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Cho, Kim In Top-10 To Lead 'Cats On Day 1 At Silverado Showdown
4/9/2017 6:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
NAPA, Calif. – Juniors Sarah Cho and Hannah Kim both rebounded Sunday from uneven starts to place themselves in the Top-10 after 18 holes at the Silverado Showdown. Led by the classmates, No. 13 Northwestern is in fifth, just one shot out of third, following the first of three days of competition in northern California at the Silverado Resort & Spa (Par-72 • 6,253 yards).
Silverado Showdown - LIVE LEADERBOARD
Cho bogeyed No. 4 and No. 7 to start her round, but was flawless the rest of the day. She immediately bounced back with birdies on the 344-yard, Par-4 No. 8, and 491-yard, Par-5 No. 9 to get back to even par at the turn. On the back nine the junior consistently kept herself in position to attack, piling up fairways and greens, and a birdie on the 139-yard, Par-3 No. 15 allowed her to card a 1-under 71 for the day.
Kim birdied her first hole of Sunday's first round, but then bogeyed No. 2 and doubled No. 6 to finish the front-nine at 2-over. When her approach coming out of the turn on the 375-yard, Par-4 No. 10 found the bunker, the two-time Big Ten Player of the Year remained resolute and holed out from the sand for a birdie. She also birdied the 390-yard, Par-4 No. 13, and the 336-yard, Par-4 No. 17, in a mistake-free, 3-under back-nine to finish the round with a 1-under 71 and a share of tenth.
Sophomores Stephanie Lau and Monica Matsubara each sit in 21st in place after carding identical 1-over 73's on Sunday, the latter competing as an individual.
The Wildcats will tee off Monday's second round beginning at 9:39 a.m. PT, paired with California and Oregon.
Northwestern – 5/18 • 291-R2-R3 = 291 (+3)
T10 – Sarah CHO – 71-R2-R3 = 71 (-1)
T10 – Hannah KIM – 71-R2-R3 = 71 (-1)
T21 – Stephanie LAU – 73-R2-R3 = 73 (+1)
T21 – Monica MATSUBARA [IND] – 73-R2-R3 = 73 (+1)
T52 – Kacie KOMOTO – 76-R2-R3 = 76 (+4)
T77 – Janet MAO – 79-R2-R3 = 79 (+7)
Nestled in the rolling hills of wine country, Silverado Resort and Spa features two championship courses – the North and South. Both have been redesigned by World Golf Hall of Famer Johnny Miller, and wander through historic oak trees. Elevated tees and strategically placed water hazards make both courses fun and exciting challenges. Silverado has a longstanding history with the PGA Tour. Current site of the Safeway Open in October, the resort previously hosted the Kaiser International (1968-76), the Anheuser-Busch Classic (1977-80) and the Transamerica Senior Championship (1989-02).
In addition to the No. 13 Wildcats, the 18-team field includes No. 3 Stanford, No. 28 Cal, No. 33 Colorado, East Carolina, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Iowa State, Long Beach State, No. 48 Oregon, No. 35 Pepperdine, No. 39 San Jose State, San Francisco, No. 30 TCU, No. 36 Texas Tech, UC Davis, No. 6 UCLA and Washington State.
Silverado Showdown - LIVE LEADERBOARD
Cho bogeyed No. 4 and No. 7 to start her round, but was flawless the rest of the day. She immediately bounced back with birdies on the 344-yard, Par-4 No. 8, and 491-yard, Par-5 No. 9 to get back to even par at the turn. On the back nine the junior consistently kept herself in position to attack, piling up fairways and greens, and a birdie on the 139-yard, Par-3 No. 15 allowed her to card a 1-under 71 for the day.
Kim birdied her first hole of Sunday's first round, but then bogeyed No. 2 and doubled No. 6 to finish the front-nine at 2-over. When her approach coming out of the turn on the 375-yard, Par-4 No. 10 found the bunker, the two-time Big Ten Player of the Year remained resolute and holed out from the sand for a birdie. She also birdied the 390-yard, Par-4 No. 13, and the 336-yard, Par-4 No. 17, in a mistake-free, 3-under back-nine to finish the round with a 1-under 71 and a share of tenth.
Sophomores Stephanie Lau and Monica Matsubara each sit in 21st in place after carding identical 1-over 73's on Sunday, the latter competing as an individual.
The Wildcats will tee off Monday's second round beginning at 9:39 a.m. PT, paired with California and Oregon.
Northwestern – 5/18 • 291-R2-R3 = 291 (+3)
T10 – Sarah CHO – 71-R2-R3 = 71 (-1)
T10 – Hannah KIM – 71-R2-R3 = 71 (-1)
T21 – Stephanie LAU – 73-R2-R3 = 73 (+1)
T21 – Monica MATSUBARA [IND] – 73-R2-R3 = 73 (+1)
T52 – Kacie KOMOTO – 76-R2-R3 = 76 (+4)
T77 – Janet MAO – 79-R2-R3 = 79 (+7)
Nestled in the rolling hills of wine country, Silverado Resort and Spa features two championship courses – the North and South. Both have been redesigned by World Golf Hall of Famer Johnny Miller, and wander through historic oak trees. Elevated tees and strategically placed water hazards make both courses fun and exciting challenges. Silverado has a longstanding history with the PGA Tour. Current site of the Safeway Open in October, the resort previously hosted the Kaiser International (1968-76), the Anheuser-Busch Classic (1977-80) and the Transamerica Senior Championship (1989-02).
In addition to the No. 13 Wildcats, the 18-team field includes No. 3 Stanford, No. 28 Cal, No. 33 Colorado, East Carolina, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Iowa State, Long Beach State, No. 48 Oregon, No. 35 Pepperdine, No. 39 San Jose State, San Francisco, No. 30 TCU, No. 36 Texas Tech, UC Davis, No. 6 UCLA and Washington State.
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