Kashima Crushes Opening Round at Chattanooga Classic

Sunday, April 7

Chattanooga, Tenn.

University of North Florida

Chattanooga Classic - Day 1

4/7/2024 9:00:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Results

Freshman Sits First Overall Though the First 18 Holes

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Freshman One Kashima was the star of the round for North Florida women's golf with her 4-under 67 opening round score to lead the entire field through 18 holes at the Chattanooga Classic hosted by Chattanooga on Sunday afternoon.

The Ospreys had great showings from Kashima, as well as Eisenbeiss with a top-16 showing in the first round, to start the tournament tied for third as a team. Kashima recorded five birdies with only one hole worse than par, while every other UNF golfer had a pair of birdies to add on to its first day of play.

COURSE REPORT

Council Fire Golf Club (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Par 71 | 5,955 yards
Sunday, Apr. 7 | 18 holes

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

TEAM STANDINGS: 16 Teams

ETSU (6-over), Western Kentucky (7-over), North Florida (10-over), South Florida (10-over), Chattanooga (11-over), Campbell (11-over), Colorado State (12-over), UTSA (13-over), Michigan (15-over), Xavier (16-over), Yale (19-over), Lipscomb (21-over), Iowa (22-over), Middle Tennessee (26-over), Charlotte (27-over), Cincinnati (36-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

One Kashima opened with birdie on the first hole and never looked back for a career-best 18-hole score of 4-under 67 to be in sole possession of first overall.
The freshman shares the lead for par-four scoring average (2-under) and total birdies with five, while also being tied for second in par-three scoring average (1-under).
Christin Eisenbeiss stayed consistent for UNF with a pair of birdies on the front nine, as well as pars on 10 of the last 11 holes, to be tied for 16th overall at 2-over 73.
She currently leads the team in total pars going into the final two rounds with 13 on the day.
Helen Zhou continues to build momentum over the past couples tournaments to start well at 5-over 76 and a share of 38th overall.
Zhou, along with Kashima and Eisenbeiss are all in the top five for average par-five score at 1-under.
Casilda Allendesalazar and Kaitlynn Washburn each birdied the 17th hole to finish their rounds with a pair of birdies each at 7-over 78 and 8-over 79 respectively.
Jessie Cai is the individual player for UNF this weekend, as she sits just outside the top 50 at 6-over 77.
The Ospreys finished round one with the second-best par-five average score (even-par), as well as a top-five par-four average score (9-over).
UNF also had the second-most birdies for the first 18 holes as a team with 13 total, followed with 54 total pars as well.

UP NEXT

North Florida will continue its regular season finale with the second round of the Chattanooga Classic on Monday, Apr. 8, starting at 12:10 p.m. CT paired with Western Kentucky and ETSU.