Sooners in 10th in San Antonio, need final-round rally for NCAA berth

The University of Oklahoma women’s golf team completed Friday’s second round of the NCAA San Antonio Regional in 10th place. The 18-team field is playing at the par-72, 6,350-yard Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas.

 The No. 14 seed Sooners, who are the only unranked squad in the top 13 on the leaderboard, carded a 293 (+5) on the day for a two-round 581 (+5). No. 4 seed Tennessee leads the event with a 557 (-19), while No. 6 seed Baylor is in second at 561 (-15) and No. 2 seed Washington in third at -14.

 Freshman Rylee Pedigo led the Sooners in the round, firing a collegiate-best 3-under 69 (previous best was a 72). Pedigo finished the front nine at -1 before registering birdies on holes 16 and 17. She is tied for 38th place at 145 (+1).

 OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said she was proud of the first-year Sooner.
“Rylee played really solid today,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “She’s been working so hard this spring and to see it pay off at regionals is fantastic.”

 Fellow OU freshman Hannah Wood shares 38th place with Pedigo after logging a day-two 74 (+2). Wood posted a 71 (-1) in the opening round.

 Oklahoma freshmen Valerie Tanguay and Ana Ruiz and sophomore Alexandra Kaui all shot a second-round 75 (+3). Tanguay recorded a 71 (-1) in her opening round and is tied for 48th place at 146 (+2). Kaui is tied for 53rd place at 147 (+3) and Ruiz shares 61st with a 149 (+5).

 “We played fine today. We are right there and have one more round to play,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “We are actually lucky to have finished playing before the stoppage due to inclement weather. Being able to finish before that delay late in the day was huge for us.”

 The NCAA San Antonio Regional is one of four 54-hole preliminary events for the NCAA Championships finals. The low six teams and low three individuals not on an advancing team from each regional will move on to the NCAA finals, which will be held May 22-27 at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla.

 The Sooners will tee off in Saturday’s third and final round at 7:30 a.m. CT. Live scoring and results are available at GolfStat.com.

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Tennessee                          276-281=557
2. Baylor                                 280-281=561
3. Washington                         281-281=562
T4. UCLA                                278-286=564
T4. Texas A&M                       281-283=564
6. Texas                                 287-284=571
7. Texas Tech                         292-283=575
8. Arizona State                      296-282=578
9. Oregon                               291-288=579
10. Oklahoma                         288-293=581
11. Florida State                      291-291=582
12. Auburn                              291-293=584
13. Houston                            300-288=588
14. Kennesaw State                 298-301=599
15. Lamar                               305-299=604         
16. Gonzaga                           306-300=606
17. Boston University              304-308=612
18. Alabama State                   315-308=623

PLAYER LEADERBOARD
1. Hayley Davis, Baylor                                67-68=135
T2. Dylan Kim, Baylor                                  69-67=136
T2. Bronte Law, UCLA                                 68-68=136
T4. Kelsey Ulep, Oregon                              69-69=138
T4. Morgane Metraux, Florida State              68-70=138
T4. Yupaporn Kawinpakorn, Kansas              67-71=138
T4. Eimi Koga, Washington                          71-67=138
T4. Emmie Pietila, Tennessee                      69-69=138

OU PLAYERS

T38. Hannah Wood                71-74=145
T38. Rylee Pedigo                 76-69=145
T48. Valerie Tanguay             71-75=146
T53. Alexandra Kaui               72-75=147
T61. Ana Ruiz                        74-75=149