No. 2 Arkansas in the Lead After Day 1 at Darius Rucker Invitational

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – No. 2 Arkansas women’s golf, led by senior Kendall Todd (1st, -3), ended the first round of the loaded Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in first place (+4) with a 1-shot lead over LSU.

The par-71 Long Cove Club played difficult on Monday, with only six of the 90 golfers in the tournament finishing day one under par. Todd paced the field with a mixed bag of scores including six birdies, one bogey and one double-bogey.

Todd closed out her best round of the spring with a 20-foot putt on the par-4 18th hole to give her the solo lead and push the Razorbacks ahead of the Tigers.

Two other Hogs, Reagan Zibilski and Abbey Schutte, finished the day 1-over par and tied for 13th place, four shots back of Todd’s lead. Zibilski, 2-under after the first nine, struggled after the turn, with two bogeys and one double bogey on No. 14. She made it up with a long-range putt for birdie on No. 17.

Schutte, coming off a top-10 finish at the Chevron Collegiate, also doubled No. 14. The sophomore birdied back-to-back holes to finish out the day with a 72.

Maria José Marin (+5, T51), the top-ranked collegiate golfer, got off to a sluggish start on the front nine with four bogeys. The sophomore settled down after the turn and was 1-over par on the back nine.

Freshman Clarisa Temelo’s (+8, T79) score of 79 was dropped.

The Razorbacks

1. Kendall Todd 68=68 (-3)
T13. Abbey Schutte 72=72 (+1)
T13. Reagan Zibilski 72=72 (+1)
T51. Maria José Marin 76=76 (+5)
T79. Clarisa Temelo 79=79 (+8)

Top 10 Teams

1. #2 Arkansas 288=288 (+4)
2. LSU 289=289 (+5)
3. Vanderbilt 290=290 (+6)
T4. Wake Forest 291=291 (+7)
T4. Arizona State 291=291 (+7)
T4. Texas 291=291 (+7)
T4. South Carolina 291=291 (+7)
8. Auburn 294=294 (+10)
9. Ohio State 295=295 (+11)
10. Duke 296=296 (+12)

The Hogs will start the day at 9:10 a.m. CT with Clarisa Temelo teeing off from No. 1. Golf Channel will resume coverage at 1:30 p.m.