LAKE MARY, Fla. – The weather in Nebraska had not yet allowed the Concordia women’s golf program to navigate an actual practice round this February. A spring break getaway is just what the Bulldogs needed. They opened up their spring season on Tuesday (March 5) as part of the Seminole State Spring Break Invitational at Timacuan Golf and Country Club in Lake Mary, Fla., just north of Orlando. The invite is a 36-hole event.
The field is a strong one in Lake Mary. The field includes host Seminal State College along with Detroit Mercy, Eastern Florida State, Kaiser, Florida Atlantic, Johnson & Wales and Southern Indiana. Unfortunately for the field of 46 individuals, they were greeted by rain and chilly temperatures at the start of the round.
Head coach Brett Muller’s squad carded a team score of 393, much higher than the team fall average of 355.0.
“You could definitely tell we haven’t been outside yet,” Muller said. “It showed in our short game. We gave away more shots than normal around the greens and didn’t putt very well. We definitely have room to improve tomorrow.”
Conditions were actually more favorable during Monday’s practice round at Timacuan. When it counted on Tuesday, freshman Kendra Placke topped the team with a 90. She was followed in the lineup by Murphy Sears (94), Britney Jepsen (100), Paighton Barbre (109) and DJ Bokelman (111). Placke is currently in 34th place individually.
At the conclusion of the fall, Muller’s squad sat in sixth place in the GPAC standings. The top team score so far in 2018-19 was a 334 carded at the first round of the conference championships. Placke and Sears both shot one 75 apiece at the GPAC championships for a team individual season low.
The action is set to get started at 8 a.m. EST from Timacuan on Wednesday for the second and final round of the event.