GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Playing in one of the largest tournaments in the country, 28 teams from two regions, Kathryn Crimp led the Saints with a 77 in the opening round of the RJGA Palm Valley Classic on Friday.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS
 
The lefty played five-over par on the front nine before finishing strong on the final nine. After a birdie on 10, Crimp shot three more pars before her second birdie on 14. A double on 15 brought her back to even, where she finished the back nine with three final pars to end the day just five-over par.
 
Jada French used six straight pars on the front nine, and a birdie on 17 to finish her opening round at 80. Katherine Swor and Hannah White finished 83 and 85 respectively, both carding a birdie on the back nine. Tia Taitngfong closed out the scoring for the Saints at 102.
 
Saint Martin's as a team finished 26th in the loaded field with a score of 325. They enter the second and final round tomorrow trailing Fort Lewis College by three strokes, and Hawaii Hilo by only six. Live stats are available on smusaints.com.