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Dates: Monday, June 30-Wednesday, July 2
Format: 54 holes of stroke play. The field will be cut to the low 20 players and ties for the third and final round. This is a USGA Exemption Event, and the winner will receive automatic entry into the U.S. Girls' Junior.
Host site: Richmond Country Club
Day 1: Mullin, McDermott set the pace after opening round
(Erin Mullin tees off on 11 at the 56th VSGA Junior Girls' Championship at Richmond Country Club. Credit: Kaiden Bridges/VSGA)
Richmond -- After Monday's first round of the 56th VSGA Junior Girls' Championship, the leaderboard was packed with a two-way tie for first between Erin Mullin and Lilian McDermott as both finished 2-under par.
Mullin opened the tournament with a hot start, notching four birdies on the front nine while McDermott closely matched Mullin's momentum on the back nine with three consecutive birdies of her own on holes 12, 13 and 14.
Macie Rasmussen sits alone in third place with a 1-under par finished after round one — also with four birdies. Tied for fourth place are Karoline Sweet and Raquel Walker, both of whom shot an even 70 on the day. Walker had been tied for first with the duo of Mullin and McDermott but dropped on the back nine with bogeys on holes 16 and 18.
Action resumes on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. on hole No. 1.
Quotable:
- "Four birdies on the front nine was definitely a good start to the week. I made a lot of good long puts that saved me from bogeys on the back." -- Mullin
- "[The heat] definitely affected me on the back nine a little bit but on the front I just had to ignore the heat and play my game through it." -- Mullin
- "I'm just trying to keep my mental game the rest of the week and be in the same spot. I just want to continue playing great." -- Mullin