Sept. 19, 2005
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. - The UCF women's golf team opened the 2005-06 season with 36 holes of golf at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup Monday at the Cardinal Club Golf Course in Simpsonville, Ky. The Golden Knights carded an opening round score of 302 and a second round total of 320 to stand in fifth place (622, +46) after two rounds of play.
Georgia State leads the event with a team score of 595 (+19). Two Conference USA teams are also in the field as Marshall is tied for seventh (633, +57) and Southern Miss is tied for ninth (640, +64).
Junior Kristy McLaughlin (Wasaga Beach, Ontario) got off to a terrific start in her UCF debut. The Daytona Beach CC transfer is currently tied for eighth in the standings with an eight-over par 152. The Wasaga Beach, Ontario, native fired a four-over 76 in both the first and second rounds.
Junior Lauren Motyl (New Bedford, Mass./New Bedford) opened the season in stellar fashion, shooting a one-over par 73 in the first round. In the second round, Motyl shot an 82 (+10) to finish the day with a two-round score of 155 (+11), in a tie for 14th in the individual standings.
Junior Holly Boot (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) is 13 shots over par with a two-round score of 160. She is currently tied for 35th overall.
Senior Ashley Grier (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg), UCF's top golfer a year ago, started the year slowly with a first round score of 88 (+16), but responded with a respectable score of 77 (+5) to stand in a tie for 49th place after 36 holes.
Sophomore Annabel Silk (West Meon, England) is in a tie for 53rd, 23 shots over par with a 36-hole score of 167.
The Golden Knights finish play with 18 holes Tuesday.
Course:Cardinal Club Golf Course Par 72 - 6181 yards
1 Georgia State+19 F 304 291 5952 Kentucky+35 F 311 300 6113 Louisville+36 F 292 320 6124 South Florida+39 F 307 308 6155 UCF+46 F 302 320 6226 Wofford+52 F 311 317 628T7 East Tennessee St.+57 F 328 305 633T7 Marshall+57 F 319 314 633T9 Coastal Carolina+64 F 312 328 640T9 Southern Miss+64 F 320 320 64011 Cincinnati+73 F 330 319 64912 James Madison+77 F 326 327 65313 Eastern Kentucky+79 F 331 324 655