LOXLEY, Ala. — South Alabama senior Ashleigh Ryals shot a 1-over-par 73 on Monday to share third place after the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Golf Championship at Steelwood Country Club.
Ryals, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., enters Tuesday’s second round three shots behind co-leaders Sofia Barglund of Arkansas-Little Rock and Fatima Fern Cano of Troy, who each opened with a 2-under 70.
Ryals’ Round
Ryals birdied the second hole but bogeyed the third and fourth. A bogey at the sixth put her at 2 over, and she got a stroke back with a birdie at the eighth to make the turn at 1 over.
She parred eight straight holes starting at the ninth, bogeyed the 17th and closed with a birdie at the par-5 18th to play the back nine at even par.
Other Jaguars
- Carianne Wright: 75 (+3), tied for eighth
- Elisa Axelsen: 78 (+6), tied for 19th
- Caroline Beebe: 78 (+6), tied for 19th
- Ingrid Hagen: 79 (+7), tied for 21st
Team Standings
South Alabama is tied for third with Arkansas-Little Rock at 16 over par. Troy leads at 3 over, and Texas State is second at 12 over.
- 1. Troy, +3
- 2. Texas State, +12
- T3. South Alabama, +16
- T3. Arkansas-Little Rock, +16
- 5. Georgia State, +24
- T6. Western Kentucky, +28
- T6. Louisiana-Monroe, +28
- 8. Arkansas State, +30
Second-Round Tee Times
Hagen is the first Jaguar off the tee Tuesday at 9:25 a.m., followed by Beebe at 9:35, Axelsen at 9:45, Wright at 9:55 and Ryals at 10:05.
