University of Houston
UCF Challenge
Women's Golf Leads UCF Challenge First Round
2/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Live Scoring | First-Round Results | Round 2 Pairings | Schedule |
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| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| 1. | Houston | 295 | 295 | +7 | ||
| 2. | Texas | 299 | 299 | +11 | ||
| T3. | Missouri | 301 | 301 | +13 | ||
| T3. | Iowa State | 301 | 301 | +13 | ||
| T3. | Augusta | 301 | 301 | +13 | ||
| 6. | Tulane | 302 | 302 | +14 | ||
| 7. | Kentucky | 303 | 303 | +15 | ||
| 8. | Wisconsin | 305 | 305 | +17 | ||
| 9. | UCF | 306 | 306 | +18 | ||
| 10. | Minnesota | 307 | 307 | +19 | ||
| T11. | East Carolina | 309 | 309 | +21 | ||
| T11. | Vanderbilt | 309 | 309 | +21 | ||
| 13. | Miami (Fla.) | 310 | 310 | +22 | ||
| 14. | Campbell | 312 | 312 | +24 | ||
| 15. | USF | 314 | 314 | +26 | ||
| 16. | Mississippi State | 316 | 316 | +28 | ||
| 17. | Western Carolina | 319 | 319 | +31 | ||
| 18. | Daytona State College | 324 | 324 | +36 | ||
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| T3. | Megan Thothong | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T3. | Emily Gilbreth | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T12. | Raegan Bremer | 74 | 74 | +2 | ||
| T30. | Maddy Rayner | 77 | 77 | +5 | ||
| T65. | Yuka Kajiki | 80 | 80 | +8 | ||
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| T1. | Michelle Butler Missouri | 71 | 71 | -1 | ||
| T1. | Emily Penttila Tulane | 71 | 71 | -1 | ||
| T3. | Megan Thothong Houston | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T3. | Emily Gilbreth Houston | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T3. | Haley Mills Texas | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T3. | Jessica Reinecke Wisconsin | 72 | 72 | E | ||
| T3. | Emie Peronnin Minnesta | 72 | 72 | E | ||
ORLANDO -- University of Houston junior Emily Gilbreth and sophomore Megan Thothong each fired even-par 72s to stand in a tie for third on the individual leaderboard and lead the Cougars to the top of the team leaderboard following the First Round of the UCF Challenge on Sunday afternoon.
Competing on the 6,349-yard, par-72 course at Eagle Creek Golf Club, the Cougars posted a team score of 295 to stand four strokes ahead of Texas and six strokes in front of Missouri, Iowa State and Augusta.
Starting on No. 10 on Sunday, Thothong (pronounced Toe-Tong) opened her tournament with eight pars and a bogey but rallied on the final nine holes. The Dallas native drained four birdies on her back nine, including each of the last two holes to cap her day.
Gilbreth posted four birdies in her First Round with two on her front nine and two on her back nine.
Senior and two-time All-American Athletic Conference member Raegan Bremer was tied for 12th at 74 to give the Cougars three of the top-17 individual leaders. Like Thothong, Bremer rallied down the stretch with birdies on two of her final three holes.
Sophomore Maddy Rayner tied for 30th with a 77, while sophomore Yuka Kajiki was tied for 65th with an 80.
Missouri's Michelle Butler and Tulane's Emily Penttila held the first-day individual lead after recording 1-under-par 71s.
This week's tournament is the Cougars' first action since competing at The Alamo Invitational in San Antonio on Oct. 25-27, 2015, to close out the fall season.
SECOND-ROUND PAIRINGS
For Monday's Second Round, the Cougars will start off No. 1 and compete in threesomes with student-athletes from Texas and Missouri. Fans can follow live scoring by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
Kajiki will start the Cougars' round at 10 a.m., Monday, with Rayner (10:09 a.m.), Bremer (10:18 a.m.), Gilbreth (10:27 a.m.) and Thothong (10:36 a.m.) following. Complete Second Round pairings can be found here.
Tuesday's Final Round begins with a 7:45 a.m. (CST) shotgun start.
UP NEXT
Following the UCF Challenge, the Cougars look to defend their team championship when they compete at the UNF Collegiate on March 7-8 at Jacksonville Golf and Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
A year ago, Houston won the first team championship in program history while Thothong earned the first individual title of her collegiate career.
From there, the team travels east on Interstate 10 to compete at the LSU Tiger Classic in Baton Rouge, La., on March 20-22.
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