PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – The University of the Incarnate Word women's golf team is tied for 10^th place after the first round of the Eighth Annual Gus Harvey Invitational.  The tournament is hosted by Nova Southeastern at the PGA National Golf Resort with the 15-team women's field playing on the Haig Course. (Results)

The Cardinals fired an opening round 321 on the par-72, 6163-yard course.  Junior Flower Castillo (San Antonio/Lee HS) once again leads the team with a solid 2-over par 74 putting her in a tie for ninth individually.  Senior Jessica Cornish (San Antonio/Randolph HS) posted a score of 80 to put her in a tie for 36^th.

The 36-hole tournament features eight teams ranked in the top 25 by GolfStat including #1 Nova Southeastern, #2 Rollins, #3 Lynn, #4 Barry, #6 Florida Tech, #7 Florida Southern,#9 Indianapolis and #17 West Florida.  The Cardinals entered the tournament ranked 40^th in NCAA Division II.

After the first day, the host Nova Southeastern leads the tournament by 11 strokes with a score of 290.  Their top four scorers all shot even par or 1-over par.  Rollins follows in second with a score of 301 and Barry is third at 306.
Florida Tech is fourth at 309 and they are followed by Florida Southern (310), Seminole State (311), Lynn (313), Embry-Riddle (315), West Florida (319), Indianapolis (321), UIW (321), Northeastern State (324), Arkansas-Fort Smith (325), Queens (327) and Tampa (344).

The tournament concludes on Tuesday with a final round of 18 holes.
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