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No. 7 Women’s Golf jumps to ninth after day two at Stanford Intercollegiate
10.16.2021 | Women's Golf
Senior Sara Kouskova fired a four-under-par 67 and is second in the individual standings at 7-under-par 135.
STANFORD, Calif. — The No. 7 Texas Women's Golf team registered an impressive 7-under-par 277 on Saturday afternoon to move up seven spots into ninth place after the second day of the Stanford Intercollegiate at the Stanford Golf Course. UT recorded the second-lowest team score on Saturday, just behind tournament leader No. 1 Stanford who fired a 274.
Senior Sara Kouskova continued her strong play, posting a four-under-par 67 in Saturday's second round to stand in second place in the individual standings at 7-under-par 135 (68-67) after the first 36 holes. Kouskova enters Sunday's final round five strokes behind Rose Zhang of Stanford at 12-under-par 130 (65-65).
Sophomore Bentley Cotton tallied a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 3-under-par 68 on Saturday and jumped 34 spots into a tie for 32nd place in the individual standings at 3-over-par 145 (77-68). Cotton's previous best 18-hole round was 71 (twice). Junior Sophie Guo added a 2-under-par 69 in the second round and moved up 21 spots into a tie for 51st at 6-over-par 148 (79-69).
The 17-team field at the Stanford Intercollegiate includes seven teams that are ranked in the updated Division I Muzuno WGCA Coaches Poll (Oct. 15), including host No. 1 Stanford, No. 5 Oregon, No. 7 Texas, No. 15 UCLA, No. 18 Georgia, No. 20 Arizona State and No. 21 San Jose State.
Stanford owns the 36-hole lead with a score of 21-under-par 547 (273-274). No. 5 Oregon is second at 1-under-par 567 (288-279), while No. 21 San Jose State is third at even-par 568 (283-285). The Longhorns improved their team score by 26 strokes on Saturday and hold a 36-hole total of 12-over-par 580 (303-277).
The Stanford Intercollegiate concludes with 18 holes on Sunday, Oct. 17. Texas will be paired with Georgia, Washington and the Stanford 'B' squad for Sunday's final round, which features a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. CT (8:30 a.m. PT).
The Lineup
- Senior Sara Kouskova posted a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday and is second in the individual standings with a 36-hole score of 7-under-par 135 (68-67). After an opening bogey on the par-5 first hole, Kouskova registered birdies on holes 2 (par-4), 6 (par-4), 7 (par-5), 15 (par-4) and 17 (par-3).
- Sophomore Bentley Cotton tallied a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 3-under-par 68 on Saturday and is tied for 32nd at 3-over-par 145 (77-68). Cotton's previous best round was a 71 (final round of ANNIKA Intercollegiate on Sept. 15, 2021; second round of the Betsy Rawls Invitational on Oct. 10, 2020). Cotton recorded six birdies during Saturday's second round and jumped 34 spots in the individual standings.
- Junior Sophie Guo posted a 2-under-par 69 on Saturday and is tied for 51st at 6-over-par 148 (79-69). Guo registered three birdies in the second round and improved 21 spots in the individual standings.
- Freshman Bohyun Park fired a 2-over-par 73 in the second round and is tied for 63rd place at 10-over-par 152 (79-73).
- Freshman Tiffany Cao tallied an 8-over-par 79 on Saturday and is tied for 80th at 16-over-par 158 (79-79).
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