Northwestern University Athletics
Kim One Shot off Lead After Round One in Puerto Rico
2/9/2020 12:43:00 PM | Women's Golf
RIO GRANDE, PR US — First year Irene Kim is one shot off the lead and the Northwestern women's golf program is tied for fifth at 4-over through one round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
Kim played a bogey-free round Sunday at the Rio Mar Country Club, holing a trio of birdies to post the best round of her young collegiate career with a three-under, 69. She reeled off seven-straight pars to start the round before back-to-back birdies on No. 13 and No. 14. A birdie on No. 18 moved her to 3-under and into a tie for the lead and she closed her round with five-straight pars to shoot under 70 for the first time as a Wildcat.
Sophomore Kelly Sim gave NU a pair of players in the top 10 with an even-par, 72. Sim started strong with a birdie on her second hole of the day, but dropped a pair of shots with back-to-back bogeys on No. 9 and No. 10. Her fourth bogey of the day on No. 17 moved her to 2-over, but the second-year Wildcat responded with a birdie on No. 18 and her team-best fourth of the day on No. 3 to close the round for her team-leading sixth round of par or better this season.
LADY PUERTO RICO CLASSIC TEAM LEADERBOARD
LADY PUERTO RICO CLASSIC INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
The Wildcats are just seven shots off the lead as Oklahoma State was the only team in the field to shoot under par in the first round at 3-under. Chicago's Big Ten Team led the field in par-3 scoring at 1-over and finished the day third with 56 pars.
Senior Brooke Riley also made a team-best four birdies Sunday and is tied for 35th at 3-over. Sophomores Jane Lu and Kelly Su each were 4-over in the opening round and are tied for 43rd. Individually, first year Rou Yin is tied for 74th at 10-over.
NU will tee off in the second round on Monday at 6 a.m. CT. Pairings are available through the GolfStat links above.
Kim played a bogey-free round Sunday at the Rio Mar Country Club, holing a trio of birdies to post the best round of her young collegiate career with a three-under, 69. She reeled off seven-straight pars to start the round before back-to-back birdies on No. 13 and No. 14. A birdie on No. 18 moved her to 3-under and into a tie for the lead and she closed her round with five-straight pars to shoot under 70 for the first time as a Wildcat.
Sophomore Kelly Sim gave NU a pair of players in the top 10 with an even-par, 72. Sim started strong with a birdie on her second hole of the day, but dropped a pair of shots with back-to-back bogeys on No. 9 and No. 10. Her fourth bogey of the day on No. 17 moved her to 2-over, but the second-year Wildcat responded with a birdie on No. 18 and her team-best fourth of the day on No. 3 to close the round for her team-leading sixth round of par or better this season.
LADY PUERTO RICO CLASSIC TEAM LEADERBOARD
LADY PUERTO RICO CLASSIC INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
The Wildcats are just seven shots off the lead as Oklahoma State was the only team in the field to shoot under par in the first round at 3-under. Chicago's Big Ten Team led the field in par-3 scoring at 1-over and finished the day third with 56 pars.
Senior Brooke Riley also made a team-best four birdies Sunday and is tied for 35th at 3-over. Sophomores Jane Lu and Kelly Su each were 4-over in the opening round and are tied for 43rd. Individually, first year Rou Yin is tied for 74th at 10-over.
NU will tee off in the second round on Monday at 6 a.m. CT. Pairings are available through the GolfStat links above.
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