University of Houston
ICON Invitational
Karen Fredgaard Leads Houston at ICON Invitational
2/22/2021 9:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
Final Round tees off Tuesday morning at Golf Club of Houston
| Scoring | Final-Round Pairings |
|---|
| Team | Rounds | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t1. | LSU | 283 | 281 | 564 | -12 | |
| t1. | Baylor | 286 | 278 | 564 | -12 | |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 283 | 287 | 570 | -6 | |
| 4. | Houston | 286 | 286 | 572 | -4 | |
| 5. | TCU | 285 | 288 | 573 | -3 | |
| 6. | Texas Tech | 288 | 289 | 577 | +1 | |
| 7. | Northwestern | 288 | 290 | 578 | +2 | |
| 8. | Texas | 287 | 294 | 581 | +5 | |
| 9. | Purdue | 297 | 287 | 584 | +8 | |
| 10. | North Texas | 290 | 295 | 585 | +9 | |
| 11. | Texas State | 291 | 295 | 586 | +10 | |
| 12. | SMU | 297 | 300 | 597 | +21 | |
| 13. | Texas A&M | 299 | 303 | 602 | +26 | |
| HOUSTON LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t1. | Karen Fredgaard | 67 | 69 | 136 | -8 | |
| t19. | Annie Kim | 70 | 74 | 133 | E | |
| t29. | Ariana Saenz (Ind.) | 75 | 71 | 146 | +2 | |
| t36. | Maria Jose Martinez (Ind.) | 73 | 74 | 147 | +3 | |
| t46. | Delaney Martin (Ind.) | 72 | 76 | 148 | +4 | |
| t50. | Zoe Slaughter | 77 | 72 | 149 | +5 | |
| t50. | Anne Normann | 74 | 75 | 149 | +5 | |
| OVERALL LEADERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
| t1. | #64 Karen Fredgaard Houston |
67 | 69 | 136 | -8 | |
| t1. | Rina Tatematsu Oklahoma State |
70 | 66 | 136 | -8 | |
| t1. | #1 Ingrid Lindblad LSU |
65 | 71 | 136 | -8 | |
| 4. | Irene Kim Northwestern |
68 | 69 | 137 | -7 | |
| t5. | Britta Snyder Baylor |
73 | 65 | 138 | -6 | |
| t5. | Thitapa Pakdeesettakul Purdue |
71 | 67 | 138 | -6 | |
| t5. | #32 Isabella Fierro Oklahoma State |
70 | 68 | 138 | -6 | |
HUMBLE, Texas – University of Houston sophomore Karen Fredgaard posted a pair of sub-par scores Monday during the first day of the ICON Invitational and was tied for the first-day lead at 8-under 136.
Fredgaard opened the Cougars' home tournament with a 67 in the First Round thanks to six birdies on her back nine and followed with a 69 in the afternoon session to tie with Oklahoma State's Rina Tatematsu and LSU's Ingrid Lindblad on the 6,247-yard course at Golf Club of Houston.
Starting the day off No. 1, Fredgaard made birdie on the par-5 fourth hole but gave that stroke back with bogey on No. 5. Fortunately, that was her lone bogey on her first 18 holes.
The Asserbo, Denmark, native made back-to-back birdies to open her back nine and then alternated birdies and pars for the rest of the round starting at No. 13.
In the afternoon, Fredgaard played bogey-free golf with three birdies, including two on par-5 holes.
As a team, the Cougars were in fourth after the first day at 4-under 572. LSU and Baylor were tied for the team lead at 564, while Oklahoma State was in third at 570. TCU (573), Texas Tech (577) Northwestern (578), Texas (581), Purdue (584) and North Texas (585) rounded out the Top-10 leaders.
Junior Annie Kim was tied for 19th at even-par 144. The Seoul native opened the tournament with a 70 after sinking five birdies, including three in a 4-hole stretch on her back nine.
Senior Ariana Saenz was tied for 29th at 146 and posted a 71 in the Second Round, while freshman Zoe Slaughter was tied for 50th at 149. Competing as individual, junior Maria Jose Martinez was tied for 36th at 147, while freshman Delaney Martin was tied for 46th at 148.
The two-day tournament will be played with 36 holes beginning at 8 a.m., Monday, with the Final Round teeing off Tuesday morning.
LIVE SCORING
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FINAL ROUND PAIRINGS
Tuesday's Final Round begins at 8 a.m., with a shotgun start. Complete Final-Round pairings can be found by clicking here.
The Cougars will compete with student-athletes from TCU and Texas Tech.
Fredgaard begins in the first group off No. 4 with Kim (No. 5), Normann (first group off No. 6), Saenz (second group off No 6) and Slaughter (No. 7) following. Martinez begins off No. 16 with Martin starting off No. 17.
UP NEXT
Following the ICON Invitational, the Cougars will tee off at the Clover Cup at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz., on March 13-15.
From there, Houston will compete at the MountainView Collegiate at The Preserve in Saddlebrooke, Ariz. Hosted by Missouri and Kansas State, the three-day, 54-hole event will be held March 19-21.
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