Kiawah Island, S.C. ? Kansas University’s Yupaporn Kawinpakorn is tied for third and the KU women’s golf team is tied for seventh after Sunday’s first round of the Palmetto Intercollegiate at Turtle Point Golf Course.
Kawinpakorn shot a 2-under 70 to sit three back of leader Nadine White, of Campbell, and a stroke behind second-place Malene Krolboll Hansen of Coastal Carolina.
Other KU scores: Laine Evans, tied for 32nd, 74; Ariadna Fonseca Diaz and Pitsinee Winyarat, tied for 47th, 75; and Kallie Gonzales, tied for 84th, 81.
Campbell leads the team race with 286. KU is tied with Coastal Carolina at 294.
The tournament resumes today.
Turtle Point Golf Course
Par-72; 5,972 yards
First Round
Team Scores
Campbell 286
Kennesaw State 287
Furman 288
Illinois 290
Xavier 290
Louisville 290
Kansas 294
Coastal Carolina 294
Chattanooga 295
Boise State 296
Tulsa 297
Augusta University 298
Virginia Tech 299
College of Charleston 299
East Tennessee State 301
Charleston Southern 306
South Florida 309
Stetson 311
Maryland 312
Boston University 313
Kansas Results
T-3. Yupaporn Kawinpakorn 70
T-32. Laine Evans 74
T-47. Ariadna Fonseca Diaz 75
T-47. Pitsinee Winyarat 75
T-84. Kallie Gonzales 81