Mustangs Jump Into Second Place At Jim West Challenge
Oct 23 | Women's Golf
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SAN MARCOS, Texas (SMU) – SMU women's golf skyrocketed up the leaderboard in round two of the Jim West Challenge to end the 36-hole day in second place heading into the final round at Kissing Tree Golf Club.
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With the first two rounds of the event on Sunday, the Mustangs started the day near the bottom of the leaderboard but quickly righted the ship, moving up the standings in the back half of round one and the entirety of round two. The Mustangs posted a 294 (+6) first round to sit tied for ninth among the 15 team field after round one.
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Round two started and ended strong for the Mustangs. SMU jumped up seven spots into second place with a 280, good for eight-below par, the third lowest single round score in Mustang history. The Mustangs (294+280=574, -2) sit seven strokes back of first place, Oklahoma State, heading into round three.
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Mackenzie Lee carded one of the top-10 rounds in program history in a historic round two. She started with a one-over 73 in the first round to sit at T-22nd. Lee followed that up with a five-under 67 in round two to jump up 18 spots on the leaderboard. Lee's 67 is the lowest round by a Mustang this season and tied for sixth all-time by a Mustang. The freshman has scored below par in six of 11 rounds on the season. She sits two shots back of leader Han-Hsuan Yu of Oklahoma State heading into Monday's concluding round.
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Ellie Szeryk birdied her final hole of round one to finish one-over after 18 holes. The junior made her way up the leaderboard in round two, carding a 70. She finished the round in a tie for 11th place.'
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Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang moved up the leaderboard with a score of 71 in round two. Zhang birdied two out of the final three holes to go from over par to below par for the round. The freshman ended the day in a share of 24th place after her sixth round of par or better on the season.
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Lauren Miller wrapped up day one in a tie for 31st place. Miller shot an impressive 34 on the back nine of round two on her way to an even par score. Ashley Chow shot a one-over in her first 18 for a score of 73. Â Her day was highlighted by a string of three straight birdies on holes 16-18. She finished Sunday in a tie for 41st place.
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The Jim West Challenge concludes with a final round on Monday slated for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
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T4Â Mackenzie Lee 73+67=140, -4
T11 Ellie Szeryk 73+70=143, -1
T24 Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang 75+71=146, +2
T31 Lauren Miller 75+72=147, +3
T41 Ashley Chow 73+76=149, +5
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ESPN+ STREAM MONDAY
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SAN MARCOS, Texas (SMU) – SMU women's golf skyrocketed up the leaderboard in round two of the Jim West Challenge to end the 36-hole day in second place heading into the final round at Kissing Tree Golf Club.
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With the first two rounds of the event on Sunday, the Mustangs started the day near the bottom of the leaderboard but quickly righted the ship, moving up the standings in the back half of round one and the entirety of round two. The Mustangs posted a 294 (+6) first round to sit tied for ninth among the 15 team field after round one.
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Round two started and ended strong for the Mustangs. SMU jumped up seven spots into second place with a 280, good for eight-below par, the third lowest single round score in Mustang history. The Mustangs (294+280=574, -2) sit seven strokes back of first place, Oklahoma State, heading into round three.
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Mackenzie Lee carded one of the top-10 rounds in program history in a historic round two. She started with a one-over 73 in the first round to sit at T-22nd. Lee followed that up with a five-under 67 in round two to jump up 18 spots on the leaderboard. Lee's 67 is the lowest round by a Mustang this season and tied for sixth all-time by a Mustang. The freshman has scored below par in six of 11 rounds on the season. She sits two shots back of leader Han-Hsuan Yu of Oklahoma State heading into Monday's concluding round.
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Ellie Szeryk birdied her final hole of round one to finish one-over after 18 holes. The junior made her way up the leaderboard in round two, carding a 70. She finished the round in a tie for 11th place.'
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Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang moved up the leaderboard with a score of 71 in round two. Zhang birdied two out of the final three holes to go from over par to below par for the round. The freshman ended the day in a share of 24th place after her sixth round of par or better on the season.
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Lauren Miller wrapped up day one in a tie for 31st place. Miller shot an impressive 34 on the back nine of round two on her way to an even par score. Ashley Chow shot a one-over in her first 18 for a score of 73. Â Her day was highlighted by a string of three straight birdies on holes 16-18. She finished Sunday in a tie for 41st place.
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The Jim West Challenge concludes with a final round on Monday slated for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
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T4Â Mackenzie Lee 73+67=140, -4
T11 Ellie Szeryk 73+70=143, -1
T24 Yunxuan (Michelle) Zhang 75+71=146, +2
T31 Lauren Miller 75+72=147, +3
T41 Ashley Chow 73+76=149, +5
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