Alabama Finishes Opening Round of Play at Mason Rudolph Championship

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Freshman Kynadie Adams used four birdies over her final 13 holes on her way to a one-under par 71 and lead the Alabama women’s golf team in Friday’s opening round of the Mason Rudolph Championship. As a team, the 17^th-ranked Crimson Tide is in a three-way tie for ninth alongside No. 8 LSU and No.19 Georgia with a team total of 9-over 297.

Adams recorded a season-low round with her opening 18-hole score and was one of just 17 individuals to shoot under par on the day. Benedetta Moresco and Taylor Kehoe are tied for 39^th with both carding a 3-over par 75, while Sarah Edwards is a shot back in a tie for 48^th with a 4-over 76. Isabella van der Biest rounds out the Tide in 70^th (80).

The tournament, which is the second of four events this fall for the Crimson Tide, is being contested on the par 72, 6,449-yard Vanderbilt Legends Club – North Course.

Highlights

• Alabama’s 60 pars in round one was fourth-best in the 14-team field
• Adams’ season-best round placed her three strokes behind the clubhouse leaders who enter Saturday’s second round at 4-under par 68

  • After shooting 1-over on her front nine, she closed her final eight holes with three birdies and a bogey to result in her first sub-par round of her collegiate career

• Kehoe’s 73 was a season-best score for the Tide freshman, as her two birdies were second-most on the day among UA golfers
• Meanwhile, Moresco’s only blemish on her front nine was a bogey on No. 2, but finished the final nine holes of the day with a double bogey, bogey and birdie to result in the 3-over total

The Field

• No. 23 Arizona (-6, 282) holds the clubhouse lead by one shot over No. 26 Vanderbilt (-5, 283)
• No. 30 Mississippi State (-4, 284) is in third, followed by No. 25 Kentucky (+1, 298) and No. 13 Auburn (+3, 291) to round out the top five teams
• The Crimson Tide will enter moving day six strokes back of the top five teams
• The field consists of 14 teams, including six ranked in the nation’s top 25

  • In addition to No. 17 Alabama, other ranked teams include No. 8 LSU, No. 13 Auburn, No. 19 Georgia, No. 23 Arizona, No. 25 Kentucky, No. 26 Vanderbilt, No. 28 Ohio State and No. 30 Mississippi

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