University of Houston
Jim West Challenge
WGolf in Fifth at Jim West Challenge
10/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Live Scoring | First-Day Results | Final-Round Pairings Schedule |
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Florida State | 280 | 281 | 561 | -15 | |
| t2. | Texas | 288 | 281 | 569 | -7 | |
| t2. | Kent State | 286 | 283 | 569 | -7 | |
| 4. | Texas A&M | 286 | 288 | 574 | -2 | |
| 5. | Houston | 289 | 286 | 575 | -1 | |
| t6. | Notre Dame | 282 | 294 | 576 | E | |
| t6. | Oklahoma | 284 | 292 | 576 | E | |
| t8. | Missouri | 289 | 293 | 582 | +6 | |
| t8. | Miami (Fla.) | 290 | 292 | 582 | +6 | |
| t8. | Texas Tech | 294 | 288 | 582 | +6 | |
| 11. | TCU | 293 | 294 | 587 | +11 | |
| 12. | UTSA | 301 | 292 | 593 | +17 | |
| 13. | Jacksonville | 292 | 303 | 595 | +19 | |
| 14. | Texas State | 311 | 298 | 609 | +33 | |
| 15. | North Texas | 310 | 302 | 612 | +36 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t7. | Allie Andersen | 70 | 71 | 141 | -3 | |
| t22. | Emily Gilbreth | 73 | 72 | 145 | +1 | |
| t22. | Ivon Reijers | 73 | 72 | 145 | +1 | |
| t39. | Megan Thothong | 77 | 71 | 148 | +4 | |
| t57. | Leonie Harm | 73 | 79 | 152 | +8 | |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Matilda Castren Florida State | 69 | 65 | 134 | -10 | |
| t2. | Thanya Pattamakijsakul Texas A&M | 69 | 68 | 137 | -7 | |
| t2. | Julienne Soo Oklahoma | 67 | 70 | 137 | -7 | |
| t4. | Greta Volker Texas | 72 | 67 | 139 | -5 | |
| t4. | Maddie Szeryk Texas A&M | 69 | 70 | 139 | -5 | |
| t4. | Wad Phaewchimplee Kent State | 68 | 71 | 139 | -5 | |
THE WOODLANDS, Texas â€" University of Houston Women's Golfer Allie Andersen fired consecutive sub-par rounds to stand in a tie for seventh individually and lead the Cougars to a fifth-place showing following the first day of the Jim West Challenge on Sunday evening.
Competing on the 6,138-yard Tom Fazio Championship course at The Club at Carlton Woods, the Cougars posted a team score of 589, thanks to a Second-Round total of 2-under 286 and were one of only five teams to finish the first day under par.
Florida State held the team lead at 15-under 561 to stand eight strokes ahead of Kent State and Texas. Texas A&M stood in fourth at 574 with Notre Dame (576), Missouri (576), Missouri (582), Miami (Fla.) (582) and Texas Tech (582) rounding out the top-10 leaders.
Andersen, who is competing in her first season with the Cougars after playing her first two years at Colorado State, started her day on No. 18 with a par. She followed with a birdie on No. 1 and, after her lone bogey of the round on No. 5, drained back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7-8 and capped her First Round with nine straight pars on the way to a 70.
In the afternoon session, The Woodlands, Texas, native opened her day with consecutive birdies on No. 18 and No. 1 and moved to 3-under for the round with another birdie on No. 4.
Andersen endured her first bogey of the round on No. 9 and added another on No. 11 before sinking back-to-back birdies again, this time on Nos. 12-13. She fell back to 1-under in the round with consecutive bogeys on Nos. 14-15 but made par on her final two holes of the day to tie for seventh at 3-under 141.
Senior Emily Gilbreth and junior Ivon Reijers were each tied for 22nd after the first day at 145. Both student-athletes posted 73s in the morning round and enjoyed even-par rounds of 72 in the afternoon session.
Junior Megan Thothong was tied for 39th at 148. After shooting a 77 in the morning, the Dallas native enjoyed the Cougars' biggest improvement on the day, bettering her First Round score by six strokes with a 71 in the afternoon session.
Sophomore Leonie Harm was tied for 57th at 152.
Florida State's Matilda Castren held the individual lead at 10-under 134, thanks to a 65 in the afternoon round. Texas A&M's Thanya Pattamakijsakul and Oklahoma's Julienne Soo were tied for second at 137.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the 2016 Jim West Challenge by visiting BirdieFire.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
FINAL-ROUND PAIRINGS
Monday's Final Round tees off with a 9:30 a.m., shotgun start. The Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
Anderson will begin Tuesday's Final Round in the second group off No. 4 with Reijers (first group off No. 4), Gilbreth (No. 5), Harm (No. 6) and Thothong (No. 7) following.
UP NEXT
Following the Jim West Challenge, the Cougars continue their fall schedule when they tee off at The Alamo Invitational, hosted by UTSA at Briggs Ranch Golf Club on Oct. 23-25.
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