Carter Leads Lady Rebel Golfers At Derby Invitational

AUBURN, Ala. Lady Rebel sophomore Dori Carter shot a first-round 75 Saturday to lead the Ole Miss women’s golf team at the Derby Invitational on a wet Auburn University Course.  Rain washed out the first round on Friday, so the tournament was shortened to a two-day event.

Carter is tied for fourth with three other players and is one back of second and three back of the lead.   Junior Katherine Jones carded a 77 in the first round and sits in a tie for 22nd.   Sophomore J.J. Flynn posted a 78 (T39), senior Katie Davidson (T44) turned in a 79, and freshman Sara Grantham (T55) finished with an 80.

The Lady Rebels as a team are tied for sixth with an opening round of 309.  The host Tigers first round 303 places them second on a leaderboard that is very crowded at the top. Auburn is two strokes behind North Carolina (301), while LSU is two strokes behind Auburn in third place after an opening round 305. Baylor and Alabama round out the top five after rounds of 306 and 308, respectively.  Tennessee and Florida State join Ole Miss one back of the top five.

The soggy conditions yielded only one round at par and it belonged to Auburn’s Margaret Shirley. Her first round 72 put her atop the individual leaderboard

The final round begins Sunday at 8:45 a.m. with a shotgun start. 

DERBY INVITATIONAL AUBURN, Ala.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. North Carolina 301

2. Auburn                       303

3.Louisiana State                   305

4. Baylor                           306

5. Alabama                          308

T6. OLE MISS                        309

T6. Tennessee                       309

T6. Florida State                   309

9. Nebraska                         310

T10. Furman                         311

T10. South Carolina                 311

12. Florida                         313

13. Birmingham Southern College     315

14. Mississippi State               320

15. Central Florida                 322

16. Kansas                          327     

17. Texas                           334

OLE MISS GOLFERS

T4. Dori Carter               75

T22. Katherine Jones                77

T39. J.J. Flynn                     78

T44. Katie Davidson                 79

T55. Sara Grantham 80

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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