WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's golf team is currently in 12th place after the first round at the GolfWeek Program Challenge in Pawley's Island, South Carolina. The Hoyas were 24-over 308 following one round of action on the par-71, 5,990-yard course at the Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, facing a 19-team field.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• GolfStat will be used to score the tournament with a link to the live scoring available on GUHoyas.com.
• The tournament will continue with one round scheduled for each day of action through Wednesday, April 3.
• Round Two Pairings: will be made available later on Monday evening

• Golfweek Program Challenge Field: Akron, Austin Peay State, Cal Poly, Coastal Carolina, Evansville, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Atlatnic, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgetown, High Point, UIC, Marshall, UNC Asheville, North Dakota State, Ohio, University of St. Thomas, USC Upstate, Tennessee Tech, Winthrop

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Georgia Ruffolo was the top Hoya through the first round, carding a 2-over 73 in the first 18 to sit in a tie for 13th place. She tallied a trio of birdies on the day, a pair on the front nine and one on the back nine, to go along with 10 pars for the day.
• Morgan Smith was steady on the day, finishing the first round at 4-over 75 to tie for 31st after one round of play. She managed a pair of birdies to go along with a team-best 12 pars in the first round.
• Megan Gormley carded a 6-over 77 to sit in a tie for 51st place following one round of action. The senior tallied 12 pars on the round, six apiece on the front and back nine.
• Juliette Riot finished round one at 7-over 78, competing as an individual and currently tied for 64th place. She tied with Ruffolo for most birdies on the day with three, to go along with six pars.
• Claire Chen shot a 12-over 83 in the first round, currently sitting in a tie for 95th place. The freshman totaled nine pars for the round, five on the front and four on the back nine.
• Vicky Zhu was the final Hoya on the leaderboard, tallying an 88 on the day, good enough for 103rd place. She settled down a bit more on the back nine, recording a pair of birdies over the final five holes and managed a quartet of pars for the round.

 
GOLFWEEK PROGRAM CHALLENGE - TEAM RESULTS THROUGH ROUND 1
1. Cal Poly (+5, 289); 2. High Point (+6, 290); 3. USC Upstate (+9, 293); T4. Austin Peay State / Coastal Carolina (+10, 294); 6. North Dakota State (+11, 295); T7. Ohio / Florida Gulf Coast (+12, 296); 9. UNC Asheville (+14, 298); 10. Florida Atlantic (+15, 299); 11. UIC (+19, 303); 12. Georgetown (+24, 308); T13. St. Thomas / Fairleigh Dickinson (+25, 309); 15. Evansville (+28, 312); 16. Tennessee Tech (+29, 313); T17. Winthrop / Akron (+30, 314); 19. Marshall (+31, 315)
 
UP NEXT
Georgetown continues action at the GolfWeek Program Challenge in Pawleys Island, South Carolina through Wednesday, April 3.