DESTIN, Fla. — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire women's golf team began play in the Golfweek October Classic on Sunday at The Links Golf Course at Sandestin. The team sits tied for third place with a group round of 315 strokes and 27 over par and two Blugolds currently sit in the top 15.

Lilly Kaminski and Grace Raich lead the way for UW-Eau Claire as Kaminski is tied for 5th overall and Raich sits tied for 13th. Kaminski had a stellar front nine as she carded four birdies and four pars. The back nine proved challenging for the Blugold leader as she finished the round with a with a four over par 76. Grace Raich tallied two birdies and eight pars to finish round one with a six over par 78. 

Tally Schlindwein and Elizabeth Hermann both sit in the top 50 as Schlindwein' first round 80 has her tied for 26th place. Hermann is tied for 32nd after carding an 81. Karalyn Skinner rounded out the scores for the Blugolds with a 12 over par 84 in a tie for 56th overall.

Round two of the 24 team tournament sees the Blugolds teeing off at 9:30 a.m. EST on Monday, October 19 at The Links. 

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