Ebonie Cox (File photograph by Ras Mykkal)Ebonie Cox endured a difficult outing in her second appearance on the Sapphire Golf Tour in Atlanta. Playing from the yellow tees, Cox shot an opening round of nine-over 80 that included a birdie, six bogeys and two double bogeys, and left her ninth, 11 shots off the lead pace. Cox carded a round of 90 that contained five bogeys, five double bogeys and a quadruple bogey to slip two places farther down the leaderboard. Ebonie Cox tees off in the inaugural Sapphire Golf Tour event in Maryland (Photograph supplied)The experienced professional player struggled with her swing throughout. Cox arrived in Atlanta with momentum after finishing third and earning $2,500 in prize money in the tour’s inaugural event in Maryland in August.