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ICON Invitational
No. 1 Women's Golf in fourth after opening day of ICON Invitational
02.24.2020 | Women's Golf
Freshman Sophie Guo leads the individual standings at four-under-par.
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Freshman Sophie Guo, the nation's top-ranked collegiate golfer, fired a four-under-par two-round total of 140 [70-70] on Monday to lead No. 1 Texas on the opening day of the ICON Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club.
The Longhorns are currently in fourth place through 36 holes at the ICON Invitational with a three-over-par 579 [286-293]. Texas enters the final round of the event two strokes off the team lead.
No. 5 Kent State and Purdue lead the field with one-over-par 577s, while TCU is in third with a two-over-par 578.
As a team, the Longhorns have the best scoring average on par-three [2.88, -5] and par-five [4.83, -7] holes of any squad in the field. Texas' 26 birdies are second-most of any team through 36 holes.
LINEUP AT A GLANCE
- Guo holds a two-stroke lead in the individual standings with a four-under-par 140 [70-70]. She recorded her team-leading 12th and 13th rounds at par or better on Monday. Guo logged a squad-best 28 pars through the first two rounds.
- Sophomore Hailee Cooper is tied for eighth with an even-par 144 [71-73]. Cooper has the second-best par-five scoring average [4.63, -3] of any golfer in the field.
- Senior Emilee Hoffman is tied for 19th with a two-over-par 146 [70-76]. Hoffman has the best par-three scoring average [2.63, -3] of any golfer in the ICON field. She also recorded a team-leading seven birdies through the first 36 holes.
- Junior Agathe Laisne is tied for 43rd with a six-over-par 150 [76-74], while sophomore Sara Kouskova is tied for 55th with an eight-over-par 152 [75-77].
UP NEXT
The final round of the ICON Invitational will begin at 8 a.m. CT Tuesday with a shotgun start at The Woodlands Country Club.
TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Kent State – 290-287=577 [+1]
T1. Purdue – 289-288=577 [+1]
3. TCU – 296-282=578 [+2]
4. Texas – 286-293=579 [+3]
5. Texas A&M – 291-290=581 [+5]
6. Houston – 289-296=585 [+9]
7. North Texas – 299-287=586 [+10]
T8. Tulsa – 303-286=589 [+13]
T8. Texas Tech – 297-292=589 [+13]
10. Virginia Tech – 301-293=594 [+18]
11. Kennesaw State – 304-291=595 [+19]
12. SMU – 302-296=598 [+22]
13. UTSA – 296-304=600 [+24]
14. Texas State – 306-300=606 [+30]
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
1. Sophie Guo [Texas] – 70-70=140 [-4]
T2. Sabrina Iqbal [TCU] – 73-69=142 [-2]
T2. Lorena Tseng [Tulsa] – 72-70=142 [-2]
T2. Emily Mahar [Virginia Tech] – 72-70=142 [-2]
T2. Sifat Sagoo [Purdue] – 71-71=142 [-2]
TEXAS GOLFERS
1. Sophie Guo – 70-70=140 [-4]
T8. Hailee Cooper – 71-73=144 [E]
T19. Emilee Hoffman – 70-76=146 [+2]
T43. Agathe Laisne – 76-74=150 [+6]
T55. Sara Kouskova – 75-77=152 [+8]
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