Ferrell leads Big Ten tournament after Round 1

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Brooke Ferrell at the UCF Challenge Feb. 8-10, 2015, in Orlando, Fla.

Ferrell leads Big Ten tournament after Round 1

April 22, 2016 | Women's Golf

Junior tied 18-hole school record with 7-under 65

First Round Results

INDIANAPOLIS – Brooke Ferrell tied an 18-hole school record with a 65 to lead in the opening round of the 2016 Big Ten Women's Golf Championships at The Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ferrell's round is a course competitive 18-hole record at The Fort Golf Resort and matched a Big Ten record for the lowest first round score in Big Ten Championships history.

The junior had seven birdies including a crucial one on the 9th hole (her 18th) after an hour rain delay to record a 7-under 65 to lead all golfers. Ferrell's output bested her previous low of 66 which she netted in the first round of the Cardinal Cup, Oct. 19-20. Ferrell ties the UW record set by Kris Yoo at the NCAA Central Regional May 11, 2013, in Norman, Oklahoma.

Ferrell has a two-shot advantage on Emily Mills of Rutgers entering Round 2 on Saturday.

As a team, Wisconsin placed eighth with a 1-over 289 on Day 1 to match a season-best 18-hole score.

UW is just one shot back of seventh-place Penn State (E, 288) and two strokes behind Rutgers (-1, 287) in sixth.

Purdue (-5, 283) is atop the standings after registering a 5-under 283. Northwestern (-4, 284) is second, followed by Illinois (-3, 285) and Michigan (-3, 285) knotted in third and fifth-place Indiana (-2, 286).

The Badgers' second-best golfer on Friday was sophomore Gabby Curtis, who shot an even par 72, tying her for 23rd. The score marked her sixth round of the year at even-par or below.

Becky Klongland notched a 2-over 74 which put her tied-for-35th.

Wisconsin's remaining three competitors—Jessica Reinecke ( 6, 78), Nat Zeng ( 6, 78) and Michelle Cheung ( 6, 78)—put up identical 6-over 78s. The trio will enter the second round in a tie for 68th.

The Big Ten championships continue on Saturday with 18 holes before wrapping up on Sunday with the 18-hole final round.

Fans can follow live updates on Golfstat.com, while UWBadgers.com will provide scoring summaries after the completion of each round.

8	Wisconsin	289
1	Brooke Ferrell (1)	65
T23	Gabby Curtis (3)	72
T35	Becky Klongland (4)	74
T68	Michelle Cheung (2)	78
T68	Bunyaporn Zeng (5)	78
T68	Jessica Reinecke (6)	78

First Round Team Scores
1	Purdue	283	-5
2	Northwestern	284	-4
T3	Illinois	285	-3
T3	Michigan	285	-3
5	Indiana	286	-2
6	Rutgers	287	-1
7	Penn State	288	E
8	Wisconsin	289	1
9	Ohio State	291	3
T10	Michigan State	292	4
T10	Iowa	292	4
12	Minnesota	297	9
13	Nebraska	298	10
14	Maryland	304	16