April 5, 2019

Mashburn's hole-in-one highlights first day of Jan Weaver Invitational

MURRAY, Ky. – One swing was the highlight of the day for the Tennessee Tech women’s golf team, as sophomore Kate Mashburn turned in a hole-in-one during the first round of the Jan Weaver Invitational in Murray, Ky.

By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

MURRAY, Ky. – One swing was the highlight of the day for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team, as sophomore Kate Mashburn turned in a hole-in-one during the first round of the Jan Weaver Invitational in Murray, Ky.

The Calhoun, Ga. native aced the par-3, 18^th hole of Miller Memorial Golf Course, sinking her drive from 150 yards out. The ball bounced once on the green and dropped in for the first hole-in-one in competition by a Golden Eagle golfer in the Polk Brown era.

Competing as an individual, Mashburn wrapped up the first day of action tied for 46^th among the 98 golfers in competition. She turned in a 77 for round one before closing out the day with a 79 and total score of 156.

As a team, the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first 36 holes of the familiar event in fifth place among the 15 teams competing. Tech notched a 298 in round one before providing a 308 in the second for a 606 overall.

Leading the purple and gold on the day was junior Shelby Johnson. The Tech veteran tied for ninth with a 1-under 71 and a 76. Her total of 147 was tied for ninth place. Fellow junior Arianna Clemmer was next on the leaderboard, tying for 38^th with a 155 (77-78).

Exploding for her best round as a Golden Eagle was freshman Heidi Lawson. The rookie led the field following the first 18 holes, carding a 4-under 68. She fell back into the pack following the second round, however, struggling to find the same magic twice. Lawson finished the day tied for 46^th with a 156.

Isabel York was a just a stroke back of her teammate, turning in a 157 after rounds of 82 and a much-improved 75. She tied for 52^nd. Rounding out the Tech lineup was sophomore Hannah Bratton, who posted a 163 (84-79).

The third and final round of play is set to begin Saturday morning with an 8:30 a.m. CT shotgun start.

Top 5 Teams:
1.	Murray State	585	+9
2.	Eastern Kentucky	587	+11
3.	Rutgers	590	+14
4.	ULM	597	+21
5.	Tennessee Tech	*606*	*+30*

Leaderboard (98 Golfers)
1.	Elsa Moberly (Eastern Kentucky)	70-68=138	-6
T9.	Shelby Johnson	71-76=147	+3
T38.	Arianna Clemmer	77-78=155	+11
T46.	Heidi Lawson	68-88=156	+12
T46.	Kate Mashburn*	77-79=156	+12
T52.	Isabel York	82-75=157	+13
T74.	Hannah Bratton	84-79=163	+19