Round 1 Results

PALO ALTO, California " Katherine Zhu of the Pepperdine women's golf team is in the top 20 after Friday's first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate.

The Waves are in a tie for 11th place against a remarkably tough field after an opening-round score of a 302 at the par-71 Stanford Golf Course. There are seven top-25 teams ahead of the Waves right now, while Pepperdine (ranked #37) is currently tied with #16 Oklahoma State and is ahead of three higher-ranked schools (#31 San Diego State, #38 Colorado and #28 San Jose State).

Zhu (Vancouver, B.C.), a junior who has posted top-20 finishes in the past two tournaments, is tied for 18th place after a 2-over 73.

Sophomore Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) is tied for 40th after a 75, sophomore Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) is tied for 50th after a 76, sophomore Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) is tied for 62nd after a 78 and junior Tatiana Wijaya (Jakarta, Indonesia) is tied for 72nd after a 79. Naveed, Wijaya and Wong all had two birdies on the day.

The second round is Saturday and the third and final round is Sunday. The Waves are coming off a victory at last weekend's Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Colorado. This is the final tournament of the fall season.

Team Standings: 1. Northwestern 285; 2. UCLA 287; 3. Arizona State 291; T4. Stanford 292; T4. USC 292; 6. Georgia 293; 7. California 294; 8. Florida 297; 9. Iowa State 298; 10. Stanford "B" 300; T11. Pepperdine 302; T11. Oklahoma State 302; T11. Washington 302; 14. San Diego State 303; 15. Colorado 304; 16. San Jose State 305; 17. UC Davis 309; 18. San Francisco 312.

Individual Leaders: 1. Georgia Lacey (San Diego State) 67; T2. Hannah Kim (Northwestern) 69; T2. Bethany Wu (UCLA) 69; T4. four players tied at 70.

Pepperdine Scores: T18. Katherine Zhu 73; T40. Hira Naveed 75; T50. Hannah Haythorne 76; T62. Patricia Wong 78; T72. Tatiana Wijaya 79.