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Mississippi State’s Avery Weed ties NCAA scoring record in relation to par with 61 at home event

Weed had three eagles and five birdies to etch her name in the history books.

We’re getting closer and closer to a new scoring record being set in women’s college golf.

On Monday, it was Mississippi State sophomore Avery Weed adding her name to the record books. At the Bulldogs’ home tournament, The Ally, Weed shot an opening round 11-under 61 at Old Waverly, tying the record for lowest round in relation to par in NCAA history.

And Weed did it with 10 pars on the card. The five birdies and three eagles, however, are what etched her name in history, giving her the lowest round in Mississippi State history by two shots and tying the low NCAA round in relation to par. She played Old Waverly’s four par 5s in 7 under.

Last fall, N.C. State’s Lauren Olivares Leon became the first woman in NCAA history to shoot 60, signing for an 11-under 60 in the opening round of the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall Club. She had 13 birdies and two bogeys in the round.

Earlier this year, Michigan’s Monet Chun signed for a 10-under 61. With Weed joining the club Monday, seven female golfers have now carded rounds of 61 or better in NCAA history.

On the men’s side, 19 golfers have reached 60, the latest being this fall.

She begins the second round Tuesday with a seven-shot lead, and Mississippi State trails by a stroke in the team competition to Vanderbilt.

A pair of 61s in college golf, including a 23-shot turnaround in one day (before a WD, too)

An 84. A 61. And a WD? By the same player?

Dartmouth’s Tyler Brand has a story he’s going to be able to tell forever.

Playing at the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club in New Jersey, he shot 13-over 84 in the opening round on Saturday morning. However, it was the first of 36 holes that day, so there was a quick turnaround before the afternoon 18.

And how different that afternoon was — 23 shots different.

Brand shot 10-under 61 in the afternoon, an incredible improvement in a single day. A 3-over total after 36 holes was not too shabby after his start. With eight birdies and an eagle, Brand set a course record.

But that wasn’t the end of Brand’s story. He ended up withdrawing from the tournament after being injured Sunday in the final round. He suffered a concussion after walking into a tree branch with his head down and was unable to finish.

Again. What a story.

And Brand wasn’t the only golfer to shoot 61 this week. On Monday, Michigan’s Monet Chun shot 10-under 61 during the second round of the Chattanooga Classic at Council Fire Golf Club in Tennessee. And similar to Brand, Chun had a 13-shot improvement in the second round compared to her opening 3-over 74.

Chun had 11 birdies and a bogey in her 61, which is tied for the second-lowest round by a female golfer in NCAA history. It trails only North Carolina State’s Lauren Olivares Leon, who shot 60 in the fall at the Cougar Classic.