LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLORIDA (October 23, 2016) -- After an even-par 288, the FIU women's golf program is in first place with a four-shot lead over WKU after day one of the 39
th Pat Bradley Invitational, hosted by FIU at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club (par-72 and 6,287 yards) on Sunday. The Panthers lead the 14 teams in the field this week, with rounds of 18 holes Monday and Tuesday to finish the 54-hole event.
"I was proud of the effort today," said FIU Head Coach Joe Vogel. "They played as a team. We will need to continue on this pace to finish on top."
FIU senior
Camila Serrano (Bogota, Colombia) is one of nine players to shoot under par for the opening round, putting up a 3-under par 69 to open the event. She posted five birdies along with a pair of bogeys for her 69, tying for her low round of the year.
A pair of Panthers tied for 10
th at even par. Junior
Katerina Krasova (Ricany, Czech Republic) and freshman
Carolina Rotzinger (Puebla, Mexico) were level through 18 holes Sunday. Krasova had three birdies and bogeys, while Rotzinger had two of each.
"I had a different driver, so I was able to hit it farther and attack the greens today," said Krasova. The wind picked up at the end and made it tougher out there."
The Panthers will play with WKU and Southern Miss Tuesday morning, starting at 9:45 on hole one.
Live results are available at BirdieFire.com, with results coming to FIUSports.com at the end of the round.
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About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
