Fredgaard Leads Houston at White Sands Invitational

Tuesday, October 29

Ocean Club – Nassau, Bahamas

University of Houston

White Sands Invitational

Fredgaard Leads Houston at White Sands Invitational

10/29/2019 2:34:00 PM | Women's Golf

Freshman shoots under par for second straight day, tied for second at 7-under 137

Scoring \| Second-Round Results Pairings \| Schedule

Team		Rounds				Score
		1	2	3	F
1.	#3 Texas	276	278		554	-22
2.	#17 Arkansas	283	289		572	-4
t3.	#41 Oklahoma	295	285		580	+4
t3.	#34 Georgia	289	291		580	+4
5.	#24 Houston	287	295		582	+6
6.	North Texas	295	288		583	+7
7.	#31 Clemson	288	296		584	+8
t8.	#27 Baylor	291	296		587	+11
t8.	#21 Mississippi State	294	293		587	+12
10.	#48 Tennessee	296	292		588	+12
11.	SMU	299	294		593	+17
12.	Tulane	299	295		594	+18
13.	#25 Ohio State	293	302		595	+19
14.	New Mexico	300	300		600	+24

HOUSTON LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
t2.	Karen Fredgaard	68	69		137	-7
t12.	Hannah Screen	69	75		144	E
t28.	Brooke McDougald	75	72		147	+3
t34.	Amanda Elich	76	72		148	+4
t71.	Annie Kim	75	79		154	+10
82.	Ariana Saenz	85	80		165	+21

OVERALL LEADERS
		1	2	3	F
1.	#19 Sophie Guo Texas	66	67		133	-11
t2.	#68 Karen Fredgaard Houston	68	69		137	-7
t2.	#58 Sara Kouskova Texas	69	68		137	-7
4.	#28 Caterina Don Georgia	69	70		139	-5
t5.	#85 Ashley Gilliam Mississippi State	71	70		141	-3
t5.	#4 Kaitlyn Papp Texas	71	70		141	-3

NASSAU, Bahamas – University of Houston freshman Karen Fredgaard used a strong back nine to finish the Second Round of the White Sands Invitational in a tie for second at 7-under 137 on Tuesday afternoon.

Competing on the 6,145-yard, par-72 course at Ocean Club, Fredgaard overcame a bogey on her third hole of the day. Following that lone bogey, the Asserbo, Denmark, native made 10 consecutive pars before draining birdies on four of her final six holes, including back-to-back efforts on Nos. 15-16.

Fredgaard, who stands at No. 68 in the latest Golfstat rankings, joined No. 58 Sara Kouskova (Texas) in a tie for second, four shots behind second-day leader No. 19 Sophie Guo (Texas).

As a team, the 28^th-ranked Cougars stood in fifth with a score of 582. No. 3 Texas stood atop the leaderboard at 554 with No. 17 Arkansas (572), No. 41 Oklahoma (580), and No. 34 Georgia (580) rounding out the Top-5.

North Texas (583), No, 31 Clemson (584), No. 27 Baylor (587), No. 21 Mississippi State (587) and No. 48 Tennessee (588) completed the Top 10.

The tournament features 10 teams ranked in the nation's Top 5, including five in the Top 25.

Sophomore and 39^th-ranked Hannah Screen was tied for 12^th at even-par 144, while senior Brooke McDougald was tied for 28^th at 147 after shooting a 72 in Tuesday's play.

Competing as an individual, senior Amanda Elich was tied for 34^th at 148 and joined McDougald with 72s in the Second Round. Sophomore Annie Kim was tied for 71^st at 154, while junior Ariana Saenz stood in 82^nd at 165.

This marks the beginning of a busy week in the Bahamas for Houston Golf. Following the women's tournament, Houston Men's Golf will host the White Sands Invitational at Ocean Club, beginning Friday morning.

LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the White Sands Invitational by clicking here.

FINAL-ROUND PAIRINGS
For Wednesday's Final Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Georgia and North Texas.

Screen begins at 7 a.m. (CDT) Wednesday, in the first group off No. 5 with Fredgaard (second group off No. 5), Kim (first group off No. 6), McDougald (second group off No. 6) and Saenz (second group off No. 7) following. Elich starts her day in the first group off No. 16.

Complete Final-Round pairings can be found by clicking here.

UP NEXT
Following the White Sands Invitational, the Cougars will take a break from action before opening the spring season at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Country Club in New Orleans on Feb. 16-18, 2020.

From there, Houston plays host to the ICON Invitational on Feb. 24-25 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club on Feb. 24-25.

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