COSTLY DOUBLE BOGEY KNOCKS BACK JODI
IN NCAA DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

Yorkshire’s Jodi Ewart was in joint 39th place in a field of 126 at the end of the first round in the highly competitive NCAA Division 1 women’s championship over the LPGA International Legends Course (6,351yd, par 72) at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Jodi had a four-over-par 76 which included a double bogey 7 at the long 14th.
Having started at the 10th, Catterick Bridge Golf Club member Jodi dropped a shot on her first hole but got it back with a birdie 2 at the short 12.
Then came her “disaster” at the 14th
Jodi parred the remainder of her first nine holes but then dropped a shot at the first and the fourth in halves of 38.
Surprise leader in a star-studdedd field is Selanee Henderson from UC Irvine. She had a 69 to be one stroke ahead of US Curtis Cup playere Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) and Lauren Todd (Stanford).
Spain’s Belen Mozo (Southern California), holder of both the British women’s and girls’ open titles, is sharing 22nd place on 75 with another past British girls’ champion, Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) from Sweden.
Alongside Jodi Ewart on 76 is the defending champion from the Netherlands, Dewi Schreefel (Southern California).
Southern California (295) lead the team event by two shots from North Carolina and Louisville with Stanford (299) fourth and Duke, the favourites, back in fifth place on 300.
Jodi’s team, New Mexico, had a first-round score of 305 and are 13th of 24 teams at the moment.