OKLAHOMA CITY – Angelo State junior Courtney Rutledge finds herself within striking distance of the leaders at the RCB Bank Classic after shooting 2-over in the first round at the par-71 Lincoln Park Golf Course.

Rutledge, who is in a group of eight which is tied for seventh, is only three shots behind Arkansas Tech's Rebecka Surtevall who leads the tournament at 1-under.  The 36-hole tournament is being hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma and resumes at 9 a.m. on Tuesday.

“I think I scrambled pretty well,” Rutledge said. “I missed a lot of greens but I was still able to get up and down and make some one-putts. I thought we played really solid as a team today and we'll see how it turns out tomorrow.”

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The Rambelles shot a team total of 308 in the first round and are tied with Cameron and Northeastern State in 10^th position. Krista Czarnecki and Abby Bobo each shot 78s to start the tournament.

“Today's round went well,” Czarnecki said. “I was hitting the ball fantastic and kept a great tempo all day. If a couple of birdie putts would have fallen it would have been a great round. I'm excited for my teammates and excited to get back out on the course tomorrow.”

Elizabeth Chavarria carded a 79 (+8) in her first round representing ASU, while Jordan Jernigan rounded out the Rambelles field with an 84 which puts her in a tie for 81^st.

“We kind of got off to a rocky start but we put it together and had a good finish,” ASU coach Kathleen Price said.

Dallas Baptist and St. Edward's lead the tournament at 296 with Newman in third with a 297.