The Scarlet Knights sit in 9th place after the first two rounds of competition at the Bayonet Golf Course in California.
Cathi Graf and Lorena Rossettin each had standout rounds for RU on day one. Graf shot a 2-under 70 in her opening round, her best round as a Scarlet Knight and one stroke off of her career-best score to par. Rossettin fired a 4-under 68 in round two and leads Rutgers on the individual leaderboard. It was the second straight week Rossettin carded a round under par after she shot a 2-under 70 in the final round of last week’s Badger Invitational.
2023 Molly Collegiate Invitational: Rounds 1 & 2
September 25, 2023
Bayonet Golf Course (Seaside, Calif.)
Par 72 | 6,147 yards
Weather: Sunny, Temps in Mid-60’s, 5-10 mph winds
| 9 | Rutgers | 297 | 297 | 594 |
| Place | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Tournament |
| T25 | Lorena Rossettin | 76 (+4) | 68 (-4) | 144 (E) |
| T34 | Cathi Graf | 70 (-2) | 77 (+5) | 147 (+3) |
| T39 | Rikke Nordvik | 73 (+1) | 76 (+4) | 149 (+5) |
| T49 | Leigha Devine | 78 (+6) | 76 (+4) | 154 (+10) |
| 60 | Lucrezia Rossettin | 80 (+8) | 80 (+8) | 160 (+16) |
| 61* | Emily James* | 81 (+9)* | 80 (+8)* | 161 (+17)* |
In her opening round, Lorena Rossettin was able to work around a triple-bogey on No. 12, carding three birdies to shoot a 4-over 76. In her second round, she rolled in six birdies for the round, including three on a bogey-free, 3-under 33 on the front nine. She finished the day in a tie for 25th with an even-par 144 (76-68).
Graf came out of the gates strong, shooting a 2-under 70 in round one, good for her best round at RU. She rolled in five birdies in the round, including three on the front nine. After adding a pair of birdies in round two, Graf sits in a tie for 34th with a 3-over 147 (70-77).
Rikke Nordvik had a strong opening round, shooting a 1-over 73 to start her day. She birdied No. 10 and No. 15 to go along with 13 pars and shot a 4-over 76 to put her in a tie for…
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