Mustangs Sit In Second At Windy City Classic
GOLF, Ill. (SMU) – SMU women’s golf sits in second place at the Windy City Classic after two rounds from Glen View Golf Club.
The Mustangs are facing a field that includes four top 25 teams and two teams receiving votes. The Mustangs held second place after a six-under round one that saw SMU trail hosts Northwestern (ranked 10th in the nation) by four strokes and lead third place Duke (ranked No. 9 in the nation) by one stroke. The Mustangs were in contention for the lead throughout the second round before ending the day trailing Northwestern by two strokes. SMU has built a four stroke lead on the third place team Michigan State. The Mustangs will look to add to their trophy case during the final round on Tuesday.
Senior Emily Odwin holds a tie for fifth place after a strong two-round showing. She shot one under in round one with just one bogey before shooting three-under with five birdies and two bogeys in round two. The two rounds in the red gave her 30 rounds of par or better in her career, ranking seventh all-time for a Mustang.
Making her first appearance in the Mustang lineup, freshman Uma Bergner shot a 71 in both rounds. In round one, she birdied six times including four on the back nine. Bergner holds a share of 12th.
Junior Celine Chen rebounded from a 75 in round one with a 68 in round two. She moved up 28 spots during the back half of the day. Chen shot a 33 on the front nine of round two. She sits in a tie for 16th.
Senior Mackenzie Lee will be in search of her 27th top 20 finish or her 23rd top 10 showing of her career during the final round on Tuesday. Lee shot a 67 to tie for first after one round. She shot a 77 in round two to move into a tie for 20th. Junior transfer Grace Jin shot rounds of 73 and 75 to hold a share of 40th.
The Mustangs hit the course for the final 18 on Tuesday. They will be paired alongside golfers from Northwestern and Michigan State beginning at 8:24 am.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1 Northwestern -13
2 SMU -11
3 Michigan State -7
4 Duke -6
5 UCLA -3
6 Iowa State -2
7 Illinois (E)
8 Virginia +1
9 Purdue +8
10 Columbia +25
11 Augusta +28
SMU LEADERBOARD
T5 Emily Odwin -4
T12 Uma Bergner -2
T16 Celine Chen -1
T20 Mackenzie Lee (E)
T40 Grace Jin +4
