TACOMA, Wash. - Santa Clara women's golf's hot start to the season carried over to the opening day of action at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational. The Broncos shot even par in the first round and was even better in the second at 2-under 286 to finish the day in second at 2-under 574. Senior
Audrey Brust was particularly on top of her game, turning in a combined 4-under 140 on the par 72, 6,014-yard Tacoma Golf and Country Club to finish the day at the top of the leader board with a stroke lead.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Brust's 4-under score is tied for the sixth-best 36-hole score in program history.
- The Broncos 36-hole total of 2-under 574 is tied for the third-best in program history.
- Brust shot 2-under 70 in both of Monday's rounds. Her first round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 No. 16 hole to go with a trio of birdies. She followed with four more birdie putts in the second round.
- Kelsey Kim opened the day red hot at 3-under 69 before finishing the day 3-over 75 in round No. 2. In total, she sits at even-par and tied for eighth.
- Alexa Pineda and Proud Sriwongngam are tied for 19th at 3-over 147. Pineda finished the day strong with a 2-under 70 in the second round to offset a 5-over 77 in the opening round.
- Sriwongngam shot even-par in round No. 1 and closed the day with a 3-over 75.
- Chloe Lam also finished strong with a 1-under 71 in the second round to bounce back from an opening round 77. She enters the final round tied for 28th at 4-over 148.
- The Broncos trail Gonzaga (571) by just three strokes with just 18 holes to play on Tuesday.
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
| Place |
Player |
Score |
| 1. |
Brust |
70-70--140 (-4) |
| T8. |
Kim |
69-75--144 (E) |
| T19. |
Sriwongngam |
72-75--147 (+3) |
| T19. |
Pineda |
77-70--147 (+3) |
| T28. |
Lam |
77-71--148 (+4) |
TEAM STANDINGS:
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Gonzaga |
291-280--571 (-5) |
| 2. |
Santa Clara |
288-286--574 (-2) |
| 3. |
British Columbia |
290-293--583 (+7) |
| T4. |
Fresno State |
287-297--584 (+8) |
| T4. |
Northern Colorado |
293-291--584 (+8) |
| T4. |
Seattle |
297-287--584 (+8) |
| 7. |
Grand Canyon |
290-297--587 (+11) |
| 8. |
UC Riverside |
292-298--590 (+14) |
| 9. |
Utah Valley |
295-299--594 (+18) |
| 10. |
Weber State |
296-300--596 (+20) |
| 11. |
Idaho |
306-297--603 (+27) |
| 12. |
North Dakota |
309-304--613 (+37) |
| 13. |
Portland State |
304-301--618 (+42) |
| 14. |
Eastern Washington |
312-308--620 (+44) |
| 15. |
Montana |
326-318--644 (+68) |
NEXT UP:
The Broncos will look to win their second-straight tournament when the final round of the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational commences tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. PT.
