Northwestern University Athletics
Lau in Top 10 After Round One at PING/ASU Invitational
3/29/2019 6:26:00 PM | Women's Golf
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Senior Stephanie Lau led the 17th-ranked Northwestern women's golf team in round one of the PING/ASU Invitational Friday and is tied for seventh after posting a 1-under, 71.
Lau made a pair of birdies on the front nine, including her first of the day on No. 3. The 424-yard, par-4 hole ranked as the toughest hole of the day, surrendering just four birdies in the opening round. The senior had back-to-back birdies on No. 9 and No. 10 to move to 2-under and was 3-under after her birdied at No. 13, but dropped a pair of shots down the stretch to finish off her team-best ninth round of par or better this season. Lau is four shots off the lead.
The Wildcats are in eighth at 7-over, eight shots off the lead held by Stanford.
PING/ASU INVITATIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
PING/ASU INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
First year Kelly Sim is tied for 30th after lead the Wildcats with 14-first round pars. Sim made a birdie on the 464-yard par-4 ninth to finish the front nine even, but had a pair of bogeys on the final two holes to finish with a 2-over 74.
First year Kelly Su is tied for 42nd despite an inauspicious start to her opening round with a pair of double bogeys and a bogey in three of her first four holes. Su bounced back nicely with three birdies over her next six to move to 1-over. She matched Lau with a team-best four birdies and finished with 3-over, 75.
Junior Brooke Riley also posted a 3-over, 75, in her opening round. Riley made a pair of birdies on the front nine to shoot a 1-over, 35, but had four bogeys on the back to fall back to tied for 42nd.
Lau made a pair of birdies on the front nine, including her first of the day on No. 3. The 424-yard, par-4 hole ranked as the toughest hole of the day, surrendering just four birdies in the opening round. The senior had back-to-back birdies on No. 9 and No. 10 to move to 2-under and was 3-under after her birdied at No. 13, but dropped a pair of shots down the stretch to finish off her team-best ninth round of par or better this season. Lau is four shots off the lead.
The Wildcats are in eighth at 7-over, eight shots off the lead held by Stanford.
PING/ASU INVITATIONAL TEAM LEADERBOARD
PING/ASU INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
First year Kelly Sim is tied for 30th after lead the Wildcats with 14-first round pars. Sim made a birdie on the 464-yard par-4 ninth to finish the front nine even, but had a pair of bogeys on the final two holes to finish with a 2-over 74.
First year Kelly Su is tied for 42nd despite an inauspicious start to her opening round with a pair of double bogeys and a bogey in three of her first four holes. Su bounced back nicely with three birdies over her next six to move to 1-over. She matched Lau with a team-best four birdies and finished with 3-over, 75.
Junior Brooke Riley also posted a 3-over, 75, in her opening round. Riley made a pair of birdies on the front nine to shoot a 1-over, 35, but had four bogeys on the back to fall back to tied for 42nd.
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