Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Women's Golf in second at the Johnie
10/2/2017 4:54:00 PM | Women's Golf
36 holes to be played on Tuesday
Round 1 Results
COLUMBIA, Mo. – After sitting in the middle of the pack most of the day Monday at the Johnie Imes Invitational, the Blue Raiders vaulted up the leaderboard late in the day and currently sit in second through 18 holes.
Middle Tennessee turned in a 6-over 294 on day one and sits just six strokes back of the tournament leader and host team, Missouri.
Juniors Hanley Long and Jenna Burris led the way as each turned in rounds of even par 72 to put them in the Top 10 in the field of 75 golfers. Long was steady all day with just two bogeys and two birdies while Burris went 3-under on the back nine thanks to a birdie on 15 and an eagle on 17 to finish strong.
Senior Cynthia Bounleutay was just one stroke back of the junior duo, carding a 1-over 73 with four birdies on the day.
Due to impending weather on Wednesday, 36 holes will be played tomorrow at "The Johnie" with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. CT.
NOTABLES
"Hanley didn't have a lot of confidence coming in so I just re-assured her that I do have a lot of confidence in her. We literally changed drivers on the driving range this morning and she struck it really well. She was probably striking the ball better than anyone today. It's refreshing to see her back to herself out there." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Hanley Long's round.
"This is a couple of tournaments in a row now that Cynthia has had that bounce in her step and she played pretty well again today. This is a course that requires you to hit your spots and be pretty accurate and that's her game." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Cynthia Bounleutay's continued strong play.
"She kind of got down early and made a comment that she wasn't used to starting that way. I think her expectations are just really high because she loves this golf course. To finish with that eagle on 17 you can't ask for much more. We know she's going to give us everything she's got." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Jenna Burris' strong finish after a slow start to the day.
"Last week I just tried to regroup mentally. I've been playing really good golf but mentally I've lacked confidence. This morning I wrote 'believe' on my arm as a reminder that I could play this well for myself and my teammates. I was putting way too much pressure on myself so I teed it up today without any expectations and lived in the moment. I'm really proud of the direction the team is going and I love feeding off of everyone else playing so well." – Junior Hanley Long on turning in a good first round to improve on her last tournament.
STANDINGS
1. Missouri E (288)
2. Middle Tennessee +6 (294)
T3. ETSU +7 (295)
T3. North Texas +7 (295)
5. Kennesaw State +8 (296)
6. Bradley +9 (297)
7. FIU +10 (298)
8. FGCU +11 (299)
9. Missouri State +13 (301)
10. Illinois State +14 (302)
11. Mercer +15 (303)
12. Wichita State +17 (305)
13. Little Rock +18 (306)
14. UMKC +19 (307)
T10. Hanley Long E (72)
T10. Jenna Burris E (72)
T18. Cynthia Bounleutay +1 (73)
T40. Sophie Burks +5 (77)
T54. Caroline Caudill +6 (78)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – After sitting in the middle of the pack most of the day Monday at the Johnie Imes Invitational, the Blue Raiders vaulted up the leaderboard late in the day and currently sit in second through 18 holes.
Middle Tennessee turned in a 6-over 294 on day one and sits just six strokes back of the tournament leader and host team, Missouri.
Juniors Hanley Long and Jenna Burris led the way as each turned in rounds of even par 72 to put them in the Top 10 in the field of 75 golfers. Long was steady all day with just two bogeys and two birdies while Burris went 3-under on the back nine thanks to a birdie on 15 and an eagle on 17 to finish strong.
Senior Cynthia Bounleutay was just one stroke back of the junior duo, carding a 1-over 73 with four birdies on the day.
Due to impending weather on Wednesday, 36 holes will be played tomorrow at "The Johnie" with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. CT.
NOTABLES
- Redshirt junior Jenna Burris notched her fourth round of par or better of the season in just seven rounds and now has 18 such rounds in her career, fifth-most in program history
- Junior Hanley Long logged her third round of par or better of the season, moving her into the Top 10 in program history with 11 career rounds of par or better
"Hanley didn't have a lot of confidence coming in so I just re-assured her that I do have a lot of confidence in her. We literally changed drivers on the driving range this morning and she struck it really well. She was probably striking the ball better than anyone today. It's refreshing to see her back to herself out there." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Hanley Long's round.
"This is a couple of tournaments in a row now that Cynthia has had that bounce in her step and she played pretty well again today. This is a course that requires you to hit your spots and be pretty accurate and that's her game." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Cynthia Bounleutay's continued strong play.
"She kind of got down early and made a comment that she wasn't used to starting that way. I think her expectations are just really high because she loves this golf course. To finish with that eagle on 17 you can't ask for much more. We know she's going to give us everything she's got." – Head Coach Chris Adams on Jenna Burris' strong finish after a slow start to the day.
"Last week I just tried to regroup mentally. I've been playing really good golf but mentally I've lacked confidence. This morning I wrote 'believe' on my arm as a reminder that I could play this well for myself and my teammates. I was putting way too much pressure on myself so I teed it up today without any expectations and lived in the moment. I'm really proud of the direction the team is going and I love feeding off of everyone else playing so well." – Junior Hanley Long on turning in a good first round to improve on her last tournament.
STANDINGS
1. Missouri E (288)
2. Middle Tennessee +6 (294)
T3. ETSU +7 (295)
T3. North Texas +7 (295)
5. Kennesaw State +8 (296)
6. Bradley +9 (297)
7. FIU +10 (298)
8. FGCU +11 (299)
9. Missouri State +13 (301)
10. Illinois State +14 (302)
11. Mercer +15 (303)
12. Wichita State +17 (305)
13. Little Rock +18 (306)
14. UMKC +19 (307)
T10. Hanley Long E (72)
T10. Jenna Burris E (72)
T18. Cynthia Bounleutay +1 (73)
T40. Sophie Burks +5 (77)
T54. Caroline Caudill +6 (78)
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