ST. CHARLES, Mo. – On a cold and windy day in Missouri, the Indiana State women's golf closed the first day of the Diane Daugherty Invitational tied for fourth as a team after posting a score of 637 (+69) thru 36 holes Monday. ISU's Chelsea Morrow is leading the team and tied for ninth individually at 13-over par for the day.
 
"It's hard to explain the difficulty of this course unless you have seen it in action. With how fast the course plays, there are lots of balls putt off the greens thanks to hole locations and the green speeds," head coach Greg Towne noted. "Throw the wind and cold and you have a recipe for high scores. It's a great opportunity for the team to learn the perseverance required to compete at a high level. We got better today and beat a lot of good teams and with the weather warming up Tuesday, we might be able to put together a good run to close this one out."
 
Morrow shot just five over during the first half of the day to finish with a first-round 76, including back-to-back birdies on holes 15 and 16. The Fishers, Indiana native came back during the second half of the day and posted a 79 (+8) while picking up birdies on holes six and 10.
 
Lauren Green moved up 17 spots from the first to second round, finishing the day tied for 24th. The junior shot 11-over over the first 18 holes before settling in to finish just six shots over par to close out the day.
 
Madison Branum (81-80) sits tied for 33rd after shooting a 161, Kristen Hobbs posted a 162 (85-83) and is tied for 38th while Iyoun Chew rounded out the Sycamore scoring (87-84) and is tied for 67th, respectively.
 
Missouri State leads the team leaderboard at 29-over par (597) while South Dakota sits in 13 strokes behind the Bears at +42 (610) after day one of play. Austin Peay is third (632 // +64) while the Sycamores are tied with Illinois State in fourth (637 // +69).
 
Missouri State's Brooke Newell (+3) and Abby Cavainai (+5) lead all individuals in scoring.
 
DAY ONE FINAL RESULTS
+69 | Indiana State (322-315)
+13 | Chelsea Morrow (76-79)
+17 | Lauren Green (82-77)
+19 | Madison Branum (81-80)
+20 | Kristen Hobbs (83-79)
+29 | Iyoun Chew (87-84)
 
Play begins Tuesday morning with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. ET. Live results can be found HERE.
 
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