Marshall University Athletics
Churchill Leads Herd After Day One of 2007 Pinehurst Challenge
3/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 5, 2007
2007 Pinehurst Challenge - Round 1 Results
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PINEHURST, N.C. - The Marshall women's golf team shot an opening-round 338 on Monday at the Pinehurst Challenge, the Thundering Herd's first event of the spring season, to sit in 16th place entering Tuesday's final round. Due to frost this morning at Pinehurst #8, only 18 holes were played, making the tournament a 36-hole event instead of the originally scheduled 54 holes.
Herd senior Amber Churchill (Dublin, Ohio) led Marshall with a 7-over 79 through the season's first 18 holes, good enough to place her in a five-way tie for 19th place. Churchill posted 12 pars on the day, fifth most in the tournament.
Freshman Larie Lynch (Huntington, W.Va.) had MU's next best round with an 85 (t-69th). Stacy Wagner (Harmony, Pa.) shot an 86 while fellow seniors Allyson Hatcher (Wheeling, W.Va.) and Tammy Mahar (Ashland, Ky.) both fired 88s.
East Carolina shot a 308 to lead the 17-team field after day one. Host College of Charleston is second with a 310, followed by N.C. State in third place (312).
No golfer was under par, but Richmond's Ashley Lambert sits alone in first place with a 1-over 73. Arkansas-Little Rock's Sara Wikstrom and East Carolina's Lene Krog are tied in second place with scores of 75.
Marshall's five-woman group will tee off at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday for the final round of the Pinehurst Challenge. The Herd will play with golfers from James Madison and College of Charleston.
Marshall (18-hole total): 338
Marshall Team Scores (18-hole total): Amber Churchill 79, Larie Lynch 85, Stacy Wagner 86, Allyson Hatcher 88, Tammy Mahar 88
