Women's Golf Starts Up Opening Round at Evie Odom Invitational

Friday, October 6

Virginia Beach, Va.

University of North Florida

Evie Odom Invitational - Day 1

Women's Golf Starts Up Opening Round at Evie Odom Invitational

10/6/2023 9:00:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Results

One Kashima Continues to Stand Out Among Top 15 Individuals

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - North Florida women's golf started play in its third fall tournament of the season as One Kashima's opening round of even-par highlighted the first day at the Evie Odom Invitational hosted by Old Dominion on Friday afternoon.

Kashima found success early yet again in her third-career tournament with 16 total pars, along with a birdie on the second-to-last hole of the day, to card 70. She sits among the top 15 individuals tied for 13th overall, followed by Jessie Cai in the top 40 and Helen Zhou in the top 50.

COURSE REPORT

Princess Anne Country Club (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Par 70 | 5,824 yards
Friday, Oct. 6 | 18 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 15 Teams

UCF (7-under), Kent State (3-over), Chattanooga (5-over), Indiana (7-over), Missouri (8-over), College of Charleston (9-over), Furman (10-over), Sacramento State (11-over), Coastal Carolina (11-over), East Carolina (11-over), Penn State (14-over), Old Dominion (14-over), James Madison (16-over), North Florida (17-over), Notre Dame (18-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

Kashima looks to put together back-to-back top-10 placements after starting in the top 15 at the Evie Odom Invitational at even-par 70.
The true freshman had a 1-under par-five average that ranks top-seven in the tournament, along with her 16 total pars that are tied for the top spot overall.
Cai recorded a birdie on each side to help UNF with a 4-over 74 round that pushes her way into a share of 40th overall.
Zhou made her Osprey debut with a 5-over 75 start to be tied for 50th overall during the first day at Old Dominion.
Casilda Allendesalazar led the team with three birdies on Friday to notch 8-over 78, while Kaitlynn Washburn finished out the group at 9-over 79.
Both Zhou and Washburn had 13 total pars in the first round to be in the top eight of all individuals at the event.
The Ospreys showed success on par-five holes at even-par combined for the second-best average in the field.
UNF also was top three in pars with 60 total and finished with seven birdies on the day.

UP NEXT

North Florida will make its way into the second round of the Evie Odom Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 7, with the first Osprey tee time set for 8:40 a.m., grouped with Notre Dame and James Madison.