Sunday, February 21, 2010

                KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (Feb. 21, 2010) - Senior Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway, Ireland) posted a first round score of 1-under-par 71 to power the ETSU women's golf team to a tie for fourth place Sunday at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic.

            Playing the Cougar Point Golf Club course, the Buccaneers finished the day at 8-over 296, and find themselves 12 strokes back of Augusta State, which currently leads the 33-team field. Individually, O'Sullivan is just three strokes back of Augusta State's Sarah Mooney, who finished the day with a score of 4-under-par 68.

            Along with O'Sullivan, sophomore Nina Muehl (Vienna, Austria) posted another strong effort with an even par score of 72 to tie for eighth. Meanwhile, fellow sophomore Mayte Vizcarrondo (Cadiz, Spain) is tied for 25^th.

            Play at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic will continue on Monday and Tuesday. For live scoring at the event, visit Golfstat.com, while ETSUBucs.com will provide a wrap up following each day's play.

            For more on ETSU women's golf, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.