The University of Kentucky women’s golf team struggled in the opening round of the 2001 Southeastern Conference Championships in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday, April 20. The Kats shot a 323 in the first round and stand in last place entering Saturday’s second round.

Leading the way for Kentucky was sophomore Kelly Anders, who shot a 76 in the first round and is tied for 25th. Sophomore Rachel Lester shot a 79 to tie for 44th, while junior Towa Okiyama stands at 49th with an 81. Freshman Eva Gessner shot an 87, while senior Jenny Throgmorton tallied an 88 and stands in last place.

Action continues tomorrow with an 8 a.m. shotgun start at the University of Florida Golf Course.

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Team Standings 1. LSU   287 (-1)  2. Georgia  290 (+2)     Florida  290 (+2)  4. Auburn  294 (+6)  5. South Carolina 295 (+7)  6. Vanderbilt  301 (+13)  7. Alabama  302 (+14)     Tennessee  302 (+14)  9. Mississippi  314 (+26) 10. Arkansas  315 (+27) 11. Mississippi St. 317 (+29) 12. Kentucky  323 (+35)Top 10 Individuals 1. Kristy McPherson S Carolina 35- 32 67 -5  2. Laura Henderson Georgia 34- 35 69 -3     Lesley McClurg LSU 33- 36 69 -3 4. Brittany Straza Florida 33- 37 70 -2     Reilley Rankin Georgia 35- 35 70 -2     Celeste Troche Auburn 35- 35 70 -2  7. Meredith Duncan LSU 37- 34 71 -1  8. Amanda Dick Florida 37- 35 72 E  9. Young-A Yang Tennessee 37- 36 73 +1     Summer Sirmons Georgia 35- 38 73 +1    Anne Hutto Auburn 34- 39 73 +1    Samantha Z. - White Florida 37- 36 73 +1    Isabell Dornellas LSU 34- 39 73 +1