Mustangs In Third Place Entering Final Round At AAC Championship
Apr 18 | Women's Golf
Pedigo shoots 72 again, tied for second
Results
PINEHURST, N.C. (SMU) – SMU finished its second round at the American Athletic Conference Championship today. Going into tomorrow's final round, they are in third place out of 10 teams at +19. Senior Kennedy Pedigo led the Mustangs today with her -2 second round back nine, tying her for second place individually. Houston remains atop the team leaderboard at +11, six strokes ahead of the field.
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Pedigo began her second round yesterday with a two-over 38 front nine. She followed it up with an impressive team-best -2 (34) today. She shot 72 (E) in her first and second round. Her three birdies today also led the Mustangs. Currently even for the tournament, Pedigo jumped up three spots on the individual leaderboard to tie for second.
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Serena Shah answered her -1 (35) front nine with an even (36) back nine today. She had a perfectly clean day, shooting par on all nine holes. She shot -1 (71) for the second round. After 36 holes, she is tied for fifth individually at +2.
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After a 39 (+3) second round front nine yesterday, Katie James shot even (36) on the back with two birdies today. She stands at +6 and tied for 16th on the individual leaderboard.
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Ashley Chow followed her +8 (44) up with a +6 (42) today. She is +17 for the tournament and tied for 43rd.
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After a tough +8 (43) front nine yesterday, substitute Megan Daleo responded with strong +1 (37) back. Her second-round total was 80 (+8).
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Final Round
The Mustangs will tee off for the final round tomorrow morning starting at 7:42 a.m. CT. Live results are available on Golfstat.
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Analytical Breakdown:
- SMU is second in the field with 25 birdies, just one behind UCF.
- The Mustangs are tied for second in par 3 scoring at +11 (3.28).
- Shah is tied for first in the field in par 3 scoring at -2 (2.75). She is also tied for 10th in par 5 scoring at -2 (4.75).
- Pedigo is tied for fifth in par 5 scoring at -3 (4.63).
- Pedigo is tied for third in birdies at 6.
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Round Streaks:
- Pedigo shot -3 with no bogeys on holes six through 17.
- Shah shot -2 with no bogeys on holes five through 18.
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Hole by Hole
- The Mustangs' best hole of the second round was the 500-yard par 5 10th. They shot -3 with no bogeys. They shot -2 with no bogeys on this hole in the first round.
- SMU shot -1 with no bogeys on the 344-yard par 4 12th.
- All five Mustangs parred the 151-yard par 3 16th.
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Team Summary:
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Player Summary:
PINEHURST, N.C. (SMU) – SMU finished its second round at the American Athletic Conference Championship today. Going into tomorrow's final round, they are in third place out of 10 teams at +19. Senior Kennedy Pedigo led the Mustangs today with her -2 second round back nine, tying her for second place individually. Houston remains atop the team leaderboard at +11, six strokes ahead of the field.
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Pedigo began her second round yesterday with a two-over 38 front nine. She followed it up with an impressive team-best -2 (34) today. She shot 72 (E) in her first and second round. Her three birdies today also led the Mustangs. Currently even for the tournament, Pedigo jumped up three spots on the individual leaderboard to tie for second.
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Serena Shah answered her -1 (35) front nine with an even (36) back nine today. She had a perfectly clean day, shooting par on all nine holes. She shot -1 (71) for the second round. After 36 holes, she is tied for fifth individually at +2.
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After a 39 (+3) second round front nine yesterday, Katie James shot even (36) on the back with two birdies today. She stands at +6 and tied for 16th on the individual leaderboard.
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Ashley Chow followed her +8 (44) up with a +6 (42) today. She is +17 for the tournament and tied for 43rd.
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After a tough +8 (43) front nine yesterday, substitute Megan Daleo responded with strong +1 (37) back. Her second-round total was 80 (+8).
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Final Round
The Mustangs will tee off for the final round tomorrow morning starting at 7:42 a.m. CT. Live results are available on Golfstat.
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Analytical Breakdown:
- SMU is second in the field with 25 birdies, just one behind UCF.
- The Mustangs are tied for second in par 3 scoring at +11 (3.28).
- Shah is tied for first in the field in par 3 scoring at -2 (2.75). She is also tied for 10th in par 5 scoring at -2 (4.75).
- Pedigo is tied for fifth in par 5 scoring at -3 (4.63).
- Pedigo is tied for third in birdies at 6.
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Round Streaks:
- Pedigo shot -3 with no bogeys on holes six through 17.
- Shah shot -2 with no bogeys on holes five through 18.
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Hole by Hole
- The Mustangs' best hole of the second round was the 500-yard par 5 10th. They shot -3 with no bogeys. They shot -2 with no bogeys on this hole in the first round.
- SMU shot -1 with no bogeys on the 344-yard par 4 12th.
- All five Mustangs parred the 151-yard par 3 16th.
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Team Summary:
| 1. | Houston | +11 |
| 2. | UCF (28) | +17 |
| 3. | SMU | +19 |
| 4. | Tulane | +21 |
| T5. | Memphis | +26 |
| T5. | Tulsa | +26 |
| 7. | South Florida | +28 |
| 8. | East Carolina | +39 |
| 9. | Cincinnati | +45 |
| 10. | Wichita State | +47 |
Player Summary:
| Place | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | Score |
| T2. | Kennedy Pedigo | 72 | 72 | E | |
| T5. | Serena Shah | 75 | 71 | +2 | |
| T16. | Katie James | 75 | 75 | +6 | |
| T43. | Ashley Chow | 75 | 86 | +17 | |
| S. | Maddi Olson | 84 | N/A | ||
| S. | Megan Daleo | 80 | N/A |
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