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Curran in Fifth After Two Rounds in Florida
10/17/2021 6:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
MINNEAPOLIS -- Junior Grace Curran turned in the low Gopher round of the day at 1-under 71 as the Minnesota women's golf team finished the second round of the Pat Bradley Invitational at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club in Lakewood, Florida.
As a team, the Gophers posted a 5-over 295 in the second round and are currently in fifth place overall. The two-day total of 581 puts them 12 strokes back of leaders Florida International and 10 strokes behind Boston College in second place.
"We collectively got off to a slow start today and had to spend the majority of the round fighting back, which we did a solid job of," head coach Rhyll Brinsmead said. "The conditions were much tougher today and I am pleased with the way we handled that. We're going to make a charge tomorrow and see if we can bring home a win for the Gophers!"
Curran is in fifth place individually after 36 holes. She began the day with a birdie on the fourth hole and bogie on the sixth to be at even-par at the turn. Another birdie on the 13th hole put her at 1-under for the day and 3-over for the tournament (70-71--141).
Jumping up ten spots on the individual leaderboard was Joanne Free, now currently in a tie for ninth. After an even-par opening round, Free continued her strong performance in today's second round with a 1-under 71. Her total of four birdies led the team in the second round.
Geraldine Wong finished the day in a tie for 21st (70-77--147) after a 5-over second round. After shooting 3-over on the front nine, she went 2-over on the back. Junior Leah Herzog is three strokes behind Wong in a tie for 36th (74-75--150) and Emma Carpenter rounds out the lineup in a tie for 67th (76-81--157).
The Pat Bradley Invitational concludes Monday with a shotgun start beginning at 7:45 a.m. CT.