ST. GEORGE, Utah – The University of San Francisco women's golf team opened the BYU at Entrada Classic hosted by the Cougars at the Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club with a strong opening round. However, rough conditions in the final 18 holes of the day saw USF fall from fourth to a tie at seventh.
After 36 holes, USF is tied for seventh with a 28-over 604 (294-310). The Dons opened the tournament with a very strong first round of 294, the seventh lowest round of the day, on the par-72 course. However, in the afternoon round, the Dons finished 22 over.
"Today the team started out really strong with a solid first round that put us in fourth place," said head coach
Sara Doell. "They played some great golf, made some good decisions, and put us in a great spot going into the second round. Unfortunately, in the second round as the wind picked, up we struggled to adjust to the changing conditions and finished poorly. As a result, we fell to seventh place to finish the first day. With a solid final round tomorrow, I think we can certainly finish in the top five."
Leading the Dons after 36 holes are the freshmen tandem of
Annika Borrelli and
Jade Siphomsay. Borrelli cracked the top-20 and is tied for 18
th after finishing with a 4-over 148 (72-76). Siphomsay finished tied for 32
nd with a 7-over 151 (73-77).
Borrelli opened the tournament with an even par-72 after carding a pair of birdies. On the final 18 of the day a trio of bogies to finish the round saw her finish four over, she still carded three more birdies to give her five for the tournament.
Siphomsay carded six birdies on the day, three in the first round and three in the final 18. She was very strong on the par-5s for the day, finishing 2-under and finishing with an average score of 4.25.
Pearl Rojanapeansatith finished tied for 37
th after carding an 8-over 152 (75-77). Like Siphomsay, Rojanapeansatith also carded six birdies for the round.
Joan Soewondo was tied for 45
th with a 9-over 153 (74-79).
Samantha Gong finished tied for 53
rd with a 12-over 156 (76-80).
No. 12 Kent State is the team leader after 36 holes with a 1-over 577 (292-285). Kent State's Thitapa Pakdeesettak is the individual leader after the first day, she finished with a 3-under 141 (72-69).
The Dons will wrap up the tournament with the final round starting tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. PST.
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