Krystle 77, Rebecca 82 in first

round of Cougar Classic

Krystle Caithness did not have such a good round - five-over-par 77 for a share of 67th place in a field of 112 - but her University of Georgia team-mates picked up their game with a result that Georgia was sharing the lead with Virginia University in the team event at the end of the first day of the Cougar Classic, hosted by the College of Charleston a Yeamans Hall Club, South Carolina.

The Curtis Cup player had only one birdie, at the long seventh, in halves of 38 and 39. She double bogeyed the short 13th and dropped single shots at the second, fifth, ninth and 17th.

Georgia team-mate Mallory Hetzel and Whitney Neuhauser (Virginia) led the field with matching four-under-par 68s.
Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Charleston Southern) from the Channel Islands was lying in joint 27th place with a 74. Olivia had birdies at the third, seventh and 18th in halves of 36 and 38.
Rebecca Watson (Tennessee) from South Queensferry had an 82 (41-41). Rebecca had no birdies. She had a triple bogey 8 at the long ninth.
+Krystle Caithness's family home is now Cupar, not Cellardyke, as reported recently on Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 72, 6157yd
68 Mallory Hetzel (Georgia), Whitney Neuhauser (Virginia).
69 Julie Seleeby (North Carolina State), Caroline Westrup (Florida State).
70 Katie Burnett (South Carolina), Marta Silva (Georgia), Benedicte Toumpsin (Soouth Carolina).
Other scores:
74 Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Charleston Southern) (jt 27th).
77 Krystle Caithness (Georgia) (jt 67th).
82 Rebecca Watson (Tennessee) (jt 99th).
LEADING TEAMS
288 Virginia, Georgia.
290 South Carolina.
292 North Carolina, Florida State.
293 Alabama.
Also:
308 Tennessee (18th of 20 teams).