AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Furman senior Caroline Crumrine (-1) is tied for 20th to lead the Paladins after Friday's opening day of the Valspar Augusta Invitational at the par 72, 6,261 yard Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
Teams finished round one then the tournament was halted due to darkness halfway through the second round.
A native of Wilmington, N.C., Crumrine carded a 73 with birdies on No. 9 and No. 14 in the day's opening round. She teed off on No. 11 to start the second round and birdied No. 14 and No. 15 to move to 2-under. After birdieing No. 18, she remains 2-under with seven holes to play in round two.
Freshman Audrey Ryu (E) is tied for 29th. She eagled the par-5 No. 11, her second hole of the day, and added three additional birdies to pace the Paladins with an even 72 in round one. Ryu is even in round two with birdies on No. 11 and No. 17.
Senior Anna Morgan (+2) shot a 73 with a team-high four birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 15 and No. 16 in round one. She is tied for 48th and is 1-over in the second round after posting a birdie on No. 13.
Junior Alise Knudson (+13) recorded an 80 with birdies on No. 11 and No. 15 in round one and is 5-over in round two to tie for 87th. Freshman Kelsi Mauzy (+16) is in 92nd place. She shot an 82 with a birdie on No. 13 in the day's opening round and is 6-over with birdies on No. 1 and No. 18 in round two.
No. 14 Ole Miss (-14) leads the tournament by four strokes over fifth-ranked South Carolina (-10). No. 12 Auburn (-9) is in third place, while 16th-ranked Clemson (-5), No. 32 Alabama (-5), and No. 28 Georgia (-5) are tied for fourth. The Paladins (+19) are in 16th place.
Due to predicted inclement weather on Saturday, the 54-hole tournament will conclude Sunday beginning with an 8:30 a.m. ET shotgun start. The Paladins will conclude the tournament in a group with Oklahoma State and Augusta.
Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome. Results and live tournament scoring are available via www.FurmanPaladins.com and www.golfstat.com.
16 Furman 298 +4 +14
T20 Caroline Crumrine (4) 73 -2 (11) -1
T29 Audrey Ryu (2) 72 E (9) E
T48 Anna Morgan (1) 73 +1 (6) +2
T87 Alise Knudson (3) 80 +5 (11) +13
92 Kelsi Mauzy (5) 82 +6 (10) +16
