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Cho Leads Cats Into Final Round At Silverado
4/9/2018 6:35:00 PM | Women's Golf
NAPA, Calif. – Senior Sarah Cho leads a trio of Wildcats who will tee off Tuesday's final round of the Silverado Showdown (Par-72; 6,202 yards) inside the Top-20. The senior is tied for 11th at 1-over, with teammates Hannah Kim and Stephanie Lau just one stroke behind.
Cho was at her best over a torrid five-hole stretch on the front nine that featured four birdies. The San Diego native birdied Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7, and then wrapped up her round with another birdie on No. 18 to sign an even-par scorecard.
Lau posted the best round of the day thanks to a stunning finish. The junior bogeyed No. 4 but birdied No. 9, then carded eight straight pars to head to the 18th tee at even-par. She then eagled the 503-yard, Par-5 final hole to finish the day at 2-under, one of only 17 student-athletes in the 90-person field to post a score under par in round two. She will enter Tuesday's third-and-final round tied for 17th with Kim, the defending champion in this event.
As a team, Northwestern carded the fourth-best round of the day on Monday, an even-par 288.
The Wildcats will be among the first teams off the tee on Tuesday, beginning at 7:45 a.m. PT on No. 1 paired with Washington State and San Jose State.
Northwestern – 7/17 • 300-288-R3 = 588 (+12)
T11 – Sarah Cho -- 73-72-R3 = 145 (+1)
T17 – Hannah Kim -- 74-72-R3 = 146 (+2)
T17 – Stephanie Lau – 76-70-R3 = 146 (+2)
T53 – Janet Mao – 78-74-R3 = 152 (+8)
T66 – Brooke Riley -- 77-77-R3 = 154 (+10)
90 – Louise McCulloch (IND) -- 89-82-R3 = 171 (+27)
Cho was at her best over a torrid five-hole stretch on the front nine that featured four birdies. The San Diego native birdied Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 7, and then wrapped up her round with another birdie on No. 18 to sign an even-par scorecard.
Lau posted the best round of the day thanks to a stunning finish. The junior bogeyed No. 4 but birdied No. 9, then carded eight straight pars to head to the 18th tee at even-par. She then eagled the 503-yard, Par-5 final hole to finish the day at 2-under, one of only 17 student-athletes in the 90-person field to post a score under par in round two. She will enter Tuesday's third-and-final round tied for 17th with Kim, the defending champion in this event.
As a team, Northwestern carded the fourth-best round of the day on Monday, an even-par 288.
The Wildcats will be among the first teams off the tee on Tuesday, beginning at 7:45 a.m. PT on No. 1 paired with Washington State and San Jose State.
Northwestern – 7/17 • 300-288-R3 = 588 (+12)
T11 – Sarah Cho -- 73-72-R3 = 145 (+1)
T17 – Hannah Kim -- 74-72-R3 = 146 (+2)
T17 – Stephanie Lau – 76-70-R3 = 146 (+2)
T53 – Janet Mao – 78-74-R3 = 152 (+8)
T66 – Brooke Riley -- 77-77-R3 = 154 (+10)
90 – Louise McCulloch (IND) -- 89-82-R3 = 171 (+27)
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