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Lau Surges Up Leaderboard In Round 2 At Northrop Grumman
2/13/2017 6:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Stephanie Lau rocketed up the leaderboard after carding a 4-under 67, the best 18-hole score of her sophomore campaign thus far, in Monday's second round of the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club.
2017 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge – LIVE LEADERBOARD
After starting the day on No. 10, the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year birdied the 355-yard, Par-4 No. 11, and the 322-yard, Par-4 No. 17 to finish her first nine at 1-under. But she was near-flawless after the turn, with birdies on the Par-4 Nos. 2 and 6, and the Par-5 No. 7, to go along with six pars to finish the day with a 4-under 67. Of the 176 rounds logged over the first two days of competition by the 88 student-athletes in the field, only one has bested that score.
Lau was the biggest mover on the leaderboard Monday, rising 60 spots into a share of 23rd. She is joined there by teammates Sarah Cho and Kacie Komoto. Cho, a junior, birdied two of her final four holes to card a 1-over 73 in the second round. Komoto, the lone senior in the lineup, backed up a first round 73 with an identical 73 on Monday thanks to birdies on two of her last three holes. Sophomore Janet Mao registered the 'Cats second-best round of the day, an even-par 71.
On the team leaderboard, nobody made a bigger climb on Monday than Emily Fletcher's Wildcats, who rose six spots into a tie for eighth after 36 holes.
The entire field will tee off Tuesday's third-and-final round in a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. CT. Northwestern will be paired in foursomes with No. 3 Alabama, No. 7 UCLA and UNLV.
Northwestern – 8/15 • 302-283-R3=585 (+17)
T23 – Sarah Cho – 74-72-R3=146 (+4)
T23 – Kacie Komoto – 73-73-R3=146 (+4)
T23 – Stephanie Lau – 79-67-R3=146 (+4)
T40 – Janet Mao – 77-71-R3=148 (+6)
T49 – Monica Matsubara [IND] – 74-75-R3=149 (+7)
T73 – Hannah Kim – 78-75-R3=153 (+11)
The 2017 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge is packed with many of the country's best collegiate women's golf programs. This year marks the 22nd edition of the event and includes 13 teams currently ranked inside the Golfstat Top-30 national rankings.
2017 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge – LIVE LEADERBOARD
After starting the day on No. 10, the 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year birdied the 355-yard, Par-4 No. 11, and the 322-yard, Par-4 No. 17 to finish her first nine at 1-under. But she was near-flawless after the turn, with birdies on the Par-4 Nos. 2 and 6, and the Par-5 No. 7, to go along with six pars to finish the day with a 4-under 67. Of the 176 rounds logged over the first two days of competition by the 88 student-athletes in the field, only one has bested that score.
Lau was the biggest mover on the leaderboard Monday, rising 60 spots into a share of 23rd. She is joined there by teammates Sarah Cho and Kacie Komoto. Cho, a junior, birdied two of her final four holes to card a 1-over 73 in the second round. Komoto, the lone senior in the lineup, backed up a first round 73 with an identical 73 on Monday thanks to birdies on two of her last three holes. Sophomore Janet Mao registered the 'Cats second-best round of the day, an even-par 71.
On the team leaderboard, nobody made a bigger climb on Monday than Emily Fletcher's Wildcats, who rose six spots into a tie for eighth after 36 holes.
The entire field will tee off Tuesday's third-and-final round in a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. CT. Northwestern will be paired in foursomes with No. 3 Alabama, No. 7 UCLA and UNLV.
Northwestern – 8/15 • 302-283-R3=585 (+17)
T23 – Sarah Cho – 74-72-R3=146 (+4)
T23 – Kacie Komoto – 73-73-R3=146 (+4)
T23 – Stephanie Lau – 79-67-R3=146 (+4)
T40 – Janet Mao – 77-71-R3=148 (+6)
T49 – Monica Matsubara [IND] – 74-75-R3=149 (+7)
T73 – Hannah Kim – 78-75-R3=153 (+11)
The 2017 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge is packed with many of the country's best collegiate women's golf programs. This year marks the 22nd edition of the event and includes 13 teams currently ranked inside the Golfstat Top-30 national rankings.
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