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Tartans Tied For Third at NCAA Championships; Charlotte Simpson Cards Even Par and Leads Field

Tartans Tied For Third at NCAA Championships; Charlotte Simpson Cards Even Par and Leads Field
Posted: May 08, 2018

From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The Carnegie Mellon University women's golf team opened play in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division III Championships on Tuesday, May 8. The Tartans fired a team score of 321 on the par-73, 5,804-yard El Campeón Course at the Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, and are currently tied for third with University Athletic Association counterpart New York University and Carleton College. Claremont Mudd Scripps and Williams College lead the championships after 18 holes with a 311.

Freshman Charlotte Simpson (Towson, Md./Bryn Mawr School) sits atop the individual leaderboard after carding an even par 73. The freshman holds a two-stroke lead, while her round of 73 marked a season-low round.

Junior Carly Jordan (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./St. Margaret's Episcopal School) fired an 80 to open play. Sophomore Yedin Lui (Idaho Falls, Idaho) and freshman Catherine Tianhong Yu (Dalian, China/Walnut) both finished with an 84 while senior Summer Kitahara (Greenwich, Conn./Rye Country Day) shot 89.