Colorado
Pac-12
Women’s Golf Tied for Fourth at Pac-12 Preview
October 23, 2017 | Women's Golf
KAILUA KONA, Hawai'i – The No. 11 University of Colorado women's golf team is tied for fourth place after the first 36 holes of the 2017 Pac-12 Preview at the 6,372-yard, par 73 Nanea Golf Club.
As a group, the Buffaloes shot 303-290—593 or 9-over par shaving 13 strokes off their first round to finish the second at 2-under par. Every single Buff improved from the first round shaving at least two strokes off their first round score. No. 2 ranked UCLA sits in first carding a 284-280—564 while Stanford is 11 strokes back at 9-under par 575. California takes the third spot with a 294-298—592 scorecard while Washington and Colorado are tied for fourth at 9-over par 593.
"We had a rough first round, it seemed like we couldn't adjust to the speed of the greens very well." said head coach Anne Kelly. "They're a little bit slower than what we have been playing on and honestly we made some sloppy mistakes and just didn't adjust very well. But, we did come back in the second round and the team played very solid."
Sophomore Robyn Choi paced the Buffs with a 145 or 1-under par through the first 36 holes. She shot a 2-over par in the first round, highlighted by three birdies on her front nine. In the second round, Choi settled in nicely and shaved five strokes off her first round scorecard. She carded a 3-under par 70 while recording three birdies and 15 pars. The sophomore sits tied for seventh place heading into the final round.
Three strokes behind Choi is sophomore Kirsty Hodgkins who shot a 2-over par 148 and sits tied for 15th place. In the first round, Hodgkins recorded three bogeys against one birdie to finish at 2-over par 75. Improving by two strokes in the second round she recorded two birdies to off set her two bogeys to finish at even par 73.
Senior Brittany Fan moved up nine spots and is tied for 19th after two rounds with a scorecard of 76-73—149. In her first round Fan started off strong with a birdie on her first hole No. 13 but went on to card five bogeys to finish at 3-over 76. Although Fan's second round was more up and down with a double, three bogeys and five birdies she shaved three strokes off to finish at even par 73.
Freshman Alisha Lau struggled a little in her first round as she recorded a 4-over 77. Starting on hole No. 14, Lau fired out three bogeys in a row but rebounded with a birdie. She would go on to record a total of three birdies against seven bogeys. Just like the rest of the team Lau shaved off three strokes from her first round to finish at 1-over par 74 and sits tied for 31st place.
Gillian Vance finished the day at 9-over par (80-75—155) and tied for 44th place. Vance went 7-over par in the first round but improved carding a 2-over par in the second.
Andrea Lee of Stanford sits atop the individual leaderboard with a 9-under 137 scorecard. Three UCLA golfers hold the next three spots as Lilia Vu sits in second at 7-under par 139, Patty Tavatanakit is in fourth place at 5-under while Bethany Wu is in fourth at 4-under par. Shannon Aubert of Stanford and Mariel Galdiano of UCLA are tied for fifth at 2-under par 144.
"It's all a big learning experience especially for Alisha who has never played in Hawaii," Kelly said. "But this team is very competitive and I think will be ready to go tomorrow and see what kind of come back we can make."
The tournament continues tomorrow with the final round.
Buff Individuals
T7. Robyn Choi 75-70—145
T15. Kirsty Hodgkins 75-73—148
T19 Brittany Fan 76-73—149
T31 Alisha Lau 77-74—151
T44 Gillian Vance 80-75—155
Top Individuals
1. Andrea Lee, Stanford 69-68—137
2. Lilia Vu, UCLA 67-72—139
3. Patty Tavatanakit, UCLA 73-68—141
4. Bethany Wu, UCLA 74-68—142
T5. Shannon Aubert, Stanford 72-72—144
T5. Mariel Galdiano, UCLA 72-72—144
Team Standings
1.) UCLA 284-280—564
2.) Stanford 290-285—575
3.) California 294-298—592
T4)Washington 294-308—593
T4)Colorado 303-290—593
6.) Arizona State 307-292—599
7.) Washington State 294-308—602
8.)Arizona 314-295—609
T9.)Oregon 310-301—612
T9.)Oregon State 304-308—612
11.) Hawaii 303-311—614
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