Saturday, April 1
Dornick Hills Country Club – Ardmore, Okla.
University of Houston
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The Bruzzy
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Women’s Golf Finishes First Day at The Bruzzy
4/1/2023 8:48:00 PM | Women's Golf
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Cougars in 10th entering Sunday’s Final Round; Junior Nicole Abelar tied for 17th to lead Houston
ARDMORE, Okla. – The University of Houston Women's Golf program stood in 10th place following the first day of The Bruzzy at Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club on Saturday evening.
The 36th-ranked Cougars posted a score of 301 in the morning and bettered that by four strokes in the afternoon for a 36-hole total of 598.
Junior Nicole Abelar was tied for 17th with a score of 145 and enjoyed the Cougars' low round of the day with a 71 in the afternoon. Freshman Alexa Saldana was tied for 42nd at 150 while super senior Annie Kim was tied for 51st at 151.
Freshman Moa Svedenskiold was tied for 62nd at 153, and fellow freshman Natalie Saint Germain was tied for 65th at 154.
Host and 42nd-ranked North Texas held the team lead at 563 to stand eight shots ahead of #39 Tulsa. Purdue (579), #32 Texas Tech (583), #17 UCF (585) and Charlotte (585) rounded out the Top-Six leaders.
Kansas State's Haley Vargas stood atop the individual leaderboard at 2-under 138 and was joined under par by North Texas' Ellie Roth, who finished at 139. Tulsa's Lily Thomas and Oklahoma State's Han-Hsuan Yu were tied for third at even-par 140.
The two-day, 54-hole event wraps up with the Final Round teeing off with an 8:30 a.m., shotgun start Sunday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at The Bruzzy by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's Final Round, Houston will compete in groups with student-athletes from Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Abelar starts the day for the Cougars at 8:30 a.m. off No. 10 with Saldana (No. 11), Svedenskiold (first group off No. 12), Kim (second group off No. 12) and Saint Germain (No. 13) following.
Fans can find complete pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following The Bruzzy in Ardmore, Okla., Houston takes its first steps in the postseason when it tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla., on April 17-19.
From there, the Cougars look to compete in NCAA Regional play at one of six postseason sites on May 8-10. Those locations include University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.); PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.); Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Pullman, Wash.); Lonnie Poole Golf Course (Raleigh, N.C.); TPC San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas) and The Club at Chatham Hills (Westfield, Ind.).
Each NCAA Regional site will feature 12 teams and six individuals. The Top Four teams and top two student-athletes (not on an advancing team) qualify for the NCAA Championship.
The 2023 NCAA Championships will be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 19-24.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join the P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
The 36th-ranked Cougars posted a score of 301 in the morning and bettered that by four strokes in the afternoon for a 36-hole total of 598.
Junior Nicole Abelar was tied for 17th with a score of 145 and enjoyed the Cougars' low round of the day with a 71 in the afternoon. Freshman Alexa Saldana was tied for 42nd at 150 while super senior Annie Kim was tied for 51st at 151.
Freshman Moa Svedenskiold was tied for 62nd at 153, and fellow freshman Natalie Saint Germain was tied for 65th at 154.
Host and 42nd-ranked North Texas held the team lead at 563 to stand eight shots ahead of #39 Tulsa. Purdue (579), #32 Texas Tech (583), #17 UCF (585) and Charlotte (585) rounded out the Top-Six leaders.
Kansas State's Haley Vargas stood atop the individual leaderboard at 2-under 138 and was joined under par by North Texas' Ellie Roth, who finished at 139. Tulsa's Lily Thomas and Oklahoma State's Han-Hsuan Yu were tied for third at even-par 140.
The two-day, 54-hole event wraps up with the Final Round teeing off with an 8:30 a.m., shotgun start Sunday.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at The Bruzzy by clicking here.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's Final Round, Houston will compete in groups with student-athletes from Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Abelar starts the day for the Cougars at 8:30 a.m. off No. 10 with Saldana (No. 11), Svedenskiold (first group off No. 12), Kim (second group off No. 12) and Saint Germain (No. 13) following.
Fans can find complete pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following The Bruzzy in Ardmore, Okla., Houston takes its first steps in the postseason when it tees off at the American Athletic Conference Championships at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla., on April 17-19.
From there, the Cougars look to compete in NCAA Regional play at one of six postseason sites on May 8-10. Those locations include University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.); PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.); Palouse Ridge Golf Club (Pullman, Wash.); Lonnie Poole Golf Course (Raleigh, N.C.); TPC San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas) and The Club at Chatham Hills (Westfield, Ind.).
Each NCAA Regional site will feature 12 teams and six individuals. The Top Four teams and top two student-athletes (not on an advancing team) qualify for the NCAA Championship.
The 2023 NCAA Championships will be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on May 19-24.
JOIN the P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join the P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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