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Kim, Lau Lead 'Cats On Day 1 Of Stanford Intercollegiate
10/18/2015 9:16:00 PM | Women's Golf
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Wildcats sophomore Hannah Kim and freshman Stephanie Lau led Northwestern on day one of the 2015 Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Condoleezza Rice. The pair carded identical 2-over 73's to tie for 15th place after 18 holes of the three-day competition at Stanford G.C.
2015 Stanford Intercollegiate – Leaderboard (Live Results)
Lau had one of the most consistent rounds in the field, her 14 pars were fourth-most of any participant. Kim's opening 18 featured a pair of birdies, with both 'Cats contributing to a 13-over 297 for the team, good for a share of seventh-place after one day.
Northwestern – T7/17 • 297-XXX-XXX=297 (+13)
T15 – Hannah Kim -- 73-XX-XX=73 (+2)
T15 – Stephanie Lau -- 73-XX-XX=73 (+2)
T25 -- Kacie Komoto -- 74-XX-XX=74 (+3)
T64 – Sarah Cho -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
T64 – Kaitlin Park -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
T64 – Janet Mao* -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
* - Competing as an individual, not eligible for team score
Tee times Monday start at 8:30 a.m. PT on the first and 10th holes. Senior Kaitlin Park will tee off first for Northwestern at 8:30 on hole No. 1, followed by Sarah Cho, Kacie Komoto, Hannah Kim and Stephanie Lau in nine-minute increments, paired with golfers from California and UC Davis. The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday.
This year's 17-team field features four of the Top-5 teams in the nation in the season's first Golfstat Rankings, and eight of the Top-17, The leaderboard includes No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 Southern California, No. 3 Arizona, No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Stanford, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 14 Iowa State and No. 17 Washington.
Northwestern has recorded the two lowest 54-hole scores in program history in their last two events. The Wildcats fired an 849 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville and followed it with an 852 in winning the 2015 Windy City Classic at Westmoreland C.C. Entering the season the program's top 54-hole score was the 853 carded as last year's Stanford Invitational.
Located in the foothills overlooking Stanford's campus, the Stanford University Golf Course was designed in 1930 by renowned architects William Bell and George Thomas and the par-71, 6,130-yard course is steeped in tradition. Throughout the years, Stanford has hosted many intercollegiate and non-collegiate events, including the Stanford Intercollegiate, Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Pac-10 Championship, NCAA Regional, NCAA Women's Championship, USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, U.S. Open Qualifying and The Gathering at the Farm, a former Senior PGA Tour event.
2015 Stanford Intercollegiate – Leaderboard (Live Results)
Lau had one of the most consistent rounds in the field, her 14 pars were fourth-most of any participant. Kim's opening 18 featured a pair of birdies, with both 'Cats contributing to a 13-over 297 for the team, good for a share of seventh-place after one day.
Northwestern – T7/17 • 297-XXX-XXX=297 (+13)
T15 – Hannah Kim -- 73-XX-XX=73 (+2)
T15 – Stephanie Lau -- 73-XX-XX=73 (+2)
T25 -- Kacie Komoto -- 74-XX-XX=74 (+3)
T64 – Sarah Cho -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
T64 – Kaitlin Park -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
T64 – Janet Mao* -- 77-XX-XX=77 (+6)
* - Competing as an individual, not eligible for team score
Tee times Monday start at 8:30 a.m. PT on the first and 10th holes. Senior Kaitlin Park will tee off first for Northwestern at 8:30 on hole No. 1, followed by Sarah Cho, Kacie Komoto, Hannah Kim and Stephanie Lau in nine-minute increments, paired with golfers from California and UC Davis. The final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday.
This year's 17-team field features four of the Top-5 teams in the nation in the season's first Golfstat Rankings, and eight of the Top-17, The leaderboard includes No. 1 Northwestern, No. 2 Southern California, No. 3 Arizona, No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Stanford, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 14 Iowa State and No. 17 Washington.
Northwestern has recorded the two lowest 54-hole scores in program history in their last two events. The Wildcats fired an 849 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville and followed it with an 852 in winning the 2015 Windy City Classic at Westmoreland C.C. Entering the season the program's top 54-hole score was the 853 carded as last year's Stanford Invitational.
Located in the foothills overlooking Stanford's campus, the Stanford University Golf Course was designed in 1930 by renowned architects William Bell and George Thomas and the par-71, 6,130-yard course is steeped in tradition. Throughout the years, Stanford has hosted many intercollegiate and non-collegiate events, including the Stanford Intercollegiate, Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Pac-10 Championship, NCAA Regional, NCAA Women's Championship, USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, U.S. Open Qualifying and The Gathering at the Farm, a former Senior PGA Tour event.
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