WOLCOTT, Colorado – Big opening rounds by
Momoka Kobori and
Alexa Melton helped the Pepperdine women's golf team into a share of the first-round lead at the Golfweek Conference Challenge on Monday.
The Waves shot a 7-under 281 at the par-72 Red Sky Golf Club Fazio Course and are tied with Ole Miss.
Pepperdine has won this tournament -- which features schools from 18 different conferences -- four times, last in 2014, and has finished second each of the last three years.
PLAYER SCORES
- Senior Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) is tied for second place with a 5-under 67. She was even-par making the turn, but then recorded three consecutive birdies, and had five of her six birdies on the day over her final nine holes.
- Freshman Alexa Melton (Covina, Calif./South Hills HS) is tied for fourth place with a 4-under 68. She eagled the par-5 second hole, and had five birdies over the course of the round.
- Sophomore Sifan He (Shanghai, China) had an even-par 72 that put her into a tie for 19th. She had four birdies during her round.
- Freshman Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i/Maui HS) is tied for 41st after a 74. She had one birdie today.
- Junior Megan Dennis (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom/Florida Tech) is tied for 76th after a 79. She posted two birdies.
- Playing as an individual, sophomore Kathrine Chan (Richmond, B.C., Canada) is tied for 31st after an opening 73 that included five birdies.
UP NEXT
For Tuesday's second round, the Waves will be paired with Ole Miss and Denver and they'll start on the first hole at 11:39 a.m. CT.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: T1. Pepperdine 281; T1. Ole Miss 281; 3. Denver 283; 4. Nebraska 285; 5. Kennesaw State 289; T6. Sacramento State 291; T6. San Diego State 291; 8. TCU 292; 9. Campbell 293; 10. UCLA 295; 11. North Carolina State 297; 12. SMU 299; 13. Delaware 301; 14. South Alabama 303; 15. Xavier 307; 16. UC Riverside 310; 17. Central Arkansas 311; 18. East Tennessee State 312.
Individual Leaders: 1. Leah Herzog (Nebraska) 66;
T2. Momoka Kobori (Pepperdine) 67; T2. Tereza Melecka (East Tennessee State) 67;
T4. Alexa Melton (Pepperdine) 68; T4. Anna Zanusso (Denver) 68; T4. Stacey White (Campbell) 68.
