Just nine players break par across Pinehurst Nos. 2 and 4 in Women’s North and South Amateur first round

After the first round of the North and South Women’s Amateur, it’s Pinehurst: 109, Field: Nine.

Only nine players finished under par on Tuesday, with eight of those rounds on Pinehurst No. 4. Brooke Rivers was the lone player under par on famed Pinehurst No. 2. The Canadian won the 43rd Girls North & South Championship last week and currently sits T-2 alongside seven players at 1 under. Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu, an incoming freshman at Oregon, leads at 2 under.

The first two rounds of stroke play are split between Nos. 2 and 4. Following Wednesday’s second round the field will be cut to 32 players for match play. All matches will be contested on No. 2.

Three Mississippi State players find themselves tied for 10^th at even: Abbey Daniel (No. 2), Ashley Gilliam and Blair Stockett (No. 4). Wake Forest’s Rachel Kuehn, the defending champion, struggled around No. 2 to the tune of a 5-over 77 and sits T-66.

Wednesday’s second round begins at 7 a.m. ET.