Neisen Tied for 30th with 73 During Opening Round of U.S. Women's APL Championship

July 14, 2014 | 2 min.


DUPONT, Wash. – McKenzie Neisen carded a 1-over par 73 Monday at the 38th U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship at the Home Course in DuPont, Wash., to lead a trio of Minnesotans.

Neisen, New Prague, Minn., opened the championship with a bogey on the first hole but rebounded with a birdie on the fifth. After falling back to 1-over with another bogey on the sixth, Neisen rolled in consecutive birdies at the eighth and ninth to make the turn at 1-under par 35.

Neisen would make seven pars with two bogeys on the final nine holes Monday to finish tied for 30th place at 1-over par 73, and will begin the second round of qualifying Tuesday six strokes off the lead.

Brenna Lervick, Chanhassen, Minn., sits tied for 44th after the first day of competition, carding a 2-over par 74 Monday. Lervick began her round on the tenth hole Monday and with two bogeys finished the back nine at 2-over par 38.

Despite a pair of bogeys on her final nine holes, Lervick was able to roll in a couple of birdie putts to finish the day at 74 and will begin the Tuesday’s second round seven shots behind the leader.

Taylor Ledwein, New Prague, Minn., carded a 6-over par 78 Monday to sit in a tie for 109th place as Ledwein played the opening 10 holes at 1-over par, but struggled down the stretch. She would record three bogeys and a double-bogey on the final eight holes to finish at 6-over par 78.

The tournament consists of two rounds of stroke play with the top 64 players qualifying for match play beginning on Wednesday with the championship being played Sunday.

The second round of the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship is set to get underway Tuesday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Home Course in DuPont, Wash.



38TH U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE HOME COURSE
DUPONT, WASH.
6,278 YARDS, PAR 72


MONDAY’S RESULTS

1. Cindy Ha, 67
2. Gabriella Then, 68
T3. Annie Park, 69
T3. Aram Choi, 69
T5. Soobin Kim, 70
T5. Blair Lewis, 70
T5. Dominique Galloway, 70
T5. Maddie Szeryk, 70
T5. Katharine Patrick, 70
T5. Cassy Isagawa, 70
T5. Eun Jeong Seong, 70

T30. MCKENZIE NEISEN, NEW PRAGUE, MINN., 73
T44. BRENNA LERVICK, CHANHASSEN, MINN., 74
T109. TAYLOR LEDWEIN, NEW PRAGUE, MINN., 78

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