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Mustangs Close First Day At AAC Championship
Apr 17 | Women's Golf
Results
PINEHURST, N.C. (SMU) – After one and a half rounds of golf at the American Athletic Conference Championship, SMU is tied for sixth place out of 10 teams at +20. Mustang seniors Kennedy Pedigo and Serena Shah are tied for fifth place individually at +2. Houston sits comfortably in first place of the team leaderboard at +7, eight strokes ahead of the field. Due to rain forecasted for Monday, the teams played the first nine holes of the second round today.
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After bogeying the first two holes of the day, Pedigo locked in with six pars and two birdies on the next eight holes. She shot a +1 (37) front nine and -1 (35) back. After the first round, she was tied for the individual lead. Her three birdies tied for a team-best on the round. Pedigo began her second round with a two-over 38 front nine. She is at +2 overall and tied for fifth place.
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Shah, Katie James, and Ashley Chow all shot +3 (75) in the first round, tying them for 19th place entering the second.
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Shah shot 37 (+1), 38 (+2) with two birdies in her first round. She followed up with a tremendous start to her second round, shooting -1 (35) through the front nine with a team-high three birdies. After 27 holes, she is tied with Pedigo for fifth place individually.
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James also made two first round birdies, both coming on her -1 (35), team-best front nine. She shot four-over (40) on the back. She got her second round underway with a 39 (+3) front nine which included one birdie. Her score is currently +6 which ties her for 21st individually.
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In her first round, Chow shot 38 (+2), 37 (+1) with two birdies on the front and one on the back. Her three total birdies were tied for a first-round team-lead. She recorded one birdie in her second-round front nine, but shot 44 (+8). She is tied for 38th individually at +11.
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Maddi Olson tied Chow and Pedigo with three first round birdies, but ultimately struggled with consistency. She shot +6 (42) on both the front and back nine for a +12 (84) overall score. Head Coach Lauren Mason chose to substitute Olson out for senior Megan Daleo ahead of the second round.
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Daleo entered and shot +7 (43) to start her second round. She made one birdie.
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Remaining Tournament Schedule
The Mustangs will play the second round back nine tomorrow. Tee times will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT. The final round will be played on Tuesday. Live results are available on Golfstat.
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Analytical Breakdown:
- SMU is tied for a tournament lead with 19 birdies.
- Shah leads the field in par 3 scoring at -2 (2.67). She is also tied for sixth in par 5 scoring at -2 (4.67).
- Shah's five birdies tie her for third in the field.
- Pedigo is tied for eighth in par 5 scoring at -1 (4.83).
- Pedigo is tied for seventh in cumulative pars at 19.
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Round Streaks:
- Pedigo shot -2 with no bogeys on holes three through 10 (first round).
- James shot -1 with one bogey on holes one through 11 (first round).
- Shah shot -2 with no bogeys on holes five through nine (second round).
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Hole by Hole
- The Mustangs' best hole of the first round proved to be the 492-yard par 5 seventh. They shot -3 with no bogeys.
- SMU's second best first round hole was the par 5, 500-yard 10th. They shot -2 with no bogeys.
- All five Mustangs parred the 342-yard par 4 fourth in the first round.
- SMU's best second round hole so far has been the 513-yard par 5 second. They shot -1.
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Team Summary:
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Player Summary:
PINEHURST, N.C. (SMU) – After one and a half rounds of golf at the American Athletic Conference Championship, SMU is tied for sixth place out of 10 teams at +20. Mustang seniors Kennedy Pedigo and Serena Shah are tied for fifth place individually at +2. Houston sits comfortably in first place of the team leaderboard at +7, eight strokes ahead of the field. Due to rain forecasted for Monday, the teams played the first nine holes of the second round today.
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After bogeying the first two holes of the day, Pedigo locked in with six pars and two birdies on the next eight holes. She shot a +1 (37) front nine and -1 (35) back. After the first round, she was tied for the individual lead. Her three birdies tied for a team-best on the round. Pedigo began her second round with a two-over 38 front nine. She is at +2 overall and tied for fifth place.
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Shah, Katie James, and Ashley Chow all shot +3 (75) in the first round, tying them for 19th place entering the second.
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Shah shot 37 (+1), 38 (+2) with two birdies in her first round. She followed up with a tremendous start to her second round, shooting -1 (35) through the front nine with a team-high three birdies. After 27 holes, she is tied with Pedigo for fifth place individually.
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James also made two first round birdies, both coming on her -1 (35), team-best front nine. She shot four-over (40) on the back. She got her second round underway with a 39 (+3) front nine which included one birdie. Her score is currently +6 which ties her for 21st individually.
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In her first round, Chow shot 38 (+2), 37 (+1) with two birdies on the front and one on the back. Her three total birdies were tied for a first-round team-lead. She recorded one birdie in her second-round front nine, but shot 44 (+8). She is tied for 38th individually at +11.
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Maddi Olson tied Chow and Pedigo with three first round birdies, but ultimately struggled with consistency. She shot +6 (42) on both the front and back nine for a +12 (84) overall score. Head Coach Lauren Mason chose to substitute Olson out for senior Megan Daleo ahead of the second round.
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Daleo entered and shot +7 (43) to start her second round. She made one birdie.
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Remaining Tournament Schedule
The Mustangs will play the second round back nine tomorrow. Tee times will begin at 8:00 a.m. CT. The final round will be played on Tuesday. Live results are available on Golfstat.
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Analytical Breakdown:
- SMU is tied for a tournament lead with 19 birdies.
- Shah leads the field in par 3 scoring at -2 (2.67). She is also tied for sixth in par 5 scoring at -2 (4.67).
- Shah's five birdies tie her for third in the field.
- Pedigo is tied for eighth in par 5 scoring at -1 (4.83).
- Pedigo is tied for seventh in cumulative pars at 19.
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Round Streaks:
- Pedigo shot -2 with no bogeys on holes three through 10 (first round).
- James shot -1 with one bogey on holes one through 11 (first round).
- Shah shot -2 with no bogeys on holes five through nine (second round).
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Hole by Hole
- The Mustangs' best hole of the first round proved to be the 492-yard par 5 seventh. They shot -3 with no bogeys.
- SMU's second best first round hole was the par 5, 500-yard 10th. They shot -2 with no bogeys.
- All five Mustangs parred the 342-yard par 4 fourth in the first round.
- SMU's best second round hole so far has been the 513-yard par 5 second. They shot -1.
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Team Summary:
| 1. | Houston | +7 |
| T2. | UCF (28) | +15 |
| T2. | Memphis | +15 |
| 4. | Tulsa | +17 |
| 5. | Tulane | +18 |
| T6. | SMU | +20 |
| T6. | South Florida | +20 |
| 8. | East Carolina | +29 |
| 9. | Wichita State | +34 |
| 10. | Cincinnati | +40 |
Player Summary:
| Place | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Score |
| T5 | Kennedy Pedigo | 72 | TBD | +2 | |
| T5. | Serena Shah | 75 | TBD | +2 | |
| T21. | Katie James | 75 | TBD | +6 | |
| T38. | Ashley Chow | 75 | TBD | +11 | |
| S. | Maddi Olson | 84 | N/A | ||
| S. | Megan Daleo | TBD | +7 |
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