SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The 26th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team opened play at the NCAA Championships by shooting 10-over 298 and finished the first day in 23rd place. The Cavaliers were led by sophomore Amanda Sambach who shot 2-under 70 and was tied for 10th after the opening 18 holes. It marked the ninth consecutive under-par round for the ACC Individual Champion.
Sambach stood at 1-over after making a bogey on the Grayhawk Golf Club’s fourth hole. She then reeled off three consecutive birdies. A bogey on No. 9 cost her a stroke and she made the turn at 1-under par.
Sambach posted birdies on the 10th and 11th holes to get to 3-under before a bogey on No. 12. She finished her round with six consecutive pars.
UVA’s Megan Propeck used a birdie on the 18th hole to end her day at 2-over and stand in 66th place while Rebecca Skoler finished at 4-over 76 and was 106th. Celeste Valinho shot 78 to be in 127th position and Jennifer Cleary finished 142nd with a 79.
Second-ranked Wake Forest leads the 30-team field at 9-under 279. Oklahoma State’s Maddison Hinson-Tolchard posted the best individual score, shooting 6-under 66.
During the second round, UVA, Arizona and Oklahoma State will start at 11:52 a.m. MST from the 10th tee. The third round is repaired based on the team standings. It starts at 6:10 a.m. MT while Monday’s final round of stroke play, following a cut to 15 teams, starts at 10 a.m.
NCAA Championships|
Grayhawk Golf Club
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Par 72, 6,368 yards
First-Round Results
Team Results
1. Wake Forest 279
2. Oklahoma State 280
3. Georgia 286
3. South Carolina 286
5. New Mexico 287
5. Texas A&M 287
7. Duke 288
7. Florida State 288
7. Stanford 288
10. Baylor 289
11. SMU 291
11. Texas Tech 291
13. Texas 292
13. San Jose State 292
13. Arizona 292
16. Michigan State 293
16. TCU 293
18. LSU 294
19. Pepperdine 295
20. Augusta 296
20. USC 296
22. Oregon State 297
23. Virginia 298
24. Clemson 299
25. Ole Miss 300
26. Mississippi St. 301
26. Tulsa 301|
28. Northwestern 303
29. Vanderbilt 305
29. NC State 305
Individual Leaders
1. Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Oklahoma State 66
2. Lauren Walsh, Wake Forest 67
3. Shannon Tan, Texas Tech 68
3. Megha Ganne, Stanford 68
3. Lucia Lopez-Ortega, San Jose State 68
3. Rina Tatematsu, Oklahoma State 68
Virginia Results
10. Amanda Sambach 70
66. Megan Propeck 74
106. Rebecca Skoler 76
127. Celeste Valinho 78
142. Jennifer Cleary 79