Newcomers push Cowgirls to fifth in strong field
PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Thanks to the push of a trio of new teammates – Han-Hsuan Yu, Sara Camarena and Lianna Bailey – the Oklahoma State women’s golf team tied for fifth in the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge, beating nine ranked teams.
The Cowgirls scored 6-over 290 for the day and 32-over 884 for the tournament. Three of the nine teams the Cowgirls out-paced were top-10 teams.
Yu, a freshman, earned a fourth-place finish after carding an even-par 71 final round to finish 3-over 216 for the tournament at the Palos Verdes Golf Club.
The freshman newcomers continued to lead the Cowgirls as Camarena and Bailey both shot 1-over 72 for the day.
Camarena was one of only four golfers to hit an eagle during the tournament, and she had eight birdies. She finished 10-over 223 and tied for 26th. Bailey was one stroke behind her, finishing 11-over 224 and tied for 31st. She had 7 birdies.
Senior Chih-Min Chen finished 15-over 228, while sophomore Emma Whitaker finished the tournament 20-over 223.
The Cowgirls will tee-off again on Feb. 17 at the All-State Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Team Leaderboard
- Stanford (+15) 295-279-293 – 867
- UCLA (+17) 291-289-289 – 869
- Southern California (+19) 299-288-284 – 8714
4. Texas (+23) 298-288-289 – 875
T5. Oklahoma State (+32) 305-289-290 – 884
T5. Arizona (+32) 302-297-285 – 884
- Wake Forest (+37) 300-292-297 – 889
- Furman (+44) 304-299-293 – 896
- Washington (+45) 308-296-293 – 897
- Ohio State (+47) 299-302-298 – 899
- Baylor (+49) 304-301-296 – 901
- Florida State (+51) 307-293-303 – 903
- Florida (+52) 306-297-301 – 904
- Arizona State (+55) 316-299-292 – 907
- Alabama (+61) 307-301-305 – 913
16. Colorado (+65) 307-309-301 – 917
Individual Leaderboard
Andrea Lee, Stanford (E) 70-70-72 – 213
T2. Yu-Sang Hou, Arizona (+1) 72-71-71 – 214
T2. Agathe Laisne, Texas (+1) 69-74-71 – 214
Oklahoma State
T4. Han-Hsuan Yu (+3) 72-71-71 – 214
T26. Sara Camarena (+10) 81-70-72 – 223
T31. Lianna Bailey (+11) 77-75-72 – 224
T41. Chih-Min Chen (+15) 75-78-75 – 228
T63. Emma Whitaker (+20) 80-72-81 – 233