Defending Conference Champion UCLA Tops the Leaderboard After Day 1 at the 2018 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championships

Apr 22, 2018

Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships

Broadmoor Golf Club, Seattle, Wash.

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 55 degrees

Day 1 Recap

UCLA takes the first day lead at the Pac-12 Women’s Golf Championships with a 1-under 287, followed by Stanford with a 2-over 290.
UCLA’s Lilia Vu, Washington’s Sarah Rhee, and Stanford’s Emily Wang all fired 4-under 68’s to top the leaderboard. The Round 1 score of 68 shot by Vu, Rhee, and Wang tied the Broadmoor women’s competitive course record.
UCLA Head Coach Carrie Forsyth on her team’s play after Day 1: “We believe and know that all of our players are capable of those numbers, and it’s going to take five players to win this championship. It was a good start and I was pleased with what I saw, especially towards the end of the round.”
UCLA’s Lilia Vu Quote: “I didn’t want to put pressure on myself as the defending champion. I just want to do my best here and I really love the golf course. I just want to play golf and have fun.”
Of note, Stanford’s Emily Wang opened the day on the back nine by posting a 7-under 30, including two eagles and three birdies.
Monday play begins off both the 1^st and 10^th tees beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. respectively.

TEAM SCORES AFTER 18 HOLES (Par 72, 5,981 yards)

INDIVIDUAL SCORES (top 10) AFTER 18 HOLES (Par 72, 5,981 yards)

T1. Lilia Vu, UCLA…………….....68 -4

T1. Sarah Rhee, WASH…...........68 -4

T1. Emily Wang, STAN…………..68 -4

T4. Olivia Mehaffey, ASU.............68 -3

T4. Patty Tavantanakit, UCLA…...68 -3

T4. Allisen Corpuz, USC………….69 -3

T7. Brittany Fan, COLO…………..70 -2

T7. Haley Moore, ARIZ……………70 -2

T9. Robyn Choi, COLO……………71 -1

T9. Madison Odiorne, WSU……....71 -1

2018 Pac-12 Women's Golf Championships