Women’s Golf Rises to Second at Big 12 Championships

HOCKLEY, Texas – University of Houston Women's Golf junior Natalie Saint Germain posted a 4-under 67 during Wednesday's Second Round to move into a tie for the individual lead at the Big 12 Conference Championships.

Saint Germain drained a team-high six birdies on the 6,259-yard, par-71 course at The Clubs at Houston Oaks to surge 17 places in the standings and join Oklahoma State's Marta Silchenko and TCU's Camille Min-Gaultier at 2-under 140.

As a team, the Cougars finished with a total of 288 for the second straight day and stood in second at 576, two strokes behind #30 Oklahoma State.

The tournament wraps up with the Final Round beginning at 8 a.m., Thursday. Houston begins its Final Round at 9:40 a.m., off No. 1.

Starting off No. 1, Saint Germain moved under par with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 4-5 and overcame a bogey at No. 7 with the third birdie of her first nine at the par-5 eighth hole.

The Prague native added another birdie at No. 11 and rallied from a bogey at No. 14 with a birdie at No. 15 before closing with a birdie on the final hole of her Second Round.

Sophomore Maelynn Kim joined Saint Germain among the Top-10 leaders and was tied for 10^th at 144. Junior Moa Svedenskiold stood was tied for 18^th at 146 while senior Hyeonji Kang was tied for 34^th at 150. Kang posted the team's second-lowest round Wednesday and rose 24 places in the individual standings.

Junior Alexa Saldana was tied for 62^nd at 158.

#15 TCU (577), #29 Iowa State (579), #19 Arizona (580), #8 Arizona State (585), BYU (593), #31 UCF (596), Cincinnati (597) and #22 Kansas (597) rounded out the Top-10 leaders.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament features 10 of the nation's Top-40 programs, according to the latest Scoreboard by Clippd national rankings.

LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Big 12 Championships by clicking here.

WATCH the FINAL ROUND
Fans can watch Thursday's Final Round on ESPN+ beginning at 11:30 a.m., with Anthony Simeone and Suzy Whaley on the call.

TEE TIMES
For Thursday's Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Oklahoma State and TCU beginning at 9:40 a.m., off No. 1.

Saldana begins her day at 9:40 a.m., with Kang (9:50 a.m.), Svedenskiold (10 a.m.), Kim (10:10 a.m.) and Saint Germain (10:20 a.m.) following.

Fans can find complete tee times and pairings by clicking here.

UP NEXT
Following the Big 12 Championships, the Cougars learn their NCAA postseason destination during the NCAA Selection Show. That show will air at Noon, April 23, on Golf Channel

The Cougars will compete at one of six NCAA Regional sites across the nation. Those six sites include Birdwood Golf Course (Charlottesville, Va., hosted by Virginia); Scarlet Course – OSU Golf Club (Columbus, Ohio., hosted by Ohio State); Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club (Golf Canyon, Arizona., hosted by Arizona State); University Club of Kentucky (Lexington, Ky., hosted by Kentucky); Rawls Course (Lubbock, Texas, hosted by Texas Tech); Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (Norman, Okla., hosted by Oklahoma).

The Top-Five teams at each NCAA Regional site advance to the NCAA Championships, set for Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., on May 16-21.

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