South Bend, Ind. – The Gustavus Adolphus women’s golf team is tied for seventh place after day one of the O’Brien National Invitational. Held at the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, the two day event features several nationally ranked teams, including four that were top 10 finishers at the 2014 NCAA National Championships this past spring.
Gustavus shot a 337 (+53) on the day to tie with DePauw University for seventh place. UW-Stout currently sits in sixth place after shooting a mere two shots better than the Gusties (335), and Wittenberg University leads all teams after posting a score of 307 (+23) on the tournament’s opening day.
Jordan Drenttel (Sr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) led Gustavus on the day with a score of 82 (+11), which puts her in a tie for 17th place individually going into tomorrow’s round. Teammates Mae Meierhenry (So., Sioux Falls, S.D.) (T-21st) and McKenzie Swenson (Fy., St. Louis Park, Minn.) (T-25th) were not far behind Drenttel after shooting 83 and 84 respectively to give Gustavus three participants to place inside the top 25 after day one’s conclusion.
The tournament will resume tomorrow morning by featuring a shotgun start that will begin at 9 a.m.