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Garcia Tied For Lead at Kissing Tree Invitational
November 01, 2020 | Women's Golf
Sofia Garcia will look to extend her school record with her fifth medalist honor Monday morning
LUBBOCK, Texas – Sofia Garcia combined to shoot 7-under-par over two rounds Sunday to gain a share of the individual lead at the Kissing Tree Invitational hosted by Texas State.
Garcia, who will be searching for her fifth individual title when the tournament concludes with Monday's final round, signed for a 5-under 67 opening round before posting a 2-under round in the afternoon. She is currently in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard with Oklahoma State duo of Isabella Fierro and Lianna Bailey as well as Kate Smith of Nebraska.
Garcia recorded 10 birdies on the day, which is tied for fourth among the 49-player field. Cecilie Nielsen and Gala Dumez both added nine birdies of their own, ranking tied for eighth, respectively, in the category.
Garcia also added an impressive eagle during the opening round at the par-4 18th as she holed out on her approach near the green. It was one of seven eagles during the two rounds by the field, four of which that came from a Red Raider.
Besides Garcia, Dumez is tied for 11th at even par for the two rounds followed by Nielsen at 3-over and in a tie for 21st place and Anna Dong one stroke back of her in a tie for 24th overall. Amy Taylor, meanwhile, is in a tie for 31st at 7-over, while Louisa Brunt and Valentina Gilly are tied for 39th at 9-over and Pyrene Delample is in 49th at 27-over for the tournament.
The Kissing Tree Invitational will crown only an individual champion Monday as team scores are not being kept this week. The tournament will resume with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start with live scoring provided throughout the day on Golfstat.com.
Garcia, who will be searching for her fifth individual title when the tournament concludes with Monday's final round, signed for a 5-under 67 opening round before posting a 2-under round in the afternoon. She is currently in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard with Oklahoma State duo of Isabella Fierro and Lianna Bailey as well as Kate Smith of Nebraska.
Garcia recorded 10 birdies on the day, which is tied for fourth among the 49-player field. Cecilie Nielsen and Gala Dumez both added nine birdies of their own, ranking tied for eighth, respectively, in the category.
Garcia also added an impressive eagle during the opening round at the par-4 18th as she holed out on her approach near the green. It was one of seven eagles during the two rounds by the field, four of which that came from a Red Raider.
Besides Garcia, Dumez is tied for 11th at even par for the two rounds followed by Nielsen at 3-over and in a tie for 21st place and Anna Dong one stroke back of her in a tie for 24th overall. Amy Taylor, meanwhile, is in a tie for 31st at 7-over, while Louisa Brunt and Valentina Gilly are tied for 39th at 9-over and Pyrene Delample is in 49th at 27-over for the tournament.
The Kissing Tree Invitational will crown only an individual champion Monday as team scores are not being kept this week. The tournament will resume with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start with live scoring provided throughout the day on Golfstat.com.
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