After a decent start compared to the rest of the field, Paige Pierce was able to navigate her way through the tough weather and course conditions during the first round to secure a one-shot lead over Sarah Hokom, who had a hot start but stumbled a bit coming in with some unfortunate bogeys and a double bogey on holes 16 thru 18. Rounding out the top card for today’s round we have Rebecca Cox, along with a relative newcomer to the Tour, Mandy Sharp, both tied for 3rd and 6-throws behind our leader Pierce. On the chase card, we have Paige Bjerkaas, Holly Finley, Madison Walker, and Jessica Weese, who all need to shave some throws in today’s round if they want a chance at catching the leaders going into Sunday’s final round.
During the start of today’s round, it was Sarah Hokom getting out to a hot start, with a quick birdie on hole 2 and then following it up with another birdie on hole 3, where she canned her putt from the edge of Circle 1.
Trying to keep pace and not lose any more ground to the leaders on the back 9, Rebecca Cox finds her line and nearly aced the elevated basket on the short 192-foot hole 11, and sneaks away with the only birdie from the lead card.
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Artcile written by DGPT WRiter Jon Berg.