Division I
France Leads Women’s Team Standings, Shares Men’s Lead With Colombia as Five Players Top Individual Standings at The Spirit International
France leads the women’s team competition and shares the men’s team lead with Colombia following the opening round of The Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.
Kansas’ Ebba Nordstedt of Sweden and Virginia Tech’s Valentine Delon of France share the women’s individual lead at 7 under par. New Mexico State’s Mateo Payan of Colombia, San Diego State’s Harry Takis of Australia and Arizona State’s Oscar Couilleau of France are tied atop the men’s individual standings, also at 7 under.
Women’s Team Standings
France opened with an 8 under par 64 to take a one stroke lead over Spain, Sweden and Canada, which share second at 7 under.
England and Switzerland are tied for fifth at 6 under, while Australia, the United States, South Korea and Ireland share seventh at 5 under.
Women’s Team Leaderboard After Round One
- France, -8 (64)
T2. Spain, -7 (65)
T2. Sweden, -7 (65)
T2. Canada, -7 (65)
T5. England, -6 (66)
T5. Switzerland, -6 (66)
T7. Australia, -5 (67)
T7. United States, -5 (67)
T7. South Korea, -5 (67)
T7. Ireland, -5 (67)
Women’s Individual Leaders
Nordstedt and Delon each opened at 7 under to share the individual lead.
Auburn’s Balma Davalos Guaita, representing Spain, sits third at 6 under, one stroke behind the leaders.
Missouri’s Fleur van Beek of the Netherlands, South Alabama’s Mercedes Aldana of Argentina and Arkansas’ Sara Brentcheneff of France are tied for fourth at 5 under.
Four players share seventh at 4 under, including Stanford commit Aphrodite Deng of Canada, Texas’ Charlotte Naughton of England, Tennessee’s Kyra van Kan of South Africa and Clemson’s Sarah Uebelhart of Switzerland.
Top 10 Women’s Individual Leaderboard
T1. Ebba Nordstedt, Kansas, Sweden, -7
T1. Valentine Delon, Virginia Tech, France, -7
3. Balma Davalos Guaita, Auburn, Spain, -6
T4. Fleur van Beek, Missouri, Netherlands, -5
T4. Mercedes Aldana, South Alabama, Argentina, -5
T4. Sara Brentcheneff, Arkansas, France, -5
T7. Aphrodite Deng, Stanford commit, Canada, -4
T7. Charlotte Naughton, Texas, England, -4
T7. Kyra van Kan, Tennessee, South Africa, -4
T7. Sarah Uebelhart, Clemson, Switzerland, -4
Men’s Team Standings
France and Colombia each recorded a 10 under par 62 to share the men’s team lead.
Australia and Spain are tied for third at 9 under, one stroke behind the leaders.
England holds fifth at 7 under, followed by the United States, Scotland, Switzerland and South Korea in a tie for sixth at 6 under. Italy rounds out the top 10 at 5 under.
Men’s Team Leaderboard After Round One
T1. France, -10 (62)
T1. Colombia, -10 (62)
T3. Australia, -9 (63)
T3. Spain, -9 (63)
5. England, -7 (65)
T6. United States, -6 (66)
T6. Scotland, -6 (66)
T6. Switzerland, -6 (66)
T6. South Korea, -6 (66)
T10. Italy, -5 (67)
Men’s Individual Leaders
Payan, Takis and Couilleau each opened at 7 under to share the individual lead.
Six golfers are tied for fourth at 6 under, one stroke behind the leaders.
South Korea’s Jeyi Son joins Texas Tech’s Alvaro Pastor and Utah’s Sergio Jimenez, both representing Spain, in the group.
Florida State’s Jack Whaley of England, Arkansas’ Lev Grinberg of France and SMU’s Ben Steinmann of Switzerland are also tied for fourth.
Ole Miss’ Tomas Restrepo, representing Colombia, is tied for 10th at 5 under.
Top 10 Men’s Individual Leaderboard
T1. Mateo Payan, New Mexico State, Colombia, -7
T1. Harry Takis, San Diego State, Australia, -7
T1. Oscar Couilleau, Arizona State, France, -7
T4. Jeyi Son, South Korea, -6
T4. Alvaro Pastor, Texas Tech, Spain, -6
T4. Sergio Jimenez, Utah, Spain, -6
T4. Jack Whaley, Florida State, England, -6
T4. Lev Grinberg, Arkansas, France, -6
T4. Ben Steinmann, SMU, Switzerland, -6
T10. Tomas Restrepo, Ole Miss, Colombia, -5
Looking Ahead
France enters the second round leading the women’s team competition by one stroke and tied with Colombia atop the men’s standings.
Nordstedt and Delon share the women’s individual lead, while Payan, Takis and Couilleau remain tied for first in the men’s competition.
The Spirit International continues Friday, November 13, at Whispering Pines Golf Club, with the tournament scheduled to conclude Saturday, November 14.
