RANCHO PALOS VERDES, California – Momoka Kobori fired an even-par 71 to help the Pepperdine women's golf team get the spring season started on Sunday at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
An afternoon rain delay caused four of the 16 teams to be unable to finish before darkness set in at the par-71 Palos Verdes Golf Club. The Waves completed round one in 16th place with a score of 307.
The tournament boasts a remarkable field with all of the top seven teams in the country according to Golfstat rankings, as well as 12 top-25 teams.
PLAYER SCORES
- (note: individual standings are subject to change when the remaining players finish the first round.)
- Senior Momoka Kobori (Rangiora, New Zealand) is tied for ninth place with her 71. After going 2-over early, she had birdies on 16, 4 and 5 to go 1-under before finishing at even-par.
- Freshman Alexa Melton (Covina, Calif./South Hills HS) is tied for 29th with a 74. All three of her birdies came in succession as she began the back half of her round on 1, 2 and 3.
- Sophomore Sifan He (Shanghai, China) is tied for 74th with an 81. She had one birdie.
- Junior Megan Dennis (Bedfordshire, United Kingdom/Florida Tech) is also tied for 74th with an 81.
- Freshman Reese Guzman (Kahului, Hawai'i/Maui HS) is in 83rd place with an 84.
UP NEXT
The remaining groups will finish early on Monday morning, and then the second round will tee off at 9 a.m.
THE NUMBERS
Team Standings: 1. Auburn 283; 2. Kent State 289; T3. Oregon (+6); T3. Duke (+6); T3. Texas 290; 6. Wake Forest (+7), T7. UCLA 293; T7. Arizona State 293; 9. Stanford (+10); 10. USC 296; 11. Arizona 302; T12. Washington 304; T12. Vanderbilt 304; T14. Florida 306; T14. Ohio State 306;
16. Pepperdine 307.
Individual Leaders: 1. Kaleigh Telfer (Auburn) 66; 2. Emilia Migliaccio (Wake Forest) (-4); T3. Amelia Garvey (USC) 69; T3. Tze-Han Lin (Oregon) (-2); T5. four players tied at 70.
