VERO BEACH, Fla. – Senior fired a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Quail Valley Intercollegiate to help the University of Memphis to end the first day of the three-day event in a tie for seventh.
The Tigers shots 4-over 292 to tie Little Rock and Jacksonville. Memphis enters Day 2 of the Quail Valley Intercollegiate 13 strokes behind leader Arkansas State. ASU shot 9-under 279, one stroke better than North Florida. USF, the only other American Athletic Conference program in the 16-team event, is in third place at 5-under 283.
In addition to Bawden, the Tigers got a strong effort from junior , who shot 1-under 71.