Two women who played their college golf in Colorado — Carleigh Silvers (University of Northern Colorado) and Kristin Coleman (University of Colorado) are in the top 40 after Thursday’s opening round of stage II of LPGA Tour Q-school in Venice, Fla.
Silvers (pictured in a Symetra Tour photo) made two birdies and one bogey, shot a 1-under-par 71 and shares 23rd place out of a field of 190. The top 80 finishers and ties after 72 holes will advance to the third and final stage of Q-school, Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Daytona Beach, Fla., where LPGA Tour cards will be awarded. Last year, the top 45 finishers and ties at the Q-school finals earned at least conditional status on the LPGA circuit.
Meanwhile, Coleman, whose twin sister Jennifer played part-time on the LPGA Tour in 2017, opened with a 72, which left her tied for 40th place. Coleman made five birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey on Thursday.
Alazne Urizar Zapata shot a 6-under-par 66 to grab the round 1 lead.
Here are the scores for all the players with major Colorado ties who are competing this week in Venice:
23. Former UNC golfer Carleigh Silvers 71
40. Former CU golfer Kristin Coleman 72
120. Former CU golfer Esther Lee 76
139. Former CU golfer Natalie Vivaldi 77
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