Western Kentucky’s women’s golf team started strong in the first round of the USA Intercollegiate, shooting a team total 2-under 286 on Saturday.
WKU leads by four shots at the 6,002-yard, par-72 Robert Trent Jones Trail – Magnolia Grove (Crossings Course) in Mobile, Ala.
Freshman Rylea Marcum led the WKU lineup, firing a 5-under 67 in her collegiate debut. She tied current senior Megan Clarke and former Lady Topper Ellinor Haag for the second-best round in program history. Marcum notched eight birdies in 13 holes to earn the accomplishment.
Marcum leads the field by a single stroke after the first round.