Chattanooga third at Mason Rudolph Championship

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Senior Agathe Sauzon had it going during Friday’s opening round at the Mason Rudolph Championship. She tied her career low score with a 3-under 69 to pace the Chattanooga Mocs women’s golf team to a 3-over 291 at Vanderbilt Legends Club.

Sauzon turned in four birdies and 13 pars against just one bogey. She is tied for second, a mere shot behind LSU’s Elise Bradley at 4-under.

Emily McLennan is tied for ninth after a 71 (-1). Isabella Loza and Sarah Dolmovich closed out the counting cards with a 73 and 78, respectively. Megan Woods tallied a 79, while Cris Perez shot 81 playing as an individual.

LSU leads at 3-under (285). The Tigers are three clear of host Vanderbilt at level-par 288 and six up on the Mocs. Alabama’s Lakareber Abe is tied for second with Sauzon at 3-under behind Bradley at minus-4. Chattanooga is ahead of Mississippi State by one, while Alabama is in fifth at 294.

Round two starts at 10:40 a.m. Eastern time for the Mocs. Woods leads off with the squad paired with LSU and Vandy on the first tee. She’s followed by Dolmovich (10:50), Loza (11:00), McLennan (11:10) and Sauzon (11:20).