Rawl, Clemson Lead ACC Championships After Round One
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Wilmington, N.C. – Isabella Rawl matched her best round of the season with a -5 (67) to lead Clemson women’s golf to a solo lead following the first round of the 2024 ACC Championships, held at Porter’s Neck Country Club in Wilmington, N.C.
As a team, the Tigers finished at -10, shooting a 278 as a team. Wake Forest is two shots out of the lead at -8, followed by Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia Tech who currently sit in a tie for third at -5. Florida State is sixth at -2, while NC State was the last team to shoot even or better, finishing with a 288.
Individually, Rawl’s 67 led all competitors by two strokes, with seven players, including Clemson’s Chloe Holder, tied for second at -3. Annabelle Pancake finished the day at two-under par, tied for ninth, while Sydney Roberts rounded out the scoring for Clemson with an even par 72. Melena Barrientos finished the round at +4.
Rawl’s round included just one bogey and back-to-back birdies to close out both the front and back nine. The Lexington, S.C, native birdied three of her last four holes on the day to complete a bogey-free back nine to tie her best round of the season for gross score and vs. par.
Holder turned in a solid round as well, carding three birdies each on the front and back nine, highlighted by back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11 after making the turn. She also birdied 18 to put the Tigers at -10 for the day.
Pancake also turned in six birdies on the day, including matching Holder with back-to-back birdies on the back nine. Roberts turned in five birdies on the afternoon but matched her scoring teammates with a birdie on the 18th hole.
All four score-counting rounds included back-to-back birdies at one point on the course, as well as a birdie on the 18th hole.
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Clemson returns to the course tomorrow, April 19, to compete in the second round of the 2024 ACC Championships. Pairings and tee times will be available later this evening.
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