NORMAN, Oklahoma – Hira Naveed set a Pepperdine women's golf single-season record on Monday with her 15th below-par round of the season, but the Waves will be needing a couple of outstanding team scores the next two days at the NCAA Norman Regional to put themselves into a position to advance.
The Waves are in 14th place after the first round and only the top six will move on to the NCAA Championships. Pepperdine shot a 299 at the par-72 Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and stands 12 strokes out of sixth place.
Pepperdine is making its 21st consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and is attempting to qualify for nationals for the 13th time.
PLAYER SCORES
- Senior Hira Naveed (Perth, Australia) qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championships last year (the top three from non-advancing teams move on). If the Waves don't come back as a team, she has started in a position to possibly do it again, firing a 1-under 71 that has her tied for 13th. She had five birdies on the day, including three in a five-hole stretch in the middle of the round. Naveed began the tournament tied with Katherine Hull (2002-03) and Grace Na (2013-14) for most below-par rounds in a season at 14.
- Junior Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) is tied for 34th after a 1-over 73. She had three birdies, all of which came on the back nine.
- Freshman Kathrine Chan (Richmond, B.C., Canada) is tied for 69th after a 77. She birdied her first hole of the day.
- Senior Patricia Wong (Walnut, Calif./Walnut HS) is tied for 77th after a 78.
- Senior Hannah Haythorne (Honolulu, Hawai'i/IMG Academy) is tied for 91st after an 82. She had one birdie.
UP NEXT
For Tuesday's second round, the Waves will tee off #10 beginning at 8:30 a.m. CT along with TCU and Sam Houston State.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Florida 284; 2. North Carolina State 285; T3. Texas Tech 287; T3. Texas 287; T3. Ole Miss 287; T3. Mississippi State 287; 7. Purdue 289; T8. Arizona State 290; T8. Wake Forest 290; 10. Virginia Tech 291; T11. Texas A&M 293; T11. Oklahoma 293; 13. TCU 294;
14. Pepperdine 299; 15. Sam Houston State 300; 16. UTSA 303; 17. UNC Wilmington 307; 18. Fairleigh Dickinson 316.
Individual Leaders: 1. Michaela Fletcher (Memphis) 68; T2. Olivia Mehaffey (Arizona State) 69; T2. Sofia Garcia (Texas Tech) 69; T2. Laura Kowohl (North Carolina State) 69; T2. Sierra Brooks (Florida) 69.
