LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Santa Clara women's golf had a great start to the Golf Iconic Classic, tallying a 3-under 285 in Monday's opening round to put themselves in a tie for sixth at the par 72, 6,420-yard New Mexico State Golf Course. All five individuals shot 1-over or better with
Alexa Pineda (-3) and
Kelsey Kim (-2) both shooting under par to finish the round inside the top-15.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Santa Clara tallied 13 birdies on the day with Pineda accounting for four of those as part of her 3-under 69 round, which is tied for the lowest of her career. Pineda is tied for sixth and just three strokes back from the three-way tie for the lead at 5-under.
- Kim is right on Pineda's heels at 2-under 70 where she is tied for 13th. The junior had the shot of the day with an eagle on the par-4 No. 3 hole.
- Audrey Brust, Proud Sriwongngam and Chloe Lam all shot 1-over 73 to tie for 40th.
- Boise State holds a six-stroke lead at 12-under 276, but behind them is a crowded field separated by just a couple strokes. San Diego State (-6) and Long Beach State (-5) sit in second and third, respectively, followed by Sacramento State (-4), UC Irvine (-4), Santa Clara (-3) and Houston Christian (-3).
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
Place |
Player |
Score |
T6. |
Pineda |
69 (-3) |
T13. |
Kim |
70 (-2) |
T40. |
Brust |
73 (+1) |
T40. |
Sriwongngam |
73 (+1) |
T40. |
Lam |
73 (+1) |
TEAM STANDINGS:
Place |
Team |
Score |
1. |
Boise State |
276 (-12) |
2. |
San Diego State |
282 (-6) |
3. |
Long Beach State |
283 (-5) |
T4. |
Sacramento State |
284 (-4) |
T4. |
UC Irvine |
284 (-4) |
T6. |
Santa Clara |
285 (-3) |
T6. |
Houston Christian |
285 (-3) |
8. |
Northern Arizona |
286 (-2) |
9. |
Northern Colorado |
287 (-1) |
10. |
New Mexico State |
288 (E) |
T11. |
UTEP |
289 (+1) |
T11. |
UC Riverside |
289 (+1) |
T13. |
Jacksonville State |
295 (+7) |
T13. |
UT Arlington |
295 (+7) |
15. |
Nevada |
296 (+8) |
16. |
Eastern Kentucky |
301 (+13) |
T17. |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
302 (+14) |
T17. |
Incarnate Word |
302 (+14) |
19. |
Southern Utah |
311 (+23) |
UP NEXT:
The second round of the Golf Iconic Classic will be played tomorrow.