illinois, Purdue, East Carolina, Kent State, TCU, GRU Augusta, Kentucky, and Houston.

GRU shot a 12-over 300 as a team in round one and a 13-over 301 in round two to head into tomorrow 25 strokes over par. Juniors Jessica Haigwood, Eunice Yi, Teresa Caballer Hernani, Josefine Nyqvist, and sophomore Sonya Knebel made up the starting five for the Jags.

Nyqvist led GRU Augusta after an even-par round one where she posted four birdies. In her second round of 18 on the day, Nyqvist started with three-straight birdies on the first three holes. Tied for 11th overall after round one, Nyqvist carded four round-two birdies and is tied for ninth overall.

Caballer Hernani dropped five strokes from her first round 77 (+5) and carded four round-two birdies to sign an even-par 72. She is tied for 13th amongst all competitors and Haigwood and Knebel are even in a tie for 32nd. Haigwood shot 75 (+3), 78 (+6) and Knebel 76 (+4) and 77 (+5).

Yi rounded out Augusta and is tied for 45th overall. Purdue leads the field at 10-over par and teams wrap the event on Tuesday, Sept. 15 for the final round of 18 holes.

Previous tournaments held at the Minikahda Club…

1916 U.S. Open, 1927 U.S. Amateur, 1957 Walker Cup, 1988 U.S. Women's Amateur, 1998 Curtis Cup, 2013 Minnesota Invitational, 2014 Minnesota Invitational.

 

MINNESOTA INVITAIONAL – GRU AUGUSTA STARTING FIVE (Rounds One & Two)

T7

GRU Augusta

300

301

601

T9

Josefine Nyqvist (4)

72

75

147

T13

Teresa Caballer Hernani (3)

77

72

149

T32

Jessica Haigwood (1)

75

78

153

T32

Sonya Knebel (5)

76

77

153

T45

Eunice Yi (2)

79

77

156

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