SADDLEBROOKE, Ariz. – University of Houston Women’s Golf freshman Alexa Saldana drained three birdies with only one bogey in the First Round to tie for ninth and lead the Cougars on the MountainView Collegiate on Friday afternoon.
Starting her day off No. 10 on the par-72, 6,352-yard course at MountainView Golf Club, Saldana moved to purple numbers with a birdie on the par-4 12th gap. The Mexico City native returned to even par with a bogey on No. 14, but that was the one blemish on her scorecard for the day.
She returned beneath par with a birdie on No. 18 and added her last birdie of the day on No. 3 before closing the First Round with six straight pars.
As a group, the Cougars posted a score of 291 to complete 15th.
TCU held the First-Round lead with a rating of 276 to finishing three photographs forward of San Jose State.
Iowa State and Ohio State were tied for third at 280 with Tulsa (285), UNLV (286), New Mexico (287), Arkansas (287), North Texas (288), Nebraska (289) and North Carolina (289) rounding out the Top-11 leaders.
Fellow freshman Natalie Saint Germain joined Saldana among the many Top-20 leaders with a 71 and was tied for 18th. The Prague native drained back-to-back birdies on Nos. 14-15 and overcame consecutive bogeys on Nos. 3-4 along with her final birdie of the day on the par-4 sixth hole.
Freshman Moa Svedenskiold was tied for 57th with a 74 while junior Nicole Abelar was tied for 73rd at 76. Super senior Annie Kim was tied for 80th with a 77.
TCU’s Caitlyn Macnab and Iowa State’s Karisa Chul-ak-sorn every posted 65s and held the First-Round lead by three strokes over Ohio State teammates Jillian Bourdage and Caley McGinty and Lucia Lopez-Ortega (San Jose State).
The three-day, 54-hole event continues Saturday with 18 holes scheduled every day through Sunday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can observe live scoring on the MountainView Collegiate by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Saturday’s Second Round, Houston will compete in teams with student-athletes from Wisconsin and Missouri.
Saldana begins the day for the Cougars at 10 a.m. (CDT) off No. 10 with Kim (10:09 a.m. CDT), Abelar (10:18 a.m. CDT), Saint Germain (10:27 a.m. CDT) and Svedenskiold (10:36 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can discover full pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the MountainView Collegiate, the Cougars wrap up their common season after they tee off at The Bruzzy in Ardmore, Okla., on April 1-2.
From there, Houston takes its first steps within the postseason when it tees off on the American Athletic Conference Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla., on April 17-19.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to affix the P.A.R. 4 Club to help Houston Women’s Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide monetary assist directly to Houston Women’s Golf for wants beyond the program’s operating price range.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can start receiving advantages for as little as $100 yearly. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and advantages, followers can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can obtain updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the newest information and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the staff’s Facebook web page at UHCougarWGolf or on the group’s Instagram web page at UHCougarWGolf.
Starting her day off No. 10 on the par-72, 6,352-yard course at MountainView Golf Club, Saldana moved to purple numbers with a birdie on the par-4 12th gap. The Mexico City native returned to even par with a bogey on No. 14, but that was the one blemish on her scorecard for the day.
She returned beneath par with a birdie on No. 18 and added her last birdie of the day on No. 3 before closing the First Round with six straight pars.
As a group, the Cougars posted a score of 291 to complete 15th.TCU held the First-Round lead with a rating of 276 to finishing three photographs forward of San Jose State.
Iowa State and Ohio State were tied for third at 280 with Tulsa (285), UNLV (286), New Mexico (287), Arkansas (287), North Texas (288), Nebraska (289) and North Carolina (289) rounding out the Top-11 leaders.
Fellow freshman Natalie Saint Germain joined Saldana among the many Top-20 leaders with a 71 and was tied for 18th. The Prague native drained back-to-back birdies on Nos. 14-15 and overcame consecutive bogeys on Nos. 3-4 along with her final birdie of the day on the par-4 sixth hole.
Freshman Moa Svedenskiold was tied for 57th with a 74 while junior Nicole Abelar was tied for 73rd at 76. Super senior Annie Kim was tied for 80th with a 77.
TCU’s Caitlyn Macnab and Iowa State’s Karisa Chul-ak-sorn every posted 65s and held the First-Round lead by three strokes over Ohio State teammates Jillian Bourdage and Caley McGinty and Lucia Lopez-Ortega (San Jose State).
The three-day, 54-hole event continues Saturday with 18 holes scheduled every day through Sunday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can observe live scoring on the MountainView Collegiate by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Saturday’s Second Round, Houston will compete in teams with student-athletes from Wisconsin and Missouri.
Saldana begins the day for the Cougars at 10 a.m. (CDT) off No. 10 with Kim (10:09 a.m. CDT), Abelar (10:18 a.m. CDT), Saint Germain (10:27 a.m. CDT) and Svedenskiold (10:36 a.m. CDT) following.
Fans can discover full pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the MountainView Collegiate, the Cougars wrap up their common season after they tee off at The Bruzzy in Ardmore, Okla., on April 1-2.
From there, Houston takes its first steps within the postseason when it tees off on the American Athletic Conference Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla., on April 17-19.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to affix the P.A.R. 4 Club to help Houston Women’s Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide monetary assist directly to Houston Women’s Golf for wants beyond the program’s operating price range.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can start receiving advantages for as little as $100 yearly. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and advantages, followers can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can obtain updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the newest information and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the staff’s Facebook web page at UHCougarWGolf or on the group’s Instagram web page at UHCougarWGolf.