Ramirez, Welsh Lead Radford In Round One of Big South Championships

Wednesday, April 13

Ninety-Six, S.C.

Radford University

Big South Conference Championship

Photo by: Big South Sports Photos

Ramirez, Welsh Lead Radford In Round One of Big South Championships

4/13/2022 6:23:00 PM | Women's Golf

NINETY SIX, S.C. – The Radford women's golf team got strong performances from Natalie Welsh and Jimenna Ramirez and are in ninth place through one round at the 2022 Big South Championships.

Playing at the familiar Patriot Golf Club, Welsh and Ramirez each shot a 5-over par 77 to slide into a tie for 19^th out of 55 golfers in the tournament.

The duo accounted for two out of three birdies carded by the Highlanders on the day and they also combined to score a par on 24 holes. Meanwhile, they only suffered set-backs worse than a bogey on two holes in a tournament where minimizing big mistakes can make a massive difference.

Freshman Caleigh Street earned the start in her first ever trip to Conference and she has held her own, shooting a 7-over par 79.

Riko Nagai and Jayde Dudley battled through tough days, and currently stand at +11 and +17 for T-49^th and 53^rd places, respectively. Dudley's day was highlighted by a birdie on the fifth hole, giving her something to build on over the next two rounds.

USC Upstate leads the pack at +10 while Charleston Southern's Caroline Engelbredt is atop the individual leaderboard at +1.

COURSE INFORMATION

The Patriot Golf Club
Par 72
6,297 yards

TOURNAMENT FIELD (11 Teams, 55 golfers)
Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, North Carolina A&T, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop

TOP PERFORMER

Jimenna Ramirez and Natalie Welsh each shot a 5-over par 77 in the first round of the @BigSouthSports championships and sit in a tie for 19th.

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— Radford Women's Golf (@RadfordWGolf) April 13, 2022

RADFORD RESULTS
9^th | Team | 316 (+28)

T-19^th | Natalie Welsh | 77 (+5)
T-19^th | Jimenna Ramirez | 77 (+5)
T-30^th | Caleigh Street | 79 (+7)
T-49^th | Riko Nagai | 83 (+11)
53^rd | Jayde Dudley | 89 (+17)

UP NEXT
The second round of the Big South Championships begins tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., but the Highlanders will tee of between 8:55 and 9:35 a.m. and will be paired with N.C. A&T and UNC Asheville. Live stats will once again be available on golfstat.com.

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