PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. – In a sun-soaked day in South Carolina, the NM State women's golf team hit the links for the first time in 2022-23.
Danny Bowen and company look to continue their tear through the WAC after winning their seventh conference title in eight years last season.
The Aggies led the Golfweek Fall Challenge for a large portion of the day before running into a few hiccups on the back nine. As a team, NM State shot 290 (+6) in the opening round, taking a tie for sixth place into Monday.
Alison Gastelum sits inside the top-ten as an individual, shooting a 69 (-2) in the opening round. Gastelum got off to a hot start, birdieing three times in the opening six holes. In their collegiate debuts,
Emma Bunch and
Kaylee Chen shows signs of greatness for the Aggies, shooting 72 and 76, respectively.
Round One Notes
- Emma Bunch and Kaylee Chen played their first collegiate rounds.
- Bunch carded her first collegiate birdie on hole eight, finishing the day with three birdies.
- Chen birdied on holes 11 and 16.
- On the front nine holes, Alison Gastelum carded a trio of birdies without a bogey.
- NM State sits 13 shots off the lead going into the second round
NM State Scorecard | After 18 holes (36 remaining)
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