Kansas Tied for Fourth After Opening Round of White Sands Bahamas Fall Invitational

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas - The Kansas women's golf team posted a 302 (+18) and is tied for fourth place after 18 holes of the White Sands Bahamas Fall Invitational at the Ocean Club Golf Course.

Due to heavy rain in the area, Friday's opening round was canceled after just five holes of play. The tournament format now consists of 18 holes on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday.

"Today's conditions were really challenging, especially on the ocean holes and into the wind," said head coach Lindsay Kuhle. "It was a great test for us and I'm really proud of how we struck the ball today. It was consistently 20-25 with wind gusts up to 30 at times on the ocean holes."

Purdue leads the pack at +7, followed by Baylor (+12), Texas A&M (+14), Kansas (+18) and Missouri (+18) to round out the top five.

Senior Lily Hirst led the way for the Jayhawks in their opening round with a score of 74 (+3). Hirst is tied for ninth place heading into the second and final round of the event.

Sophomore Lyla Louderbaugh was also able to put together an impressive performance with a score of 75 (+4), as she sits tied for 13th. Louderbaugh carded two birdies on the front nine and continued her round with a bogey-free back nine.

Senior Lauren Clark finished her round shooting a 76 (+5) and is tied for 19th heading into the final round.

Senior Johanna Ebner posted four birdies on her way to shooting a 77 (+6) and is tied for 23rd. Junior Amy DeKock shot an 80 (+9) and sits in 45th place. Senior Jordan Rothman, who is competing for Kansas as an individual, shot a 79 (+8) and is tied for 40th place.

"Lyla and Lily were solid today with consistent ball striking, and Lauren and Johanna finished well for the team score," said Kuhle. "We hit a lot of great knock down shots that started on their line and kept below the wind which we've been really working hard on."

UP NEXT
The Jayhawks sit tied for fourth place in the White Sands Bahamas Fall Invitational and will compete in the final round on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 7:00 a.m. CT in a shotgun start format. Live scoring for the event will be available through Scoreboard, while fans can follow along with live updates from the official Kansas Women's Golf X account.

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Kansas Tied for Fourth After Opening Round of White Sands Bahamas Fall Invitational

Players Mentioned

Lauren Clark

Amy DeKock

Johanna Ebner

Lily Hirst

Lyla Louderbaugh

Jordan Rothman

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