MARICOPA, Ariz. - Freshman golfer
Kelsey Kim carded a 1-under 71 on Friday to lead Santa Clara women's golf on the opening day of the Golfweek NGI. The Broncos finished the day 5-over 293 at the par 72, 6,295 yard Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club and find themselves in sole possession of third place with two rounds to play.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Broncos had an excellent day across the board, but found it difficult to navigate the par 4 18th. Four of the five players bogeyed or double bogeyed, resulting in a slight slip in the standings. Despite that, Santa Clara is still just four shots back from UNCW (289) for the lead. Rutgers is three strokes ahead at 3-over 290.
- Kim, the WCC Freshman of the Year, was the lone Bronco to make par on No. 18 and capped her day with three birdie putts against a pair of bogeys. She is currently in a five-way tie for fourth and just two strokes behind Chattanooga's Violeta Fernandez for the individual lead (69).
- Santa Clara tallied 12 total birdies as a unit. Both Inara Sharma and Audrey Brust tied Kim with three apiece.
- Sharma turned an even par 72 and is just a shot behind Kim in a crowded tie for ninth.
- Brust is two strokes behind Sharma in a tie for 15th at 2-over 74. Patricia Garre Munoz (76) and Meva Schmit (77) are tied for 21st and 30th, respectively.
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS:
| T4. |
Kim |
71 (-1) |
| T9. |
Sharma |
72 (E) |
| T15. |
Brust |
74 (+2) |
| T21. |
Munoz |
76 (+4) |
| T30. |
Schmit |
77 (+5) |
TEAM STANDINGS:
| 1. |
UNCW |
289 (+1) |
| 2. |
Rutgers |
290 (+2) |
| 3. |
Santa Clara |
293 (+5) |
| 4. |
Chattanooga |
296 (+8) |
| 5. |
Arkansas State |
301 (+13) |
| 6. |
Jacksonville State |
302 (+14) |
| 7. |
Mercer |
303 (+15) |
| T8. |
USC Upstate |
304 (+16) |
| T8. |
Florida Atlantic |
304 (+16) |
| T8. |
Austin Peay |
304 (+16) |
NEXT UP:
Round two begins at 7:30 a.m. PT on Saturday, May 11.
