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ST. AUGUSTINE – The 23^rd-ranked (Golfstat Division II relative ranking) Flagler College women's golf team is in a tie for 10^th place after the first round of play of the 10^th annual World Golf Invitational. The Saints shot a 26-over par 314 today at the World Golf Village's Slammer & Squire Course (par 72; 6,049 yards). The final round is tomorrow with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

No. 7 Nova Southeastern University leads the 21-team field with a 2-over 290. They hold a five-stroke lead over No. 10 Rollins College. No. 21 Saint Leo University is in third place with an 8-over 296. No. 2 Limestone University is nine shots back from the lead and is in fourth place. No. 17 Tampa is in fifth place at 13-over.

Hanna Ahlander of Nova Southeastern leads the 111-woman field with a 2-under 70. The only other golfer to break par on the cool and breezy day was Ebba Hellman of Limestone. She finished with a 1-under 71. There is a five-way tie for third place at even par.

Jan Browne led the Saints with a 3-over 75 and is in a tie for 17^th place. She parred the first four holes and finished the front side at 2-over. On the back, Browne went par, birdie, birdie, par, par and wound up 1-over.

Marietta Ruhl, one of three Flagler individuals, shot a 4-over 76 and is in a tie for 25^th place. Sophie Wheeler, Anna Asphamn, and Sloane Siebert are tied for 48^th place with a 7-over 79. Vivien Roesner (+9), Fernanda Lacaz (+9), and Kylie Turner (+22) round out the Flagler golfers.
 
World Golf Invitational (First Round)
Feb. 7-8, 2022
World Golf Village Slammer & Squire – St. Augustine, Fla.
Par: 72; Yards: 6,049


Team scores
1) Nova Southeastern 290 (+2)
2) Rollins 295 (+7)
3) Saint Leo 296 (+8)
4) Limestone 299 (+11)
5) Tampa 301 (+13)
6) Florida Southern 306 (+18)
7) Lander 307 (+19)
8) Columbus State 308 (+20)
9) Embry-Riddle 310 (+22)
t10) Flagler 314 (+26)
t10) UNC Pembroke 314 (+26)
12) Montevallo 317 (+29)
13) West Florida 320 (+32)
14) Cameron 324 (+36)
t15) Queens Univ. of Charlotte 325 (+37)
t15) Palm Beach Atlantic 325 (+37)
17) Mount Olive 329 (+41)
18) Young Harris 331 (+43)
19) Converse 332 (+44)
20) Eastern Florida State 333 (+45)
21) Coker 349 (+61)


Top 10 individuals
1) Hanna Ahlander (NSU) 70 (-2)
2) Ebba Hellman (LIM) 71 (-1)
t3) Ellen Andersson (NSU) 72 (E)
t3) Francesca Santoni (SLU) 72 (E)
t3) Gracie McCoy (LAN) 72 (E)
t3) Taylor Oberparleiter (LIM) 72 (E)
t3) Pia Perthen (SLU) 72 (E)
t8) Caterina Oliveri (UM) 73 (+1)
t8) Carla Alvarez Perez (RC) 73 (+1)
t8) Hannah Stephenson (LAN) 73 (+1)
t8) Elizabeth Kondal (RC) 73 (+1)
t8) Katharina Hesse (RC) 73 (+1)

Flagler scorers:
t17) Jan Browne 75 (+3)
t25) *Marietta Ruhl 76 (+4)
t48) Sophie Wheeler 79 (+7)
t48) Anna Asphamn 79 (+7)
t48) *Sloane Siebert 79 (+7)
t66) Vivien Roesner 81 (+9)
t66) Fernanda Lacaz 81 (+9)
108) Kylie Turner 94 (+22)

*-playing as an individual

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