SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Sophomore Toral Bhatt highlighted the No. 10 Washington and Lee women's golf team's efforts on Monday with a 1-over par (73), as the Generals are in seventh place after one round at the Hollins Cup.
 
COURSE STATS:

• Pasatiempo Golf Club
• Par 72 | 5,832 Yards
• Round 1 Average Score: 81.45 (65 Rounds)

TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS THRU 1ST ROUND:

• Top-ranked Emory is the team leader through 18 holes of play after a 10-over par (298) on Monday. No. 4 WashU is in second place, two strokes behind the Eagles, while no. 6 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is third at 19-over (307).
• Esther Jung (Emory), Jessy Young (WashU) and Morgan Mussatt (Randolph-Macon) share the individual lead at even-par. Amanda Zheng (Emory), Katherine Keith (CMS) and Bhatt are all tied for fourth and just one shot off the lead.
• As a team, the Generals are in seventh place at 27-over par (315), but are just two strokes outside the Top 5.

W&L ROUND 1 PLAYER SUMMARIES:

• Bhatt's first-round 73 came on the strength of three birdies, two of which came on the back nine. After being 2-over through six holes, Bhatt settled in to shoot 1-under over her next 12.
• Sophomore Mackenzie Cline followed Bhatt on the team card with a 6-over (78). Cline also sank three birdies total and two on the back nine, as she will head into the second round tied for 17th in the individual standings.
• First-year Kelsey Sciacca and sophomore Morgan Maddox shot 10-over (82) on Monday and are tied for 39th place. Sciacca had one birdie and eight pars, while Maddox carded three birdies and six pars.
• Sophomore Bella Scucchi rounded out the Generals' lineup with an 85 in the opening round. Scucchi joined Bhatt and Cline with a birdie on the par-4 10th hole and was one of two W&L players to birdie the par-5 1st hole.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• The Generals excelled on par-5s on Monday, shooting a 3-under and an average score of 4.88, second best in the field. They were eighth in par-3 scoring (3.56) and tied for ninth in par-4 average (4.72).
• W&L sank a total of 12 birdies, just one behind CMS for second. The Generals also tied for fourth in pars (44) and had the fewest bogeys (23).
• Scucchi and Bhatt are both tied for the second-best par-5 average (4.60) after 18 holes of play, while Bhatt is tied for third in par-3 scoring (2.80).
• Bhatt carded 13 pars in the opening round, tied with four others for the second most on the day. Savanah Christenson (Redlands) had a field-high 14 pars.
• Cline, Bhatt and Maddox all rank inside the Top 10 in birdies made (3).

UP NEXT:
The second and final round of the Hollins Cup will get underway on Tuesday morning on the west coast. Tee times will be posted here when available.
 

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