By Ranger Athletic Department
The Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s and women’s golf are in action this week at the Great American Conference Championships at the Hot Spring Country Club in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
What was originally scheduled to be a three-day event, the tournament was shortened to two days due to heavy rains in the area on Saturday.
The teams were given an opportunity Sunday to play the course before playing 36 holes on Monday.
Senior Brittani Casement has a solid opening 18 holes to pace the Ranger women with a 77, followed by an 81 in the second round to finish day one inside the top 20 with a 158.
Casement is comfortable at the Hot Springs Country Club as she holds the Northwestern single round low score in the GAC Championships with a 75 during the 2017 tournament.
Nikkole Donk fired a pair of rounds in the low-80’s on the opening day for a 166 (82-84) total, followed by Rylie Eller (84-93) and Cassidy Pettigrew (92-87) who both carded a 177 on Monday.
Ashley Watts rounded out the scoring for the Northwestern women with a 92 and 87 in the two rounds.
In the men’s side of the event, Parker Rehorn shot his lowest round of the spring in the opening round with a 75, followed by a 79 for a 154 total.
Teammates Tyler Berryhill (78-79) and Preston Ewing (81-77) aren’t far behind him with a 157 and 158, respectively.
Colten Person put up rounds of 83 and 85 for a 168 and Collin Stork closed the Northwestern scoring with a 93 to open the day, only to turn around and put up an 83 in the second round.