DAVIE, Fla. - After the first 18 holes of the NCAA South Regional, Maeve Cummins sits tied for 36th overall.
The senior from Waringstown, Northern Ireland native finished the first round with a six-over 77. Cummins finished two-over on the front-nine, but a double bogey on the tenth hole and bogeys on the eleventh and 13th holes moved her from 12th place down to a tie for 36th.
It is the highest round of golf she has shot in the past five rounds. Cummins carded a six-over 78 in the opening round of the Bearcat Invitational in Greenwood, S.C. on Mar. 28. She would go on to finish that tournament tied for 14th with an eight-over 152.
Cummins is tied with eight other golfers at 36th. She sits above nine golfers ranked in the Golfstat Top 150, including three golfers ranked above her in the rankings. Cummins entered the tournament ranked 33rd overall in the Golfstat rankings.
Victoria Libaak of Columbus State, Francesca Santoni of Saint Leo and Hannah Ahlander of Nova Southeastern sit tied for first as the only three players that shot even-par in the opening round.
Cummins will begin play in the second round of the NCAA South Regional tomorrow, May 2, at 8:00 AM. Fans can follow along with live results via Golfstat here.
