ATHENS, Ga. – On a cold day at the UGA Golf Course, Auburn senior Kaleigh Telfer was red hot in what was her first competition of the 2021-22 season. Telfer fired a 5-under 67 with five birdies to take the overall lead through 18 holes at the Lady Bulldog Invitational.
"Kaleigh has been playing excellent golf during our team qualifying, so I am not surprised she played well," Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. "I was a bit surprised and impressed that anyone could mentally overcome the frigid cold conditions and go low."
Telfer started strong with a birdie on the first hole day of the day and then caught fire on the back nine with three birdies over the course of four holes. It was her 28th career round under par at Auburn, third highest in program history.
Telfer is one of four Tigers in the field this weekend. Sophomore Elina Sinz is tied for eighth on the leaderboard after shooting a 76 (+4) in the first round while Ashley-Sinclair (+13) Curtis and Morgan Jones (+14) are 36th and tied for 37th respectively.
The tournament will wrap up with 18 holes Sunday. The individual with the lowest score through two rounds will be crowned champion.
"One more day. One day at a time. One hole at a time," Luellen said.
It will be another shotgun start Sunday with the players teeing off at 9:30 a.m. CT. Telfer will be in the main group, starting on the first hole. Live scoring can be found on Golfstat.com.
Auburn Individuals
1. Kaleigh Telfer – 67 (-5)
T8. Elina Sinz – 76 (+4)
36. Ashley-Sinclair Curtis – 85 (+13)
T37. Morgan Jones – 86 (+14)
Auburn’s Telfer shoots 67, leads Lady Bulldog Invitational
