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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Harris 9-over after Day One at U.S. Open

Former Iowa women’s golfer Chelsea Harris didn’t have an ideal start at the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open on Thursday.

Harris enters today, the second day of competition, at 9-over par — she’s tied for 145th place — after carding an 81 on the first day at Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.

Ha-Neul Kim leads the pack after shooting a 66 on the first day of competition. Inbee Park sits just a shot back in second, and four other golfers are tied for third at 4 under.

Harris began the day with three-straight pars before posting four-consecutive bogeys. She recovered with a birdie on the eighth and a par on the ninth, posting a 3 over score on the front nine.

The Normal, Ill., native then parred the 10th but recorded bogeys on the next five holes, including a double-bogey on the par-5 13. Harris parred the final three holes of the day, ending with a 6-over score on the back nine.

Harris will tee off on the 10th hole at 11:30 a.m. today with the same two players she played with on Thursday — Ayako Uehara and Jamie Hullett, who posted first-round scores of 3 over and 6 over, respectively.

To play over the weekend, Harris needs to finish among the lowest 60 scores after today’s competition. Those in 60th place after the first round posted scores of 2 over.

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