MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. __Senior Grace Honigford led the Ohio Northern women's golf team in the October 15 first round of the three-day Golfweek NCAA Division III Fall Invitational. The Polar Bears currently sit in 15th place in the 24-team field.

The Basics

The Polar Bears shot a first-round score of 315.

ONU Record: 19-0

Venue: Baytowne Golf Club - Miramar Beach, Fla.

Results

Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) leads the tournament with a first-round score of 286.

Emory (Ga.) is second with a 302, Washington and Lee (Va.) is third with a 303, Illinois Wesleyan is fourth with a 304 and Grinnell (Iowa) is fifth with a 306.

Notables

Honigford led ONU on Sunday with a 2-over-par 74 on the 5,618-yard course. She is currently tied for eighth place individually.

Sophomore Marisa Alfes (Bellbrook) and junior Amelia Burger (Centerville) are tied for 23rd with a 4-over-par 76.

Senior Torrie Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Western) is tied for 115th with a 17-over-par 89.

ONU head coach Chad Bucci is 414-254-2 in his 11th season at the helm of the ONU women's golf team.

Up Next

The Polar Bears return to action on Monday for the second round of the Golfweek NCAA Division III Fall Invitational in Miramar Beach, Fla.