Final round set for Monday
NORMAL, Illa. – With the opening two rounds of the Redbird Invitational in the books, Kate Petrova leads the University of Evansville women’s golf team at Weibring Golf Course.
After shooting a 1-under 71 in Sunday’s first round, Petrova finished at 3-over in the second 18 holes. Her 146 is tied for 8th place. Second on the team was Jane Grankina. She made a huge jump between rounds. Grankina opened the day with an 84 before finishing with a 1-over 73 in rounds two. Her 157 is tied for 52nd.
One behind her was Elizabeth Mercer. Her opening round checked in at 6-over-par before an 80 in the second round gave her a 158 on the day. She is tied for 56th. Louise Standtke was fourth on the squad. She began the day with an 80 in the first round before carding an 81 in the second 18. Her 161 is tied for 68th. Haley Hughes rounded out the Purple Aces performers in the first 36 holes with scores of 88 and 82.
Treva Dodd of Butler holds the individual lead sitting at 2-under. Dodd posted a 72 to begin the tournament before completing the second round with a 2-under 70. She is two strokes ahead of the competition. South Dakota holds the top spot in the team standings, sitting at 9-over. Butler is four behind while Bowling Green is five off the lead in third place.
Evansville is in 13th place but sit just five strokes outside of 9th place. Monday features the final round of the tournament.
