VERMILLION, S.D. (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown women’s golf team is in fifth place after the first two rounds of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship finished on Monday at The Bluffs Golf Course.
Both rounds were played on Monday due to the threat of rain on Tuesday. The final 36 holes will be played at Bent Tree Golf Club in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 24-25, 2020.
Jamestown finished with a two-round total of 689 (343-346), four shots behind Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and eight shots back of Concordia (Neb.). Morningside (Iowa) leads at 622 (313-309), followed by Briar Cliff (Iowa) at 673 (338-335).
Individually, Paige Argent (JR/Minot, N.D.) (84-83) and Izzy Marchino (SO/Highlands Ranch, Colo.) (86-81) are tied for ninth at 23-over 167. Jayme Carlson (FR/Hartford, S.D.) is tied for 26th at 34-over 178 (86-92), Sarah Azure (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) is tied for 31st at 36-over 180 (87-93), and Amber Domres (SO/Bismarck, N.D.) is tied for 36th at 37-over 181 (91-90).
Maria Nava of Morningside is the leader at 8-over 152 (73-79).
The GPAC Women’s Golf Champion receives an automatic berth in the NAIA Women’s National Golf Championship in Oklahoma City, Okla., at Lincoln Park Golf Course May 12-15, 2020. The GPAC medalist, if not on the qualifying team, also qualifies
