RESULTS | NCAA Division II Championships Scoreboard by Clippd page
 
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.----The top-ranked Wingate University women's golf team opened play Tuesday at the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship, posting an 11-over-par team score in round one at PGA National. Sophomore Amely Bochaton is the individual leader with her four-under-par 68.
 
The Bulldogs recorded eight birdies during the opening round as they began competition against the nation's top teams on the national championship stage. Weather wreaked havoc on the schedule, as only three teams (Wingate, Cal State San Marcos and Southwestern Oklahoma State) completed 18 holes.
 
Round one quick hits
 
- The No. 1 ranked player in the nation, Bochaton recorded four birdies
- She had 14 pars and not a single bogey during the opening day
- Olivia Meinecke (No. 3 national) recorded two birdies in round one
- She finished the opening round at six-over-par
- Lauren Sutcliffe added depth for the Bulldogs with a four-over-par round
- Jackie Gonzalez Howard carded a five-over-par round with one birdie
 
Team notes
 
- Wingate recorded eight total birdies during round one
- The Bulldogs posted an 11-over-par team score to open the championship
- Fifteen teams will complete round one Wednesday morning
- Round two begins after the conclusion of the first round
- Wingate will look to climb the leaderboard heading into round two
- The D2 championship features one of the strongest fields in college golf
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 18 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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(Editor's note: Wingate junior men's golf student-athlete Matthew Wordon contributed this article. He is an international business major from Bath, England.)