BU in 4th after first round of Creighton Classic
Led by Tylah Saifoloi, the Bellevue University women's golf team is currently in fourth place after the opening round of play at the Creighton Classic being played at the 5,952-yard, par 73 Oak Hills Country Club.
OMAHA, Neb. -- Led by Tylah Saifoloi, the Bellevue University women's golf team is currently in fourth place after the opening round of play at the Creighton Classic being played at the 5,952-yard, par 73 Oak Hills Country Club.
The Bruins are the only non-NCAA Division I team in the five-team field.
Northern Iowa leads the field after posting an 11-over par team score of 303 in Monday's first round. Creighton is three strokes back at 14-over par. Drake recorded a team score of 30-over par 322 and is in third place, one stroke ahead of the Bruins who registered a 323 team sum. Omaha rounds out the team scoring at 36-over par (328).
Saifoloi is currently tied for seventh in the 36-player field after firing a 5-over 78. Madison Brooks sits in a tie for 13th at 7-over par (80). Mikayla King is currently at 8-over par and is tied for 16th. Allison Temple completed BU's scoring on the day, carding an 11-over 84, which puts her in a tie for 24th place.
UNI's Emily Snelling was the lone player to shoot under par with a 1-under 72. She leads by two strokes over a group of three players, Creighton's Katie Allen and Margaret Hickey, and UNI's Hannah Bermel.
Tuesday's second and final round will begin with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start.