Hokie ClubGREENSBORO, N.C. – The Virginia Tech women's golf team shot an opening round 300 and is tied with Notre Dame for sixth place at the 2018 ACC Women's Golf Championship on Saturday. The three-day event is being played at the par 72, 6,122-yard East Course at the Grandover Resort and Conference Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Hokies, the 11th seed in the tournament, started on the back nine and jumped out to a fast start. Tech registered nine of its 12 first round birdies before making the turn. The 300 round is the best for the Hokies, now in their third season of competition, in the conference tournament. The tied for sixth place standing is also Tech's best following any of their rounds in the ACC Tournament.
Elizabeth Bose leads the Hokies individually. The junior from Norfolk, Virginia, shot an opening round even-par 72 and is tied for eighth place. She trails leader Leona Maguire of Duke by five strokes.
Emily Mahar, a freshman from Brisbane, Australia, is tied for 19th place at 74 and Jessica Spicer, a sophomore from Bahama, North Carolina, is tied for 30th at 76. Allison Woodward, a redshirt junior from Unicoi, Tennessee, is tied for 47th at 78 and Amanda Hollandsworth, a redshirt junior from Floyd, Virginia, is tied for 50th at 79. Mahar and Spicer are each competing in their first ACC Tournament.
Duke holds the team lead at 6-under 282, four strokes ahead of Clemson. Florida State is third at 291, Miami is fourth at 296 and Wake Forestis fifth at 297, three strokes ahead of the Hokies and Fighting Irish. Virginia is eighth at 301, Louisville is ninth at 302, NC State is 10th at 303, North Carolina is 11th at 306 and Boston College is 12th at 313.
The second round will be played Sunday. The Hokies are grouped with Wake Forest and Miami and will begin at 9 a.m. from the first tee.
Live scoring is available on Hokiesports.com, via a link from Golfstat.com.